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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 94 p4p, 13 weight class) and Archie Griffiths (ranked 71 p4p, 10 weight class). Shamrock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, One Winged Angel by The Black Mages. Archie Griffiths is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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147 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Archie Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Shamrock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Shamrock lands a lovely overhand right.
Griffiths avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with the left hand. Griffiths knows he should have avoided that one.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Griffiths misses with a body shot.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock tries to score with a low kick but Griffiths moves his leg out of the way.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shamrock lands with a cross.
Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Griffiths.
Shamrock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griffiths throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Griffiths misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Griffiths digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
Shamrock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook. Griffiths ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffiths throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock connects with a body shot that sends Griffiths's belly button to the back.
Griffiths tries to land a front kick but Shamrock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Griffiths misses with an uppercut.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Griffiths takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Griffiths lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
Griffiths walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a body punch but Griffiths moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut. Griffiths saw that one coming.
Griffiths throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Griffiths is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shamrock rather than just go for the knockout.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffiths connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shamrock is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shamrock.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Griffiths 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.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Griffiths's defenses.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamrock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by Griffiths. That's going to slow Shamrock down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Griffiths.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes the leg kick and cracks Shamrock in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Griffiths blocks the low kick.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Griffiths throws a body shot but no joy.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffiths has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Griffiths with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shamrock fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shamrock misses with a hook.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Griffiths on the side of the head.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Griffiths counters with a left and a right that stings Shamrock.
Griffiths misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock lands a nice leg kick that just misses Griffiths's sensitive parts.
Griffiths scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock throws out a leg kick but Griffiths moves out of range and Shamrock only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Griffiths.
Jab by Shamrock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Griffiths moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Griffiths moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
Shamrock scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffiths doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
Griffiths only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Griffiths's defenses.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Griffiths lands an overhand right.
Griffiths lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths throws a leg kick but Shamrock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffiths's calf.
Griffiths misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Shamrock blocks the low kick.
Griffiths lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shamrock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffiths manages to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a crisp jab that stopped Griffiths in his tracks.
Griffiths slips under a jab.
Griffiths misses with a low kick.
Shamrock moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Shamrock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shamrock lands a slapping body shot.
Griffiths takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Griffiths scores with a nice right hand.
Shamrock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamrock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Griffiths might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Shamrock has got the better of the exchanges.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Griffiths 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 land a left hand but Griffiths moved out of range nicely.
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from Griffiths.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffiths moves away.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Griffiths throws out a counter right but Shamrock avoids it with no problem.
Griffiths closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Griffiths releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Griffiths moved away.
Griffiths checks a leg kick nicely.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Griffiths's calf.
Shamrock clobbers Griffiths with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shamrock feints a jab promting Griffiths to slip. Shamrock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Griffiths slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Griffiths connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
A slow jab from Griffiths misses its intended target.
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
Griffiths's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Griffiths smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock throws an off balance right hand
and Griffiths counters with a right hand to the body.
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 moves out of range as Griffiths throws a body kick.
Shamrock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Shamrock scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Griffiths misses with a looping right.
Shamrock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths misses with a hook.
Shamrock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griffiths was well out of range. Poor timing from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a decent looking hook.
Griffiths misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shamrock counters with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffiths can do to turn this around?
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow Griffiths down.
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griffiths is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock avoids a kick to the body.
Shamrock throws a solid leg kick but Griffiths takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shamrock.
Griffiths misses with a leg kick.
Shamrock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffiths on the side of the head.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Griffiths fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shamrock throws out a loose jab but Griffiths uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock sizes up Griffiths with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shamrock.
Shamrock tried to counter with a leg kick but Griffiths avoided it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Griffiths misses
and Shamrock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffiths lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock checks the leg kick.
Shamrock tries a low kick but Griffiths avoids it.
It seemed like Griffiths was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Griffiths 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.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Griffiths showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Griffiths throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Griffiths misses with a double jab.
Shamrock looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Griffiths throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Shamrock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Griffiths misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Griffiths. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock throws a shot from downtown. Griffiths moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Griffiths.
Shamrock missing with a left hand there. Griffiths was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Shamrock.
Griffiths scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffiths has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Griffiths can pounce on him.
Griffiths throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griffiths is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shamrock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griffiths keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
Griffiths blocks a jab.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Nick Shamrock is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shamrock. Griffiths does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Griffiths walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
No joy there for Griffiths, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Shamrock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffiths counters with a low kick, right behind Shamrock 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Shamrock dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Griffiths uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Griffiths feints a counter leg kick.
Griffiths cracks the inside of Shamrock's front leg.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a low kick but Griffiths avoids it.
Griffiths throws a body kick that misses.
Griffiths fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Shamrock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock stuns Griffiths with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shamrock throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock swings for the body but Griffiths moves out of range.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Griffiths's shoulder, as Griffiths tries to avoid the shot.
Griffiths throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Griffiths lands with a kick to the temple. Shamrock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffiths throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griffiths connects with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffiths at a distance.
Shamrock misses with a looping right.
Griffiths moves out of range of the leg kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock is looking to slow Griffiths down with leg kicks.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
Griffiths has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Shamrock.
Good work by Griffiths as he checks the leg kick.
Shamrock throws out a powerful jab.
Griffiths throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shamrock.
An attempted straight right counter from Shamrock misses the target.
Griffiths scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock throws a lazy right hand but Griffiths sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock backing away here, and Griffiths unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffiths throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Griffiths lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws the left hand but Griffiths avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griffiths.
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 Griffiths has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Griffiths and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Griffiths, right into the meat.
Shamrock tried to score with a low kick but Griffiths checks it.
Griffiths misses the shot to the body.
Griffiths staying out of range there.
Griffiths's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffiths scrambles back to his feet.
Griffiths tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shamrock is able to avoid easily.
Griffiths cracks Shamrock with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shamrock scores with a nice head shot.
Shamrock misses with a jab to the body
and Griffiths counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a body shot.
Griffiths throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Griffiths jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Griffiths on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Archie Griffiths has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffiths.
Griffiths loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock scores with a jab. Griffiths acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Shamrock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Griffiths on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Griffiths connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock throws out a leg kick but Griffiths moves out of range and Shamrock only half commits.
Griffiths ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Shamrock backing away here, and Griffiths unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Griffiths attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shamrock lands with an overhand left.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
Griffiths uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with a shot to the body.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Griffiths.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griffiths.
Griffiths thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Griffiths pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griffiths swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Griffiths misses the target.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffiths swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Griffiths takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shamrock dips to his left and cracks Griffiths with an uppercut!
Shamrock stuns Griffiths with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Griffiths on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good shot there by Shamrock.
A big right from Griffiths misses.
Shamrock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Griffiths has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock checks a leg kick nicely.
Griffiths throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock cracks the inside of Griffiths's front leg.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Shamrock.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Shamrock!
Nick Shamrock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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