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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Lawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lawler is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Shamrock rushes Lawler and presses him up against the cage.
Lawler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Lawler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Lawler.
Lawler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lawler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock instigates a clinch.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Duncan Lawler has been cut.
Lawler is trying to pull guard but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Lawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Lawler in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lawler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Lawler 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Lawler in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Lawler in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Lawler shrugs off.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock working Lawler over with knees to the body.
Shamrock working Lawler over with knees to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Lawler 's eye.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Lawler in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Lawler avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Lawler managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duncan Lawler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lawler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shamrock but Shamrock pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Lawler shakes him off and moves away.
Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawler jumps guard but Shamrock stands there with Lawler around his waist. Lawler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Lawler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock working Lawler over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Lawler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Lawler's ribcage.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Lawler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duncan Lawler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Lawler won't want to take too many of those.
Gavin Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lawler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Lawler in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Lawler tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lawler jumps guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lawler takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lawler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shamrock walks away with a smile on his face. Lawler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shamrock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lawler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shamrock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lawler somewhat.
Shamrock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lawler.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lawler or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock, which made it look bad.
Lawler tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler tries to pull guard but Shamrock won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Lawler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawler tries to pull guard but Shamrock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lawler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lawler's defenses.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Duncan Lawler's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lawler pulls guard successfully.
Shamrock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shamrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lawler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shamrock defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock wants to stand and escape but instead Lawler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock wants to stand but Lawler is controlling the position.
Lawler wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet but Lawler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lawler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawler trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock working Lawler over with knees to the body.
Shamrock working Lawler over with knees to the body.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawler takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler tries to pull guard but Shamrock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock working Lawler over with knees to the body.
Lawler jumps into guard, dragging Shamrock to the mat.
Shamrock tries to stand but Lawler is controlling from the bottom.
Lawler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Duncan Lawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gavin Shamrock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gavin Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamrock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Shamrock!
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