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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Musta Laine (ranked 50 p4p, 8 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 99 p4p, 16 weight class). Laine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed - Sound of Silence. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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181 cm
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173 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
36
179 lbs
34 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musta Laine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
34 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Laine's corner calls for a 1-2. Laine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Laine throws a quick inside leg kick. Laine throws a lazy body kick and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut. Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Laine shoots and misses and Shamrock counters with a lovely shot to the body. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shamrock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shamrock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Laine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily. It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Laine shakes him off and moves away. Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Laine throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and checks it nicely. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice leg kick lands there from Laine. Laine misses with a hook
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Shamrock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laine throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it. Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Laine looks to throw a body kick and Shamrock counters with a nice body shot. Nice jab there from Laine. Laine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Shamrock pushes Laine off and scrambles back to his feet.
Laine throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Shamrock counter with a right hand. Laine will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Bobby Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. This has been an exciting period of action! Shamrock slaps away a takedown attempt from Laine, before circling back to the center of the mat. Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Laine shakes him off and moves away. Laine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Laine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage! Laine looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Laine is pressing down on Shamrock's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shamrock is holding on for now. Shamrock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laine. Laine not landing any meaningful shots this time. Shamrock is trying to stand up here but Laine is controlling him well. Shamrock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Laine. Shamrock kicks off Laine and gets to his feet. Laine shoots in and drives through. Shamrock sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Musta Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him. Laine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Laine swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Laine.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Shamrock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine. Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Laine slips the punch. Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Laine throws out the jab. Shamrock throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem. Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laine. Laine misses with a right hand and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Some bone on bone action there as Shamrock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Laine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Laine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Shamrock counters with an inside leg kick. Laine misses with a lunging right hand
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Laine lands with a nice body punch. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Laine is defended easily by Shamrock. Laine misses with a hook
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Laine shoots in but no luck this time. Laine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock tries to sprawl but Laine drives through with a takedown into half guard. Shamrock regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Laine. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Laine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Laine trying to control the position from guard on top but Shamrock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Laine throws a head kick that misses. Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Laine swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut. Shamrock avoids the body shot from Laine.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem. Laine thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body. Laine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range. Shamrock unleashes a big counter combination but Laine bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Laine, as that shot connected.
Laine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shamrock blocks a jab. It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily. 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. Laine throws a combination that misses and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand. Laine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around? Laine's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laine duly obliges. Musta Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shamrock scores with a jab. Laine acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Shamrock misses with a straight left. Laine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand! Shamrock throws a hook but Laine blocks it. Laine misses with an uppercut
enabling Shamrock to counter with a crisp jab. Laine throws a lazy uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Laine scores with a nice strike. Laine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Laine looks for a takedown but Shamrock sprawls well. Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Laine tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Laine. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laine to score with a decent uppercut. Laine's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shamrock under the eye. Laine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively. A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Laine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a body kick that stops Laine in his tracks momentarily. Laine scores with a nice head shot. Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes. Shamrock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Laine misses with a left hand and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand! Laine throws the kick towards the body but Shamrock avoids it. As Laine backs off Shamrock throws a huge counter combo but Laine manages to avoid it all. Laine lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good shot there by Laine. Laine scores with a spinning back kick! Laine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand. Laine is looking to score with low kicks. Shamrock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Laine. Shamrock blocks a low kick nicely. Shamrock tries to counter by closing the distance. Laine smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab. Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laine can pounce on him.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem. Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Laine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Donk. Laine catches Shamrock right on the button with a cross. A cross from Laine lands. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Laine throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Shamrock throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem. Laine misses with a kick to the body.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Laine throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range. Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Laine misses with an uppercut. Shamrock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Laine with a body shot. Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laine. Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Laine motions for Shamrock to come forward. Laine throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Musta Laine dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Shamrock slips under a jab. Laine throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range. Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Shamrock throws out a counter right but Laine avoids it with no problem. Laine lands with a good body shot. Laine shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Shamrock is looking to escape. Shamrock has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shamrock manages to escape and get back to his feet! Laine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Laine throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round. Laine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shamrock's waist but Shamrock gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Laine off to one side. Shamrock checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shamrock takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. A slow jab from Laine misses its intended target. Shamrock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A lazy body kick from Laine letting Shamrock counter with a right hand.
Laine is rocked!
It looks like Musta Laine has been cut. Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laine.
Shamrock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Laine. Oh Laine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Shamrock finds Laine's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Laine flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Shamrock lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Laine will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Shamrock! An out of breath Bobby Shamrock thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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