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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 955 p4p, 995 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 44 p4p, 21 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Dangerous Entrance Theme as his entrance music. The key to victory for Fred Young has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300
27 - 19 - 0 |
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185 cm
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240
12 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Young has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Backyard MMA | Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Young throws a front kick aimed at Shamrock's knee but Shamrock avoids it well.
Shamrock feints the counter takedown.
Shamrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a nice leg kick.
Fred Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Shamrock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Young throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
Shamrock stays in close to Young's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Shamrock might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young has control of Shamrock's left arm, preventing Shamrock from doing any damage.
Shamrock looking to pass the guard.
Shamrock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with an inside leg kick.
Shamrock is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Young's half guard.
My spies in Freakshow Gym inform me that Shamrock has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Young controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control but Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Young preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Still in half guard, Shamrock seems content to control.
Shamrock is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Young is just riding it out for now. Shamrock eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is refusing to be controlled, as Shamrock sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shamrock is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good shot there by Young.
It looks like Ken Shamrock has been cut.
Young misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Fred Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Shamrock.
Shamrock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Young looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Young blocks nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shamrock postures up.
Shamrock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Shamrock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Young. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Young sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Young as he jumps to the side.
Young connects with a body shot that sends Shamrock's belly button to the back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Young.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
Fred Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Young is looking to chop away at Shamrock's legs.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Shamrock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shamrock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Young holds on and takes a little breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Shamrock wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Young is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shamrock is just content to waste time from the top position. Young takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Shamrock trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Shamrock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shamrock puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Shamrock controlling the pace.
Shamrock with the ground and pound but Young uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Shamrock stays in close to Young's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Young dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Shamrock's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Young sprawls well.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Young sprawls well. Young wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Young.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a left to the body.
Fred Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Shamrock.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Shamrock. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Young chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Young attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Young's waist but Young gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Young swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shamrock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shamrock with a lazy takedown attempt
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock slips a jab from Young.
Shamrock with the counter takedown but Young avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Young throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Shamrock's head and hops out.
Shamrock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Young.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shamrock.
Young throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shamrock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shamrock. That did some damage!
Young wants to land a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range.
Young scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young jabs at Shamrock's body.
Young connects with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Shamrock on that attempt.
Fred Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young leaves Shamrock with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shamrock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Young scores with a body shot.
Young throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with a nice right hand that sends Shamrock toppling to the canvas! Shamrock scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Young finish him?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Young throws a wild body kick that Shamrock sees coming a mile off.
Shamrock drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Young defends it well.
Young rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Young tried to score with a low kick but Shamrock checks it.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Young cracks Shamrock with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Young has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Shamrock to stand back up!
Shamrock is rocked!
Young misses with a body shot.
Shamrock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Young takes a swing at Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
Shamrock tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Shamrock dives in for a single leg takedown but Young sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Shamrock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Young showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Young has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Young!
Our winner, Fred Young, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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