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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (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 Kanye West 's Stronger . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
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188 cm
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135 lbs
17 - 22 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terry lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Terry.
Terry misses with a takedown
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Terry fails to land the takedown.
Terry misses with a takedown attempt
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Terry is having none of it.
Terry shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shamrock sprawls well. Shamrock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terry gets slowly back to his feet.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Terry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry is looking to clinch.
Terry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Terry persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock scores with a hook.
Shamrock needs to keep his hands up - Terry had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.
Tombstone Terry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terry with a poor takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Terry.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shamrock is looking to slow Terry down with leg kicks.
Terry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Terry fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shamrock to the ground. Terry is now in Shamrock's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terry is looking to stand up but Shamrock won't let him.
Shamrock doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Shamrock looking to control but Terry passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shamrock keeps working.
Shamrock is controlling Terry's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Shamrock missing with punches from the bottom.
Shamrock is trying to control but can't.
Terry blocks the strikes from Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry is keen to just control but Shamrock is a slippery customer.
Shamrock tries to get to full guard but Terry has control of the leg.
It looks like Terry is going to stand back up.
Terry stands up from half guard.
A jab from Shamrock does it's job there.
Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Terry.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Terry fails to pull guard.
Terry tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Terry.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Terry breaks from the clinch.
Terry doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Terry shoots in looking for a takedown but Shamrock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Terry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tombstone Terry will probably get the nod.
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.
Terry moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock letting Terry take a breather here.
Terry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terry shoots in for a double leg but Shamrock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terry tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Terry scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
Terry closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terry throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry fails with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terry thinking.
Terry fails with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Shamrock takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Terry swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a jab to the head.
Terry lands with a shot to the body.
Terry misses with a takedown
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terry lands an elbow that stopped Shamrock in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Terry blocks it.
Terry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Terry breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Terry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamrock but Shamrock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shamrock counters with an inside leg kick.
Terry tries to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Terry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tombstone Terry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terry has Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Terry jumps guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Terry is blocking nicely.
Terry is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Terry is blocking nicely.
Terry manages to break the clinch.
Terry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Terry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Shamrock.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tombstone Terry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Terry doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a right hand to the body.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terry shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tombstone Terry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Terry, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Terry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Terry has Shamrock up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock keeps control of Terry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Terry.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shamrock blocks the elbow strike.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Terry blocks it with crossed arms.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Terry.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tombstone Terry.
Still in the clinch, Terry scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Terry blocks it.
Terry drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Terry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Terry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terry tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushes Terry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Terry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Terry shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Terry breaks the clinch.
Terry looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Terry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Terry off to one side.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Terry throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Terry looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Terry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shamrock avoids it really well and circles away.
Terry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Terry does no damage.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Terry.
Terry tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shamrock swivels and escapes.
Terry with a poor takedown
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tombstone Terry.
I've got Terry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tombstone Terry!
Tombstone Terry took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [EVO] Koffin Inc. *Laundry Available* for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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