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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Leiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leiva comes to the cage accompanied by Spiderbait - Black Betty. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicolas Leiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Kid Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock lands with a straight right. Leiva didn't see that one coming.
Shamrock should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leiva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shamrock tries to improve position but can't.
Leiva controls the position.
Shamrock struggling a bit here.
Leiva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Shamrock to his feet.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Leiva takes one on the button.
Kid Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Leiva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leiva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shamrock tries to bench press Leiva off him but Leiva keeps the position.
Leiva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
Shamrock is trying to control Leiva's posture but Leiva avoids it.
Shamrock tries to bench press Leiva off him but Leiva keeps the position.
Shamrock sneaks back into half guard.
Shamrock is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shamrock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Leiva is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shamrock works over Leiva's head and body with a nice combination.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. Leiva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shamrock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leiva falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Leiva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Leiva knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock jabs Leiva right on the nose. Leiva blinks but takes it well.
Shamrock sizes up Leiva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shamrock lands with a good body shot.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock lands with a straight right. Leiva didn't see that one coming.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leiva shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock shows good takedown defense.
Leiva slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Shamrock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Leiva counters with a takedown into side control.
Shamrock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamrock struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
Shamrock struggling a bit here.
Shamrock is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shamrock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shamrock misses with a double jab
and Leiva counters by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but Leiva is controlling the position.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leiva blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Leiva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
Leiva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leiva.
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Leiva ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Danga de danga de dang - Shamrock scores with a four punch combination!
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Leiva moves out of range.
Shamrock lands a jab to Leiva's midsection.
Shamrock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shamrock throws a combination. Leiva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leiva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock clobbers Leiva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kid Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tests Leiva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock with a hook.
Leiva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Leiva avoids it well.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Leiva slips under a jab.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Leiva's defenses.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Leiva saw that one coming.
Shamrock lands a two punch combo.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leiva moves away.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Leiva or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock which made him look bad.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leiva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nicolas Leiva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
Shamrock clobbers Leiva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock is working the combinations to good effect here.
Shamrock jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shamrock lands a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
Leiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leiva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by Shamrock.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into Leiva's ribs.
Shamrock lands the left hand.
Shamrock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leiva momentarily.
A left lands for Shamrock.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped Leiva's head back.
Shamrock cracks Leiva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Leiva with a series of wild strikes but Leiva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leiva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Leiva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
Leiva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leiva showed some decent athleticism there.
Shamrock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shamrock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shamrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to control the position but Leiva postures up.
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.
Shamrock is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shamrock tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock works over Leiva's head and body with a nice combination.
Shamrock throws a series of strikes that have Leiva backpedaling.
Leiva takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kid Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Shamrock connects with a crisp jab.
Leiva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shamrock is looking to regain half guard here but Leiva keeps moving and retains side control.
Leiva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Leiva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamrock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Leiva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leiva circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock with a hook.
A nice combination there by Shamrock.
Leiva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock works over Leiva's head and body with a nice combination.
Leiva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock connects with a crisp jab.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Shamrock with a nice cross.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamrock punishes Leiva's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leiva dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leiva walks into a left hand.
Leiva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Leiva misses.
Leiva walks into a left hand.
Leiva slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Leiva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Leiva.
Shamrock looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leiva is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Leiva's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Leiva won't let him.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leiva keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Leiva has a closed guard, preventing Shamrock from standing up.
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.
Shamrock postures up in Leiva's guard and throws a big left but Leiva blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leiva has a closed guard, preventing Shamrock from standing up.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Leiva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Leiva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leiva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Leiva dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
Leiva walks into a left hand.
Shamrock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Shamrock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Shamrock.
Leiva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shamrock cracks Leiva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 Nicolas Leiva.
I think Leiva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Leiva!
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energy
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RATING
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