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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 cm
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184 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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177 cm
23
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Grace! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Shamrock! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shamrock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick misses from Shamrock. Grace misses with a few strikes there.
Grace moves out of range of the strikes. Grace tries to work over Shamrock's front leg with a kick but Shamrock checks it. Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Shamrock lands a jab to the nose. Grace slips a straight right by Shamrock. A swing and a miss from Shamrock. Grace moves out of range as Shamrock throws a body kick.
Grace fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shamrock just manages to avoid it. Grace moves away from the strike by Shamrock. It looked like Grace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Grace throws a quick inside leg kick. A big right from Grace misses. Shamrock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Grace blocks it well. Grace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shamrock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Shamrock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grace showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Nice jab there from Grace. Shamrock looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grace misses with a looping left. Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Grace moves out of range easily. Grace throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it. Shamrock misses the body punch and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grace. Grace obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Grace throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Shamrock lands a jab to the nose. Shamrock misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Grace with a body punch. A glancing blow. Grace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Grace misses with a hook. Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick. Grace throws out a leg kick but Shamrock moves out of range and Grace only half commits. Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grace sees it coming and avoids it easily. Grace thows a body kick. Shamrock tries to catch it but that hurt him. Shamrock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Grace scores with a kick to the body.
Shamrock walks into a straight right hand from Grace. Grace throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily. Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grace counters with a one-two to the body. Grace throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it. Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Grace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Grace. Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grace. Grace half committed to a counter leg kick. Shamrock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Grace throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it. Grace scores with a leg kick.
That kick from Grace tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on. Grace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock. It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab. Grace misses with a hook to the body
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand. A big left from Shamrock misses. Grace ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock. Grace throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grace takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Grace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shamrock jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Grace swings away with a leg kick that misses. Grace throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off. Grace blocks a head kick by Shamrock.
Grace was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Shamrock misses with a straight left. Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away. Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Grace counters with a straight right hand. Grace misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Shamrock misses with a right hand and Grace counters with a nice uppercut. Grace tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Grace staying out of range there. Shamrock throws a right hand that misses
and Grace counters with a straight right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Grace dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grace throws a nice inside leg kick. Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Grace's shoulder, as Grace tries to avoid the shot. Grace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. It looked like Grace wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Grace uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Shamrock gets off balance looking for a body kick and Grace makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Grace throws a solid leg kick but Shamrock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grace. Shamrock cracks Grace with a right hand to the side of the head. A jab lands there for Shamrock. Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Shamrock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Grace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Grace cracks Shamrock with a right hand to the side of the head. 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! Nice body kick there by Grace. Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grace can pounce on him.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Grace's shoulder, as Grace tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grace throws a leg kick letting Shamrock counter with a right hand. Shamrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grace throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and checks it nicely. Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Grace moves out of range as Shamrock throws a body kick.
Grace takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy. Nice straight punches there by Grace. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grace.
Shamrock is rocked! A jab from Shamrock misses. Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Grace finish him? Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock seems to have recovered his senses. Grace's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grace scrambles back to his feet. Grace misses with a combination
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand. Grace throws a front kick aimed at Shamrock's knee but Shamrock avoids it well. Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grace swings away with a leg kick that misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shamrock connects with a single shot there. Grace misses with a low kick.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away. Grace defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand. Grace misses with a low kick. Grace connects with an inside leg kick. Shamrock misses with a hook
letting Grace counter with a right hand. Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grace. That did some damage! Shamrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock throws a head kick but Grace moves out of range.
Shamrock connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Shamrock scores with a spinning back kick! Nice jab there from Grace.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grace throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Grace counters with a stiff right hand. Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grace. A swing and a miss from Shamrock. Grace takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shamrock gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Grace gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shamrock is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Grace! In his post fight interview, Charles Grace gave a big smile as he said 'I'm gonna debate the f@ck outta myself as soon as I hit the shower!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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