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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Muirhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar. Mark Shamrock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Muirhead!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Muirhead sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shamrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muirhead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Muirhead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muirhead keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muirhead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muirhead tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Muirhead circles away.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Muirhead pushes him off.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Muirhead pushes him off.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to control but Muirhead is keeping him busy.
Muirhead is looking to regain half guard here but Shamrock keeps moving and retains side control.
Shamrock tries for a kimura but Muirhead is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muirhead manages to get back to half guard.
Shamrock is pressing down on Muirhead's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muirhead is holding on for now.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Muirhead is trying to control but can't.
That's two 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.
Muirhead regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shamrock won't allow Muirhead to get back to his feet.
Muirhead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muirhead working a defensive guard here.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muirhead is keeping the position for now.
Muirhead is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muirhead has control of Shamrock's left arm, preventing Shamrock from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muirhead keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Muirhead manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muirhead trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muirhead breaks from Shamrock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Muirhead with good strikes from the mount here!
Muirhead looking to finish Shamrock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shamrock!
Muirhead connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamrock regains half guard.
Shamrock is in trouble now - Muirhead has advanced to mount!
Muirhead lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Muirhead dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muirhead.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Muirhead sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead moves out of range.
Mark Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muirhead has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead is having none of it.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Shamrock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Shamrock tries to land a leg kick but Muirhead saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Muirhead throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Muirhead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Muirhead is avoiding it.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Muirhead is avoiding it.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock throws a front kick aimed at Muirhead's knee but Muirhead avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muirhead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muirhead walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muirhead slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Muirhead circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Muirhead avoids it well.
Muirhead throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick
and Muirhead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Muirhead counters with a head kick. That will keep Shamrock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Muirhead throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Muirhead there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muirhead. Muirhead obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Muirhead misses
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muirhead throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Muirhead lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
Muirhead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead moves away
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
Muirhead lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 thows a leg kick but Muirhead checks it
and Muirhead makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and Muirhead counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but Muirhead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamrock clinches but Muirhead breaks the clinch
and Muirhead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muirhead circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muirhead counters with an outside leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muirhead tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Muirhead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Muirhead takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muirhead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Muirhead.
Muirhead misses with a low kick.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muirhead's waist but Muirhead gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Muirhead checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shamrock shoots and misses
and Muirhead counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muirhead misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muirhead throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Muirhead scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muirhead throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamrock thows a leg kick but Muirhead checks it
and Muirhead counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead tries to score with a low kick but Shamrock moves his leg out of the way.
Muirhead connects with a solid leg kick.
Muirhead throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muirhead motions for Shamrock to come forward. Muirhead throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muirhead swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muirhead.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muirhead lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muirhead 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.
Muirhead throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shamrock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muirhead.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Muirhead.
Shamrock misses with a double jab
and Muirhead counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muirhead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock with a poor takedown
and Muirhead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muirhead but Muirhead pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Muirhead pushes Shamrock away with a front kick.
Muirhead avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Muirhead lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead keeps the fight on the outside.
Muirhead looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Muirhead misses.
Muirhead takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Muirhead sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick from Muirhead misses.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
Muirhead is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock throws a head kick that Muirhead semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Shamrock swinging wilding here.
Shamrock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and Muirhead counters with a body kick that stops Shamrock in his tracks momentarily.
Muirhead tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Muirhead unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Muirhead really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muirhead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muirhead throws a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a left and a right that stings Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamrock wants to stand but Muirhead has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muirhead wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muirhead lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Muirhead throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muirhead as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Muirhead.
Muirhead ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muirhead keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Muirhead wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
Shamrock advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Muirhead sneaks back into half guard.
Muirhead slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Muirhead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shamrock looking for submissions off his back.
Muirhead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamrock's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Shamrock had his way with Ian Muirhead in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muirhead throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with Muirhead, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes Muirhead against the cage but Muirhead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muirhead.
Shamrock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shamrock prevents Muirhead from improving his position.
Muirhead tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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.
Muirhead is pressing down on Shamrock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muirhead is keeping the position for now.
Muirhead throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Muirhead looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shamrock throws and elbow that misses. Muirhead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shamrock's guard. Nice move by Muirhead!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shamrock wants to improve his position but instead Muirhead has moved into half guard.
Shamrock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Muirhead escapes and gets back to his feet.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Shamrock throws a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Muirhead.
Muirhead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range and Muirhead settles back down.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Ian Muirhead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Shamrock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muirhead.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muirhead slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Muirhead throws and low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muirhead.
Muirhead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Muirhead counters with a low kick, right behind Shamrock 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muirhead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Muirhead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muirhead throws and low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock is looking to chop away at Muirhead's legs.
Shamrock has his takedown stuffed
and Muirhead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock tests Muirhead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muirhead. That did some damage!
Muirhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Muirhead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muirhead has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Muirhead! Ian Muirhead retains his light heavyweight title!
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