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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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182 lbs
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Shamrock sets himself, and Henderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Shamrock avoids it this time.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body
and Henderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson throws a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson 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.
Henderson lands a right hand.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
I was talking to Shamrock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henderson tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Henderson works on Shamrock's body with a couple of short punches.
Henderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Bobby Shamrock has been cut.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Henderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Shamrock is blocking nicely.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Shamrock lands with a right to the head.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Henderson tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Shamrock scores with a hook to the body.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Henderson.
A short left from Henderson.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Henderson.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Shamrock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a nice body shot.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henderson clinches with his opponent.
Bobby Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Henderson is defending well for now.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson 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.
Henderson landing knees to the body.
Henderson tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henderson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Henderson lands a body shot.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Henderson tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Henderson pushes Shamrock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Henderson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Henderson on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Henderson lands a knee to the head.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Henderson working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Henderson tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Henderson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henderson tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Henderson digs a right hand underneath Shamrock's ribcage. Shamrock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Henderson.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Shamrock gets through Henderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hendersons head.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock cracks Henderson with a nice body shot.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Shamrock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Henderson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henderson delivers a nice body kick.
Henderson is looking to land body kicks.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Jab by Henderson.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Henderson tries to counter with a clinch but Shamrock shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shamrock.
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
Henderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Shamrock was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Henderson.
Henderson moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a kick to the body
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shamrock checks it well.
Shamrock is looking to counter the offense by Henderson and move into the clinch.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Shamrock in a clinch.
Julius Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Henderson throws a head punch that misses.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Henderson.
Henderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Henderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
A short left from Henderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock is working Henderson over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
A knee to the head by Henderson.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henderson working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Henderson working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Henderson back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
Henderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a knee strike.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Henderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
Shamrock tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julius Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Shamrock!
Our winner, Bobby Shamrock, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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