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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nolan Sackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shamrock lands a right hook to the body.
Sackett lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sackett closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Sackett - that landed with a thud.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sackett lands with a left to the head.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett misses with a punch on the inside.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Sackett lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sackett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Shamrock blocks the leg kick.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
Sackett swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Sackett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sackett scrambles back to his feet.
Sackett throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock jabs Sackett right on the nose. Sackett blinks but takes it well.
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Shamrock checks it.
Shamrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock closes the distance but Sackett moves to the side
and Sackett counters with a body kick that stops Shamrock in his tracks momentarily.
Sackett throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sackett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Sackett avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sackett ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sackett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sackett slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
A low kick from Sackett misses
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Sackett.
Sackett doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sackett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Sackett tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sackett connects with a leg kick. Shamrock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab by Sackett.
Good leg kick by Sackett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sackett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sackett sets himself, and Shamrock steps forward looking for the clinch! Sackett avoids it this time.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Sackett misses with a head kick.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Sackett throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Sackett shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Sackett up against the cage.
Sackett breaks from the clinch.
Sackett tries a head kick but it misses.
Sackett throws out a leg kick but Shamrock moves out of range and Sackett only half commits.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sackett.
Nolan Sackett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Sackett moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Sackett slips the punch.
Sackett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock blocks the body kick.
Sackett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock wants to counter the offense by Sackett and move into the clinch position.
Shamrock has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Sackett is avoiding it.
Shamrock is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Sackett throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sackett's hands.
Sackett keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Sackett's head.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock keeps control of Sackett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sackett's elbow.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Sackett breaks the clinch.
Shamrock cracks Sackett with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nolan Sackett will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock slips a jab from Sackett.
Sackett tries to close the distance and clinch but Shamrock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Sackett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sackett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A frustrated look appears on Sackett's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sackett tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sackett gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shamrock.
Shamrock bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sackett's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Shamrock. That snapped Sackett's head back.
Shamrock throws a one two combo.
Shamrock instigates a clinch.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sackett tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
Sackett misses with some punches.
Sackett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sackett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sackett looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sackett misses with a leg kick.
Sackett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sackett blocks a jab.
As Shamrock backs away, Sackett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sackett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sackett misses with a body kick.
Shamrock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sackett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sackett.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sackett connects with an inside leg kick.
Sackett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sackett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sackett tried to score with a low kick but Shamrock checks it.
Sackett walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
Sackett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Sackett is having none of it.
Sackett throws a quick counter head kick but Shamrock was just out of range.
Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Sackett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sackett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock is leaning against Sackett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Sackett throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock works on Sackett's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock darts in and clinches Sackett up against the cage.
Sackett tries to break free but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
Sackett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Shamrock tries to work over Sackett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Sackett's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock digs a right hand underneath Sackett's ribcage. Sackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sackett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Sackett pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sackett lands a nice shot to the body.
Sackett swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Sackett avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock digs a right hand into Sackett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sackett's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Shamrock. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Sackett.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Sackett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Sackett.
A head punch on the inside from Sackett fails to land.
Sackett blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock presses Sackett against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sackett's efforts to push away.
Shamrock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sackett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Sackett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sackett has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Sackett lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Sackett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Sackett has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Sackett prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamrock pushes Sackett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Shamrock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Sackett misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
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 makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Sackett controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sackett backwards.
Sackett is rocked!
Sackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Sackett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Sackett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sackett seems to have got his legs back now.
Shamrock might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sackett throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sackett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Shamrock darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Sackett.
Shamrock digs a right hand underneath Sackett's ribcage. Sackett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Shamrock really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sackett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Sackett.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Sackett is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sackett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sackett blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sackett.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Sackett controls the action.
A short left from Shamrock.
Sackett can't break the clinch.
Sackett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Sackett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sackett with a big uppercut! Sackett tries to clinch up but Shamrock pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sackett to the mat! Sackett covers up and Shamrock unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bobby Shamrock! Bobby Shamrock retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Bobby Shamrock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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