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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 41 p4p, 6 weight class) and Pascal Letaivu (ranked 289 p4p, 36 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pascal Letaivu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letaivu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shamrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamrock defending well as Letaivu loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock throws a looping overhand right but Letaivu ducks down to avoid it.
Shamrock with a jab.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Letaivu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shamrock misses with a straight left.
Shamrock keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Letaivu in his tracks.
Letaivu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Letaivu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock looks to throw the jab but Letaivu is out of range.
Letaivu throws a body punch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock catches Letaivu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Letaivu misses with a left hand
and Shamrock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock lands with a nice body punch.
Letaivu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Letaivu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Letaivu throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
A jab from Letaivu does it's job there.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Letaivu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shamrock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Letaivu blocks the leg kick.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shamrock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Letaivu checks it well.
Letaivu works over Shamrock's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Nice cross by Shamrock.
Letaivu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Letaivu throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Letaivu.
Letaivu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Letaivu lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Letaivu.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
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.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Letaivu struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee calls for Letaivu to work.
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock cracks Letaivu with a nice body shot.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Shamrock on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Letaivu tries to tie him up.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Letaivu is just out of range.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Letaivu moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
Letaivu looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock lands the left hand.
Shamrock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Letaivu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a lazy uppercut
and Letaivu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shamrock thinking.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Letaivu can do to turn this around?
Letaivu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Letaivu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Letaivu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Letaivu staying out of range there.
Letaivu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamrock finds it's way round the side to connect with Letaivu's head.
Letaivu dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Letaivu throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu blocks a jab.
Letaivu slips under a jab.
Jab from Shamrock.
A jab lands there for Letaivu.
Shamrock takes a swing at Letaivu's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Letaivu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Letaivu moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Letaivu drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and Letaivu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock presses Letaivu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu lands with a right to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Letaivu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Letaivu is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Letaivu lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Letaivu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Letaivu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock cracks Letaivu with a nice body shot.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Letaivu scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Letaivu tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Letaivu slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Letaivu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Letaivu.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Letaivu scores with a shoulder strike.
Letaivu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Letaivu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Letaivu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Letaivu.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Letaivu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Letaivu loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Letaivu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Letaivu misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shamrock swings for the body but Letaivu moves out of range.
Letaivu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Letaivu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Letaivu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Letaivu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Letaivu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Letaivu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shamrock.
A cross from Letaivu lands.
Letaivu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a two punch combo.
Letaivu lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Letaivu to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Letaivu.
Shamrock motions for Letaivu to come forward. Shamrock throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Letaivu ducks under and follows up with a left that Letaivu also avoids with ease.
Shamrock thuds his right hand into Letaivu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Letaivu.
Letaivu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Letaivu clinches up against the cage.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Letaivu or not.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Letaivu.
Letaivu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Letaivus head.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shamrock or not.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
A shot in the inside from Letaivu.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Letaivu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Letaivu.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Letaivu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letaivu lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Shamrock is leaning against Letaivu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Letaivu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shamrock cracks Letaivu with an open hand slap.
Letaivu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Letaivu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Good exchange - Letaivu coming out on top.
Letaivu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheers as Shamrock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Letaivu doesn't seem phased though.
Letaivu moves out of range of the strikes.
Letaivu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Letaivu missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shamrock with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shamrock 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 Letaivu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Letaivu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Letaivu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Letaivu gets a clinch.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Letaivu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock gets through Letaivu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Letaivu - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Letaivu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Letaivu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Letaivu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
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 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shamrock.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Still in the clinch, Shamrock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
Shamrock lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A right hook to the body lands for Letaivu.
Letaivu gets through Shamrock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
Letaivu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Letaivu blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Letaivu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Letaivu.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Letaivu lands a left hand.
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Letaivu lands a shoulder strike.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Letaivu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
Letaivu misses with a punch on the inside.
Letaivu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Letaivu controls his hands.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
Letaivu misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock had his way with Pascal Letaivu in that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Letaivu instigates a clinch.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Shamrock blocks an uppercut.
Letaivu throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Letaivu.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Letaivu scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
A short right from Letaivu.
Letaivu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Letaivu.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu scores with a shoulder strike.
Letaivu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Letaivu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Letaivu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock pushes Letaivu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Letaivu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Letaivu working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Letaivu fails to land.
Shamrock tries to work over Letaivu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Letaivu blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Letaivu misses with a body punch.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Letaivu.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Letaivu backwards.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Letaivu on the inside.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Letaivu.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Letaivu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Letaivu throws a head punch that misses.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Letaivu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Letaivu.
Shamrock lands a body punch.
Letaivu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Letaivu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Letaivu blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Letaivu misses with some punches.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Letaivu's elbow.
Letaivu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Letaivu tries to tie him up.
Pascal Letaivu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Letaivu.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Letaivu's head.
Shamrock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Letaivu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Letaivu.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Good body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Letaivu avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Letaivu has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Letaivu controls the action.
Shamrock pushes Letaivu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letaivu misses with the head strike.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Letaivu can't find room to land a body shot as Shamrock controls the action.
Letaivu prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Letaivu tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Letaivu tries to throw a body punch but Shamrock avoids it by throwing Letaivu back against the cage.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Shamrock.
Well Shamrock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:46
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his featherweight title!
Nick Shamrock was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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