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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gavin Shamrock has been cut.
Palmer connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock lands an elbow that stopped Palmer in his tracks for a moment.
Shamrock avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Palmer avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Mario Palmer has been cut.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Palmer shrugs off.
Palmer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Palmer avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Palmer connects with a knee to the head.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Palmer's defenses.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Palmer.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Palmer lands a damaging elbow.
Palmer lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Palmer crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Palmer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gavin Shamrock will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Palmer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palmer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gavin Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Palmer shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Palmer 's eye.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Palmer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Palmer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shamrock's brow.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Palmer shrugs off.
Shamrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Palmer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palmer's brow.
Shamrock avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palmer.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer throws an elbow but it misses.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer connects with a knee to the head.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Palmer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Palmer's ribcage.
Palmer avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Palmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Palmer 's eye.
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!
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice elbow.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Palmer shrugs off.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Palmer's ribcage.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shamrock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Palmer's brow.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palmer lands a knee to the head.
Palmer avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mario Palmer 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.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Shamrock!
A pretty intense looking Gavin Shamrock took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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RATING
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