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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 12 p4p, 3 weight class) and Max Barathian (ranked 110 p4p, 16 weight class). Shamrock's entrance music is One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. A fine choice. Barathian has chosen FAUN - Federkleid as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 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
23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Barathian!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Barathian.
Barathian lands with an overhand left.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Barathian slips the punch.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Barathian moved away.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shamrock.
Barathian throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Barathian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Barathian wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Barathian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shamrock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barathian. Barathian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Barathian misses with the combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Barathian.
Shamrock moves out of range as Barathian strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Barathian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shamrock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Barathian throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Barathian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Barathian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barathian. That did some damage!
A big right from Shamrock misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Barathian controls the action.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Barathian prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Shamrock as the two fighters clinch.
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.
Barathian lands with a short shot to the head.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Barathian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barathian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barathian misses with a body punch.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Barathian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barathian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barathian blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shamrock.
Shamrock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barathian takes a shot to the head.
Barathian prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian working aggressively here.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barathian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barathian tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Barathian.
Barathian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barathian fails to land.
Barathian scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barathian crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
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!
Barathian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock has a couple of punches blocked by Barathian.
A head punch on the inside from Barathian fails to land.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barathian misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
Barathian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barathian 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.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock throws a punch but it's blocked by Barathian.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock blocks a body shot from Barathian.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shamrock throws a leg kick
letting Barathian counter with a right hand.
It looks like Nick Shamrock has been cut.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Barathian avoids it well.
Shamrock misses with a low kick.
Barathian throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Barathian.
Barathian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shamrock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barathian swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barathian manages to avoid it.
Barathian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barathian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barathian missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barathian's calf.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barathian is leaning against Shamrock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barathian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barathian trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock scores with a shoulder strike.
Barathian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barathian blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian cracks Shamrock with a nice body shot.
Barathian lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Barathian tries to tie him up.
Barathian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barathian misses with some punches.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barathians head.
A head punch on the inside from Barathian fails to land.
Shamrock prevents a body shot from Barathian.
Barathian swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barathian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Shamrock up against the cage.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nick Shamrock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock pushes Barathian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barathian's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Barathian tries to tie him up.
Shamrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Shamrock is leaning against Barathian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barathian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shamrock here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barathian has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Barathian.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barathian looking to slow down the pace here.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Barathian lands an elbow just above Shamrock 's eye.
Barathian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Barathian avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barathian obliges.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock working aggressively here.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Barathian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock gets through Barathian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barathian blocking some punches.
Barathian stalls.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Shamrock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Barathian.
Barathian throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock lands a hook that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
Barathian with a knee to the head.
Barathian manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barathian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barathian moves away.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barathian.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Barathian 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.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Barathian is just out of range.
Shamrock has Barathian up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from Barathian.
Shamrock pushes Barathian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barathian just leaning against Shamrock, taking a breather.
Barathian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a shot to the body.
Barathian prevents a body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barathian tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Barathian is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barathian has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barathians head.
Barathian creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barathian tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Barathian lands an elbow inside that Shamrock shrugs off.
Barathian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hand to the body from Shamrock.
Barathian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barathian has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barathian backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barathian blocking some punches.
Barathian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barathian.
A short uppercut from Shamrock.
Barathian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barathian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shamrock as Barathian tries to tie him up.
Shamrock lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barathian tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Barathian lands a hook that snaps the head of Shamrock backwards.
Barathian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock tries to work over Barathian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike from Barathian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Good body shot from Barathian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barathian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock can't find room to land a body shot as Barathian controls the action.
Barathian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barathian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Barathian misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a body punch.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock tries to throw a body punch but Barathian avoids it by throwing Shamrock back against the cage.
Shamrock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barathian tries to work over Shamrock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Still in the clinch, Barathian scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barathian takes a shot to the head.
Barathian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Shamrock.
Barathian tries to land a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks with his arms.
Shamrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Barathian controls his hands.
Barathian throws a punch but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Shamrock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barathian blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
Shamrock tries a body shot but Barathian blocks it.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Barathian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barathian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barathian throws a head punch that misses.
Shamrock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shamrock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barathian's elbow.
Shamrock misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Nick Shamrock did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shamrock throws a sloppy body shot
letting Barathian counter with a right hand.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barathian throws a leg kick but Shamrock moved away.
Barathian lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barathian in his tracks.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Barathian misses.
Barathian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barathian scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barathian manages to avoid it.
A jab from Barathian misses.
Barathian avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Barathian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Barathian! But no joy.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barathian. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Barathian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barathian checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Barathian.
Shamrock throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock works Barathian's body with a nice hook.
Barathian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barathian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Barathian takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Shamrock lands a glancing blow to the side of Barathian's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Barathian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barathian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Barathian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Shamrock moves out of range as Barathian strikes.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Barathian misses with a straight left.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
Barathian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Barathian takes one to the side of the head.
Barathian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Barathian.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Shamrock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barathian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barathian cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Barathian moved out of range.
Barathian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Barathian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shamrock jabs Barathian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barathian is looking to clinch.
Barathian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barathian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barathian has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barathian there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shamrock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barathian scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barathian throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Barathian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Barathian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barathian throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Shamrock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock throws a low kick but Barathian moves out of range easily.
Shamrock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barathian stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barathian lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barathian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Barathian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barathian throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nick Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Barathian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Shamrock misses its intended target.
Shamrock just misses with a punch to the body.
Barathian slips a jab from Shamrock.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barathian manages to avoid it.
Barathian throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Barathian.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Barathian's body.
Barathian lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barathian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Barathian moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Shamrock.
Barathian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Barathian does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands with a good body shot.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Shamrock throws a jab but it's blocked by Barathian.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Barathian's shoulder, as Barathian tries to avoid the shot.
Barathian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barathian takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barathian throws a head kick that misses.
Barathian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock sizes up Barathian with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barathian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barathian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Barathian misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Barathian moves out of range.
Barathian misses with a wild body shot.
Barathian looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Shamrock works over Barathian's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barathian slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Shamrock moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBarathian.
Barathian walks into a straight right hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice looking body shot.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barathian.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barathian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock throws the left hand but Barathian avoids the punch easily.
Barathian misses the shot to the body.
Barathian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barathian at a distance.
Barathian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barathian looks to land a left hand but Shamrock moved out of range nicely.
Barathian slips under a jab.
Shamrock cracks Barathian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barathian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barathian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Barathian swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Barathian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barathian at a distance.
Max Barathian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock throws a poor cross that misses
and Barathian counters with a straight right hand.
Barathian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Barathian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Barathian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barathian misses with a body shot.
Shamrock moves out of range as Barathian strikes.
Shamrock was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Barathian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barathian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shamrock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barathian drops his hands momentarily and Shamrock takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barathian throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock throwing a counter right hand but Barathian manages to avoid it.
Shamrock connects with a single shot there.
Barathian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barathian tries a head kick but it misses.
Barathian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Barathian moves out of range.
Barathian takes one on the button.
Barathian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Barathian.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock retains his lightweight title!
Nick Shamrock bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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