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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bank Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Abbate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Abbate has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bank Shamrock's chin.
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198 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bank Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Abbate!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbate has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shamrock.
Abbate 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 Abbate off to one side.
Abbate shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamrock lands with a nice body kick.
Abbate misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shamrock gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock is fighting off a takedown attempt but Abbate is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shamrock to the mat. Shamrock regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Abbate looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
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 wriggles free and stands up.
Bank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock decides to stand and escape the position.
Shamrock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abbate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Abbate.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Abbate 's eye.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Shamrock - that landed with a thud.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Abbate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbates head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Abbate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate avoids the elbow strike from Shamrock, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Abbate 's eye.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Abbate jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Abbate around his waist. Abbate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abbate successfully pulls guard.
Abbate is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Abbate clinches.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbate ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abbate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Abbate tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shamrock tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbate is retaining full guard.
Abbate 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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbate is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abbate's head.
Shamrock stands and steps away. Abbate gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Abbate pushes him off.
Abbate tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbate's face.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbate's face.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbate avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Abbate pulls guard.
Abbate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shamrock gets to his feet - Abbate follows without any prompting.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Abbate avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abbate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Abbate circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shamrock drives through and clinches with Abbate against the cage.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abbate or not.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Abbate breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Abbate 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.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Abbate misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Abbate blocks it.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Abbate is squirming around, avoiding Shamrock's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate tries to hold on but Shamrock pushes him away.
Abbate can't escape the position.
The referee warns Abbate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shamrock looking for a guillotine from mount but Abbate is having none of it.
Shamrock is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock is working Abbate over against the cage.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abbate's brow.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbate tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Abbate blocks with his arms.
Abbate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Abbate avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Abbate ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbate also avoids with ease.
Shamrock clinches up with Abbate and pushes him back against the cage.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbate is blocking nicely.
Abbate misses with a knee to the head.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Abbate circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Abbate in a clinch.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Abbate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Abbate in his tracks for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbate is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock works on Abbate's body with a couple of short punches.
Abbate blocks an elbow strike.
Abbate is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
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.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Abbate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abbate or not.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Abbate manages to end up in side control.
Shamrock is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Abbate decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Abbate tries for a takedown but Shamrock circles away easily
and Shamrock counters with a series of strikes. Abbate will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock dominated that second 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.
Shamrock instigates a clinch.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Abbate shrugs off.
Abbate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Abbate manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Abbate drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Abbate shrugs off.
Abbate takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abbate blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shamrock gets underhooks to prevent Abbate's takedown attempt.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Abbate 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.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock stops a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamrock misses with an elbow over the top.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abbate jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Abbate around his waist. Abbate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Abbate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbate goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shamrock prevents it.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Abbate is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Bank Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbate decides to pull guard.
Shamrock wants to stand but Abbate has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abbate is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Abbate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock gets a clinch.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbate manages to pull guard.
Shamrock passes Abbate's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shamrock tries to stand but can't do so whilst Abbate controls his leg.
Abbate wants to improve his position but Shamrock is controlling well.
Shamrock is stalling here. Abbate is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shamrock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Abbate has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shamrock is not content to let Abbate control the position.
Shamrock tries to escape but Abbate is in control.
Shamrock is not content to let Abbate control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Abbate throws a body kick the misses
and Shamrock counters with a two punch combo.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abbate changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shamrock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shamrock gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abbate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abbate drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shamrock gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Abbate's head.
Abbate decides to pull guard.
Shamrock preventing the sweep.
Shamrock stands up from Abbate's guard - Shamrock perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Abbate moves away
and Abbate counters with a single leg into guard. Shamrock didn't expect that.
Shamrock is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Abbate breaks the clinch.
Shamrock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Abbate pushes him off.
Abbate has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abbate backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock connects with a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Abbate goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Abbate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bank Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Shamrock.
Jab from Shamrock.
Abbate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock drives through and clinches with Abbate against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abbate's face.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbates head.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abbate jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Abbate around his waist. Abbate gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Abbate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Abbate's head.
Abbate takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abbate.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abbate is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shamrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abbate lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Abbate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abbate's gas tank.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Abbate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbate avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abbates head.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Abbate tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Abbate 's eye.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abbate tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Abbate in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Abbate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shamrock avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abbate.
Shamrock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Abbate pulls guard.
Shamrock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bank Shamrock had his way with Nick Abbate in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Shamrock throws a right hand that Abbate ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbate also avoids with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock is pressed up against the cage. Abbate has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shamrock down to the mat. Shamrock avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shamrock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Abbate knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shamrock decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Abbate up against the cage.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Abbate has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abbate has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abbate tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Bank Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Abbate.
Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abbate tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shamrock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock is working Abbate over against the cage.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbate can do to turn this around?
Abbate has Shamrock pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shamrock manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Abbate fails to pull guard.
Shamrock cracks Abbate with a nice body shot.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Abbate drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Abbate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
Shamrock is working Abbate over against the cage.
Shamrock gets through Abbate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Abbate avoids the damage to the body.
Abbate is trying to break free.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Abbate goes for a takedown attempt but Shamrock pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shamrock looks to land a combination. Abbate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abbate gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock gets to his feet - Abbate follows without any prompting.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shamrock. Abbate shrugs it off though.
Shamrock instigates a clinch.
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 strike.
Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abbate blocks it with crossed arms.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abbate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shamrock passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Abbate manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shamrock throwing strikes but missing.
Shamrock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters circling a little - Shamrock finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Abbate looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shamrock is fending him off so far but Abbate persists. Nope, Shamrock circles away and we're back to standing.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Abbate is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shamrock decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Abbate, up you get!
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abbate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Abbate keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock darts in trying to clinch
and Abbate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abbate.
Abbate tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abbate tries to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Abbate is blocking nicely.
Abbate is working for takedown but Shamrock is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Abbate managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Abbate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abbate avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nick Abbate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Abbate.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bank Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shamrock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bank Shamrock!
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