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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Diehard (ranked 32 p4p, 6 weight class) and Bobby Shamrock (ranked 120 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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171 lbs
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179 lbs
36 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Diehard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diehard.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock tries to move into range but Diehard moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruce Diehard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diehard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diehard's corner calls for a 1-2. Diehard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard misses the body punch
and Diehard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diehard scores with a sloppy right hand. Shamrock should have avoided that one.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Diehard.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
Bobby Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diehard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diehard misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
Diehard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock throws a counter combo.
We've been hearing reports that Diehard has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Diehard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diehard throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shamrock walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diehard stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Shamrock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diehard with a body shot.
Diehard throws an off balance right hand
and Shamrock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diehard connects with the punch.
Diehard connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diehard lands with a right hand.
Diehard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diehard lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
Diehard shoots in and gets a takedown into Shamrock's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shamrock is keeping the position for now.
Shamrock wants to stand up but Diehard is controlling him.
Shamrock is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Diehard presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Diehard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A short right from Diehard.
Shamrock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diehard backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Diehard fails to land.
Diehard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Diehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Diehard misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Diehard.
Diehard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shamrock has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Diehard has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diehard blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Diehard.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diehard blocking some punches.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Diehard working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diehard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diehard struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Diehard stalling in the clinch but Shamrock improves position.
Diehard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diehard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diehard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diehard connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diehard.
Diehard misses with the combination.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Shamrock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Diehard misses with a body shot
and Diehard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shamrock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shamrock moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diehard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
Diehard throws a right hand that misses
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diehard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diehard tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diehard misses with a hook
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combo that has Diehard backing up. Diehard nods at Shamrock to acknowledge the strikes.
Diehard lands with a hook. Shamrock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Diehard misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diehards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diehard scores with a body shot.
Diehard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diehard throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Diehard swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A good leg kick by Diehard.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
Diehard misses with a hook.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Diehard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shamrock! But no joy.
A slow jab from Diehard misses its intended target.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Diehard avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard misses with a straight right.
Diehard scores with a punch to the head.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diehard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
As Diehard backs off Shamrock throws a huge counter combo but Diehard manages to avoid it all.
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good standup being displayed there by Diehard as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard shoots for a takedown but Shamrock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
Shamrock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Diehard stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diehard stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diehard.
Diehard connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diehard misses with a looping right.
Diehard lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
Diehard tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Diehard slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Diehard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diehard swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diehard swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shamrock walks into a straight right hand from Diehard.
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diehard.
Shamrock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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.
Shamrock moves forwards but Diehard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diehard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shamrock on the side of the head.
Shamrock slips a jab from Diehard.
Shamrock throws out a counter right but Diehard avoids it with no problem.
Bruce Diehard is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diehard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Diehard misses the target.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Diehard fails with the takedown.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Diehard swings widly with a right hand
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diehard throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shamrock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diehard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock moves forwards but Diehard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shamrock lands with an overhand left.
Bobby Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diehard sets himself, and Shamrock steps forward looking for the clinch! Diehard avoids it this time.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock tries to counter with a clinch but Diehard shakes him off and moves away.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diehard clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bruce Diehard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diehard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shamrock napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee asks Diehard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Diehard prefers to stall for the moment though.
Diehard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shamrock for as long as he can get away with.
Shamrock is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diehard asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Diehard wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Shamrock is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Diehard controlling from side mount.
Diehard tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Diehard slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shamrock is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big left from Diehard misses.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
Shamrock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shamrock digs a good hook to Diehard's body.
Nice jab there from Diehard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diehard's corner calls for a 1-2. Diehard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Diehard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diehard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Diehard!
A very excited looking Bruce Diehard rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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