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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Wellington!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock slips a jab and a cross from Wellington.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense.
Wellington misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with Wellington, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes Wellington against the cage but Wellington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wellington but Wellington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Wellington moves out of range easily.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Wellington sprawls well.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wellington pinned against the cage. Wellington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Wellington sprawls well.
Jab from Wellington.
Wellington's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wellington duly obliges.
Wellington keeps the fight on the outside.
Wellington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wellington throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Wellington stalks Shamrock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shamrock's face. Shamrock staggers backwards, shaken.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shamrock.
Shamrock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington throws a combination. Shamrock tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Wellington misses.
Decent striking displayed by Wellington there.
Shamrock is rocked!
Shamrock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wellington.
Oh Shamrock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sean Wellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wellington fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock seems to have got his legs back now.
Wellington throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
Wellington misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Wellington.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wellington fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wellington!
Sean Wellington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wellington throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wellington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wellington but Wellington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wellington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Wellington.
Wellington throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
Shamrock throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wellington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shamrock clinches.
Shamrock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shamrock tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wellington smiles and moves away.
Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Wellington in a clinch.
Wellington lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wellington leaning against his opponent.
Shamrock tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wellington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wellington breaks the clinch.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with Wellington, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes Wellington against the cage but Wellington circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wellington scores with a jab.
Shamrock connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wellington misses with a combination
and Shamrock counters with a head kick. That will keep Wellington thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wellington throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Wellington is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wellington pinned against the cage. Wellington gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Shamrock or perhaps it was just good defense by Wellington which made him look bad.
Shamrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wellington is fending him off so far but Shamrock persists. Nope, Wellington circles away and we're back to standing.
Wellington lands a jab-cross combination.
Wellington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
Wellington fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a big head kick but Wellington shrugs it off.
Wellington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wellington is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wellington swinging wilding here.
Wellington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wellington throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wellington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wellington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wellington tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wellington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Wellington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wellington gets full guard.
Wellington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Shamrock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shamrock thows a big elbow that misses.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Wellington blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wellington but Wellington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Wellington in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock fails with the takedown.
Wellington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Wellington prevents the takedown attempt.
A hook to the body from Wellington.
Wellington controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Wellington dominated that 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.
Shamrock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wellington.
Wellington misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nick Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wellington digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Wellington sprawls well.
Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Shamrock has a takedown stuffed.
Shamrock looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wellington is looking to improve his position.
Shamrock trying to mount his opponent but Wellington defends it.
Shamrock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wellington trying to hold on to Shamrock's head to control him but Shamrock postures up.
Wellington is holding on to half guard well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shamrock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wellington defending well though.
Wellington preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wellington really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shamrock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wellington trying to control but Shamrock postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shamrock thows a huge punch but Wellington dodges it nicely.
Wellington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wellington keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Wellington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shamrock.
Wellington tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
Shamrock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wellington knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Wellington sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wellington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Wellington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a single leg into guard. Wellington didn't expect that.
Shamrock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shamrock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wellington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock stands up and waves to Wellington to follow him.
Sean Wellington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wellington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shamrocks head.
Shamrock fails to pull guard.
Shamrock tries to stall but Wellington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wellington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock goes for a takedown attempt but Wellington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wellington misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense.
Wellington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Wellington does no damage.
Wellington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington trying to control here.
Shamrock throwing shots but Wellington is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shamrock working the head and body with strikes.
Wellington controlling the position well.
Shamrock wants to stand but Wellington has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Wellington tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
Shamrock lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wellington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shamrock.
Shamrock tries to pass to full mount but Wellington defends it.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shamrock drops an elbow to the side of Wellington's head.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wellington tries to kick Shamrock off but Shamrock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shamrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shamrock decides to stand and escape the position.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Wellington keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown but Wellington shows good takedown defense.
Shamrock tries for a takedown but Wellington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shamrock lands a jab-cross combination.
Shamrock shoots in and drives through. Wellington sprawls well.
A combination from Wellington does no damage.
Shamrock has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wellington misses with a few strikes there.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Shamrock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wellington moves out of range.
Shamrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wellington thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
Wellington lands with a nice combination. Shamrock backs away looking to recover.
A head kick misses from Shamrock.
Wellington throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shamrock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wellington.
Wellington misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Wellington!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington avoids a series of strikes thrown by Shamrock.
Wellington is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Wellington that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shamrock tries to push Wellington's head away but Wellington is holding on tight.
Wellington tries to hold on but Shamrock pushes him away.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wellington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamrock fails to land the takedown.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Wellington moves out of range.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Wellington moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Wellington is having none of it.
Shamrock looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wellington is fending him off so far but Shamrock persists. Nope, Wellington circles away and we're back to standing.
Wellington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wellington.
Shamrock looks for a takedown but Wellington sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shamrock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wellington lands a jab-cross combination.
Wellington throws a right and a left that Shamrock avoids nicely.
Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wellington tries to bum rush Shamrock with a series of wild strikes but Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wellington misses with a two punch combination.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wellington as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Wellington.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wellington swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Wellington misses.
Wellington throws a series of punches but Shamrock avoids them all with ease.
Wellington swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Wellington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wellington cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Wellington lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wellington looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
A jab lands there for Wellington.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wellington.
Wellington throws a nice looking combination but Shamrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wellington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wellington misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wellington is on top in guard.
Wellington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shamrock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wellington is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wellington forces his way into half guard.
Wellington slows the pace down in half guard.
Nick Shamrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Wellington wants to stand up but Shamrock is controlling the position.
Wellington content to control rather than advance.
Wellington's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Despite being in the dominant position, Sean Wellington just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wellington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wellington misses with a two punch combination.
Wellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Wellington both land. Nice combination.
Wellington lands a lovely overhand right.
Wellington misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wellington stalks Shamrock and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shamrock's face. Shamrock staggers backwards, shaken.
Wellington moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wellington misses with a few strikes there.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Wellington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Shamrock backs up against the cage.
Shamrock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wellington is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shamrock has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Shamrock tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wellington struggling a bit here.
Shamrock lands some shots froms side control.
Wellington tries to escape but Shamrock is in control.
Shamrock working the ground and pound.
Shamrock lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wellington prevents Shamrock from improving position.
Wellington on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wellington is rocked!
Shamrock scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wellington is still in real trouble! Can Shamrock finish him?
Shamrock working the body and head with strikes.
Wellington takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shamrock tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wellington is trying to get back to half guard.
Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wellington to see if he's OK.
Shamrock connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wellington some visible discomfort.
Wellington is looking to regain half guard here but Shamrock keeps moving and retains side control.
Shamrock in side control, throwing shots but Wellington defends.
Shamrock stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wellington throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Wellington pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wellington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wellington misses with a wild combination.
Shamrock throws the kick towards the body but Wellington avoids it.
Shamrock has a takedown stuffed.
Wellington with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Shamrock.
I think Shamrock 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nick Shamrock!
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