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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Navas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West 's Stronger . Nick Shamrock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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141 lbs
28 - 17 - 1 |
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22
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very quick |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Navas!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Navas. That one must have hurt.
Navas scores with a jab.
Navas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Navas.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Navas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Navas throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Navas misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock moves out of range as Navas throws a body kick.
Shamrock blocks a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Navas, right into the meat.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Navas misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navas misses with a body kick.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Navas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Navas fakes the leg kick and cracks Shamrock in the body.
Navas throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Navas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Navas. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Fernando Navas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Navas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Navas.
Shamrock displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Navas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navas tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Navas throws a body kick that misses.
Navas wants to clinch but Shamrock slips to the side
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Navas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Navas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Navas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock throws a good cross that connects.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Navas.
Navas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navas misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
Navas is looking to land body kicks.
Navas tries to land a leg kick but Shamrock saw it coming and moves away.
Navas wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Navas cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
Navas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A big right from Navas misses.
Shamrock moves out of range as Navas throws a body kick.
Navas looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Navas throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Navas misses.
Navas tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Navas connects with a solid leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Navas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navas throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Navas throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Navas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Navas dominated that round.
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.
Navas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Navas rushes Shamrock and presses him up against the cage.
Navas misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navas blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Navas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Navas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Navas'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 one minute gone in the round.
Navas throws 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.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Navas.
Navas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Navas tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Navas is blocking nicely.
Navas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shamrock is keeping busy.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navas blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
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 fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Navas blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Navas's face.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas misses with a knee to the head.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Navas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Navas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Navas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navas avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Navas scores with a knee to the head.
Navas misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Navas blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Navas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Navas has Shamrock pressed against the cage.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navas landing knees to the body.
Navas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Navas throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Navas blocks with his arms.
Fernando Navas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Navas misses with a knee strike.
Navas connects with a knee to the head.
Navas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Navas taking a breather.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Navas avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Navas lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Navas trying to control the position but instead, Shamrock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Navas into the cage.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Navas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Navas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Navas is defending well for now.
Navas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Shamrock is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Navas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oh Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Navas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Navas lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Shamrock to his knees! Navas keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Navas!
A less than humble Fernando Navas misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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