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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chance Shamrock (ranked 2132 p4p, 280 weight class) and Donald McCalister (ranked 2589 p4p, 334 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Impossible . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chance Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donald McCalister!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from McCalister.
McCalister thumps Shamrock with a low kick.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Shamrock lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCalister lands a head kick!
McCalister slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
McCalister throws a counter combo.
Shamrock looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCalister throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Donald McCalister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCalister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
McCalister 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.
McCalister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that McCalister avoids nicely.
Shamrock scores with a nice strike.
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCalister circles away quickly and effectively.
McCalister throws a head kick that half lands.
McCalister misses with a head kick.
Shamrock takes the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCalister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.
Good standup being displayed there by Shamrock as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock cracks McCalister with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
Shamrock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McCalister breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donald McCalister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
McCalister is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
McCalister landing knees to the body.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from McCalister.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCalister tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
McCalister lands a nice knee to the body.
McCalister misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
McCalister working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
McCalister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McCalister tries to land knees in the clinch but Shamrock avoids the damage to the body.
McCalister lands with a right to the head.
McCalister prevents Shamrock from breaking the clinch.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister scores a nice knee to the body.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
McCalister lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCalister 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.
McCalister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCalister tries to stall but Shamrock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
Shamrock tries to break free but McCalister pushes him back against the cage.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McCalister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald McCalister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shamrock instigates a clinch.
McCalister breaks from the clinch.
McCalister clinches up against the cage.
McCalister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shamrock can't get the takedown.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shamrock throws an elbow but misses.
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
Shamrock looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCalister.
McCalister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McCalister.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
McCalister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCalister missing with knees to the body.
McCalister with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCalister landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCalister connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shamrock's face.
McCalister tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
McCalister lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
McCalister lands a nice knee to the body.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Shamrock is trying to break free.
McCalister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Donald McCalister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
McCalister scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCalister rushes Shamrock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister 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 is trying to force a seperation but McCalister has the dominant position.
McCalister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from McCalister as Shamrock shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chance Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Donald McCalister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCalister 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.
Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from McCalister.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but McCalister has double underhooks.
McCalister breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock tries to clinch there but McCalister circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCalister, right into the meat.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shamrock.
McCalister swinging wildly here.
Shamrock misses with a double jab.
McCalister avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCalister is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McCalister, right into the meat.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCalister is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shamrock.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock looks to land a combination but McCalister avoids it well.
McCalister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCalister fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCalister drives through and clinches with Shamrock against the cage.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but McCalister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shamrock is working for takedown but McCalister is calmly controlling the position for now.
McCalister utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
Nice body punch from McCalister.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald McCalister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown but McCalister sprawls well. He's pushed Shamrock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCalister paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCalister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McCalister throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
Shamrock cracks a nice hook into McCalister's ribs.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but McCalister shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McCalister lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - McCalister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCalister circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCalister clinches up against the cage.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister breaks the clinch.
McCalister throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shamrock's head.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCalister lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shamrock closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock with a jab.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCalister circles away.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock tries to counter by clinching up but McCalister breaks away and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Shamrock both land. Nice combination.
McCalister has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
McCalister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shamrock working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock tries to break the clinch but McCalister is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock drops down looking for an ankle pick but McCalister pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
It looks like Shamrock has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
McCalister lands with a slapping head kick.
McCalister misses with a head kick.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shamrock lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shamrock.
McCalister connects with a high kick.
McCalister 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 head kick misses from McCalister.
Danga de danga de dang - Shamrock scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.
Shamrock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock has McCalister up against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCalister goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shamrock takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister is looking to control Shamrock's arms but Shamrock gets an underhook and turns him. Now McCalister has his back to the cage.
Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
McCalister is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McCalister tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock throws a big counter combination but McCalister scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Shamrock clinches with his opponent.
Shamrock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McCalister trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock is trying to pull guard but McCalister has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock is looking to counter the offense by McCalister and move into the clinch.
Shamrock scores with a three punch combo!
McCalister misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Shamrock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shamrock feints a jab promting McCalister to slip. Shamrock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCalister slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCalister tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shamrock pushes McCalister up against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald McCalister really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
McCalister looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
McCalister tries a head kick but it misses.
McCalister throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
McCalister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shamrock dives in for a single leg takedown but McCalister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
McCalister pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with McCalister.
Shamrock jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McCalister stands and steps away. Shamrock gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shamrock gets tackled into the cage by McCalister. McCalister maintains the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock avoiding damage as McCalister throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McCalister walks away with a smile on his face. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shamrock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCalister backs up against the cage.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCalister did well to prevent Shamrock getting side control.
McCalister kicks Shamrock off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCalister throws a head kick that half lands.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. McCalister sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCalister lands a high kick!
Shamrock throws a series of punches but McCalister avoids them all with ease.
McCalister lands a head kick!
Shamrock looks for a takedown but McCalister sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a head kick that Shamrock semi-blocks.
Shamrock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but McCalister sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McCalister darts in and clinches Shamrock up against the cage.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McCalister after a bit of a struggle.
Shamrock tries to circle away but McCalister has him pinned against the cage.
McCalister putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCalister has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCalister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCalister rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCalister throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but McCalister is avoiding it.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It looked like Shamrock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock rushes McCalister and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but McCalister holds him up against the cage and eventually Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
Shamrock tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shamrock can't break the clinch.
McCalister 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 takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from McCalister.
McCalister crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
McCalister breaks from the clinch.
McCalister lands with a slapping head kick.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCalister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCalister dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
McCalister goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCalister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by McCalister.
A chopping leg kick lands by McCalister.
Shamrock has a takedown stuffed.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McCalister defends well and Shamrock ends up having to push McCalister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCalister lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shamrock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald McCalister dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McCalister lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCalister throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
It looked like Shamrock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but McCalister pushes him off.
McCalister gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shamrock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McCalister looking to control.
Shamrock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McCalister has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Shamrock is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock has McCalister pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. McCalister manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCalister unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
McCalister working Shamrock over with knees to the body.
McCalister tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
McCalister missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock is struggling to control the position.
Shamrock managing to block the knees to the body from McCalister.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but McCalister is controlling him.
McCalister pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCalister leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chance Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McCalister scores with a head kick. Shamrock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shamrock.
McCalister lands a head kick. Shamrock smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McCalister throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Shamrock scores with a one two! McCalister had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Shamrock. Those never looked like landing.
McCalister tries to clinch but Shamrock is having none of it.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
McCalister plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCalister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the head.
Shamrock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McCalister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCalister's waist but McCalister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
McCalister throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McCalister throws a head kick that Shamrock semi-blocks.
Shamrock lands a nice hook to McCalister's body. McCalister takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamrock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but McCalister sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McCalister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donald McCalister is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCalister misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Shamrock on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from McCalister.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCalister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shamrock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by McCalister.
McCalister throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shamrock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCalister throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCalister's waist but McCalister gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
McCalister connects with a high kick.
McCalister throws a head kick that half lands.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Chance Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCalister scores with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald McCalister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McCalister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald McCalister!
Donald McCalister is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Donald McCalister thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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