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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Spoka (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 The Notorious BIG's Mo Money Mo Problems. Blue Spoka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Blue Spoka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spoka throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Spoka keeps the fight on the outside.
Spoka just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but Spoka shows good takedown defense.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Spoka moves out of range.
Spoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spoka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spoka throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spoka scores with a three punch combo!
Shamrock gets a takedown into half guard.
Spoka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shamrock uses his free foot to push down on Spoka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Spoka.
Poor strikes thrown by Shamrock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock unloads with some shots from mount but Spoka bucks and avoids them well.
Shamrock lands a big elbow.
Shamrock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shamrock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shamrock is landing with some decent strikes but Spoka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Shamrock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Shamrock misses with a head shot.
Spoka really wants to buck Shamrock off and get back to his feet.
Shamrock looking to finish with strikes here!
Spoka tries to buck Shamrock off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shamrock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shamrock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Shamrock won't let Spoka get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Shamrock sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shamrock throws some wild stikes that Spoka manages to avoid easily.
Shamrock lands a big elbow.
Spoka is trying to stand up.
Shamrock really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the head.
Shamrock is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spoka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shamrock looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Spoka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shamrock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Shamrock has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spoka's face.
Spoka is bucking up trying to escape but Shamrock cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shamrock throwing strikes but Spoka bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Spoka is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Shamrock digs a right hand underneath Spoka's ribcage. Spoka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Spoka looks gassed!
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spoka backwards.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spoka is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spoka or not.
Spoka tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Shamrock.
Spoka stops a takedown attempt from Shamrock.
Spoka is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock has Spoka pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Spoka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spoka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spoka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Spoka's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spoka blocking some punches.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but Spoka holds him up against the ropes and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock gets through Spoka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spoka looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Spoka moves out of range.
Shamrock works Spoka's body with a nice hook.
Shamrock rushes Spoka and presses him up against the ropes.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spoka blocking some punches.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Spoka tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the ropes.
Shamrock jumps guard but Spoka stands there with Shamrock around his waist. Shamrock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Spoka.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Spoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoka tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the ropes.
Shamrock is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spoka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Spoka.
Shamrock changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spoka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spoka missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spoka throws out the jab.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Spoka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spoka throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spoka.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Spoka in a clinch.
Spoka is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock digs a right hand underneath Spoka's ribcage. Spoka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock is working Spoka over against the ropes.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock works on Spoka's body with a couple of short punches.
Shamrock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Spoka pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamrock gets a clinch.
Spoka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Spoka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Spoka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spoka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Spoka uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
It looks like Blue Spoka has been cut.
Shamrock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Spoka regains guard immediately.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Spoka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to sweep but no luck.
Spoka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Spoka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spoka trying to move into half guard but instead Shamrock has managed to sweep!
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.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Spoka is retaining full guard.
Shamrock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shamrock tries to advance to mount but can't.
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.
Shamrock is working hard here to advance position.
Spoka is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Shamrock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spoka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shamrock.
Spoka avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blue Spoka's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Spoka looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock connects with a crisp jab.
Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Spoka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spoka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spoka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamrock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spoka somewhat.
Shamrock scores a takedown into full mount!
Shamrock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spoka?
Shamrock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shamrock thowing shots but they're missing.
Spoka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spoka wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Spoka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spoka's face.
Shamrock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spoka?
Shamrock unloads with some shots from mount but Spoka bucks and avoids them well.
You get the feeling that Spoka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Spoka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Shamrock tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Shamrock lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nick Shamrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Spoka looks a forlorn figure.
Shamrock unloading with bombs!
Shamrock punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shamrock has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Spoka's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock lands a heavy elbow.
Shamrock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shamrock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Shamrock unloading with bombs!
Shamrock lands a big shot there that rocks Spoka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shamrock looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spoka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shamrock.
Shamrock raining down shots from the mount!
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the head.
Shamrock lands a big elbow.
Shamrock is landing with some decent strikes but Spoka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shamrock with good strikes from the mount here!
Shamrock looking to ground and pound but Spoka is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock breaks from Spoka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Spoka is in a horrible position here. Shamrock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shamrock lands a big shot there that rocks Spoka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shamrock is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Spoka to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Spoka shrugs it off.
Spoka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shamrock.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spoka wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Blue Spoka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
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