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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and That Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West 's Stronger . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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141 lbs
26 - 17 - 1 |
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175 cm
30
135 lbs
26 - 17 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good knees
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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
26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, That Guy!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guy fails with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of That Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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 connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guy's face.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is trying to pull guard but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Guy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Guy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shamrock is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guy blocks the elbow strike.
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock thumps Guy with a low kick.
That Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock checks a low kick from Guy.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guy at a distance.
Guy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Guy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Guy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
Guy closes the distance but Shamrock moves to the side
and Shamrock counters by clinching up.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock working Guy over with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Guy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Guy is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Guy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shamrock prevents it.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Guy.
Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Guy, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guy blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy is looking for a takedown.
Guy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guy tries to score a body lock takedown but Shamrock shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shamrock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock prevents the takedown attempt.
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of That Guy.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Guy blocks it.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guy is defending well for now.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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 with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Guy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Guy blocks with his arms.
Guy tries for a takedown but Shamrock manages to get underhooks.
Guy is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shamrock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Guy goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guy misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Guy throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Guy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Guy persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Shamrock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guy motions for Shamrock to come forward. Guy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Guy or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock which made him look bad.
Shamrock lands with an overhand left.
Guy shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well.
Guy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Guy closes the distance but Shamrock moves to the side
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock punishes Guy's body with a nice straight punch.
Guy tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guy thinking.
Guy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Guy shoots and misses
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nick Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of That Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy tries for a takedown but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guy misses with a takedown attempt
and Shamrock counters with an outside leg kick.
Guy throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Guy darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the cage.
Guy is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Guy takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Guy's brow.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Guy has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Guy is blocking nicely.
Guy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Guy's defenses.
Guy is rocked!
Guy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guy is still on wobbly legs! Can Shamrock finish him?
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Shamrock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock lands a big right hand that drops Guy! The killer instinct kicks in and Shamrock finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Shamrock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Shamrock!
In his post fight interview, Nick Shamrock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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