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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seth Smolka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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206 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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216 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seth Smolka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gavin Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smolka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smolka moves into the clinch.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smolka's defenses.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolka.
Smolka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shamrock uses from the top position.
Shamrock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smolka controlling the position.
Smolka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shamrock tries to stand but Smolka is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smolka has his foot on Shamrock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shamrock works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Shamrock postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shamrock drives through and clinches with Smolka against the cage.
Smolka tries to pull guard but Shamrock holds him up against the cage and eventually Smolka drops back down to his feet.
Smolka is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Smolka avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smolka is breathing heavily.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolka is defending well for now.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolka.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolka is defending well for now.
Smolka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Smolka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Smolka blocks an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shamrock obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock working Smolka over with knees to the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Smolka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Smolka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Smolka won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolka avoids the damage to the body.
Smolka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smolka dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock keeps control of Smolka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolka avoids the damage to the body.
Smolka wants a takedown but no success here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smolka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smolka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock working Smolka over with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a nice elbow.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Smolka takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Smolka 's eye.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Smolka's ribcage.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shamrock creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smolka's defenses.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gavin Shamrock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Smolka avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside that Smolka shrugs off.
Gavin Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws an elbow but it misses.
Smolka can't get the takedown.
Smolka is trying to pull guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Smolka won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with 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. Smolka is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smolka takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
Smolka tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Seth Smolka has been cut.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolka.
Smolka wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Smolka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolka avoids the damage to the body.
Smolka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smolka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. Smolka won't want to take too many of those.
Smolka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smolka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Smolka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Smolka dodges an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Smolka breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Smolka pushes him off.
Shamrock darts in and clinches Smolka up against the cage.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolka is defending well for now.
Smolka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shamrock pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smolka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smolka avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Smolka is trying to pull guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Smolka is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolka is defending well for now.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Smolka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Smolka avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Smolka's ribcage.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolka avoids it.
Smolka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolka.
Smolka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock working Smolka over with knees to the body.
Smolka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smolka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smolka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smolka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smolka 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 Smolka avoids it.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smolka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolka.
Smolka blocks an elbow strike from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolka avoids it.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Smolka 's eye.
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 Seth Smolka's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horrible takedown attempt by Smolka or perhaps it was just good defense by Shamrock, which made it look bad.
Smolka is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolka avoids it.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smolka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a damaging elbow.
Shamrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smolka avoids it.
Smolka is trying to force a seperation but Shamrock has the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smolka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Smolka 's eye.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smolka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock working Smolka over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock landing knees to the body.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Smolka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shamrock keeps control of Smolka as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smolka takes an elbow to the temple.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolka is defending well for now.
Smolka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smolka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shamrock smiles and moves away.
Smolka keeps the fight on the outside.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smolka looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Smolka in a clinch.
Smolka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Smolka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smolka is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smolka avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Smolka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smolka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seth Smolka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Smolka moves out of range.
Shamrock drives through and clinches with Smolka against the cage.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolka avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Smolka breaks from the clinch.
Smolka throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Smolka back into the cage.
Smolka managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Smolka avoids the damage to the body.
Smolka is trying to push Shamrock away but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Smolka 's eye.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smolka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smolka is trying to pull guard but Shamrock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smolka.
Smolka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice elbow from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Shamrock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock lands an elbow just above Smolka 's eye.
Smolka avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Smolka avoiding damage as Shamrock throws knees to the body.
Smolka looking to slow down the pace here.
Smolka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shamrock uses from the top position.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Smolka won't let him.
Smolka looking for a sweep. Not yet Smolka, not yet.
Shamrock would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Seth Smolka 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.
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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gavin Shamrock!
Gavin Shamrock took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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