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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon OFarrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jesus Walks - Kanye West. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon OFarrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Matt Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Shamrock.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shamrock. That's going to slow OFarrell down.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and OFarrell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
OFarrell lunges at Shamrock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shamrock's hand.
OFarrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
OFarrell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
OFarrell looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
OFarrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
OFarrell throws a head kick that misses
and Shamrock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on OFarrell. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OFarrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a good low kick that OFarrell was not able to check.
OFarrell cracks Shamrock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shamrock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
OFarrell throws a shot from downtown. Shamrock moves away and avoids it.
Shamrock defending well as OFarrell loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from OFarrell misses its intended target.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by OFarrell.
Brandon OFarrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OFarrell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OFarrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OFarrell clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
OFarrell works over Shamrock's head and body with a nice combination.
OFarrell dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Shamrock lands with a nice body kick.
OFarrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
OFarrell is breathing heavily.
Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
OFarrell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
OFarrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
Shamrock wants to stall.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into OFarrell's ribcage.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but OFarrell blocks with his arms.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
OFarrell wants to break free but Shamrock has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OFarrell.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on OFarrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OFarrell breaks the clinch.
OFarrell with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OFarrell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OFarrell cracks Shamrock with a right hand to the side of the head.
OFarrell swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
OFarrell works the jab nicely.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OFarrell.
OFarrell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind OFarrell 's knee.
OFarrell misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock scores with a push kick.
OFarrell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
OFarrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
OFarrell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OFarrell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shamrock rushes OFarrell and presses him up against the cage.
Shamrock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
OFarrell wants to get back to striking at distance but Shamrock won't allow it.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock lands a knee to the body.
Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Shamrock landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
OFarrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
OFarrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
OFarrell moves out of range of the body kick from Shamrock.
A swing and a miss from OFarrell.
OFarrell throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a head kick.
OFarrell throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind OFarrell 's knee.
OFarrell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shamrock clinches.
OFarrell is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but OFarrell blocks with his arms.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OFarrell breaks from the clinch.
OFarrell lands a jab to the nose.
Shamrock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
OFarrell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
OFarrell throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
OFarrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shamrock.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shamrock, right into the meat.
OFarrell throws a sloppy head kick
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind OFarrell 's knee.
OFarrell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shamrock.
OFarrell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
OFarrell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Shamrock feints and then cracks OFarrell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow OFarrell down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to OFarrell's calf.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OFarrell.
OFarrell throws a jab but it's blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Shamrock will probably get the nod.
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 lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shamrock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shamrock throws and low kick but OFarrell moves out of range easily.
OFarrell looks to land a body kick but Shamrock moved away.
OFarrell misses with a few strikes there.
Brandon OFarrell is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from OFarrell misses its intended target.
No joy there for OFarrell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
OFarrell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and OFarrell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OFarrell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OFarrell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
OFarrell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
OFarrell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OFarrell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shamrock counters with a nice body kick.
Shamrock cracks OFarrell with a right hand to the side of the head.
OFarrell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OFarrell swats away the attempt to clinch by Shamrock.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but OFarrell pushes him off.
OFarrell misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
OFarrell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shamrock momentarily.
Shamrock clinches.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OFarrell blocks it with crossed arms.
OFarrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
OFarrell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
OFarrell wants to break free but Shamrock has control.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. OFarrell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Shamrock lands a good knee to the midsection. OFarrell won't want to take too many of those.
OFarrell managing to block the knees to the body from Shamrock.
OFarrell takes a knee to the side of the body.
OFarrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OFarrell swinging wilding here.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by OFarrell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock's corner calls for a 1-2. Shamrock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
OFarrell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
OFarrell is looking to break free of the clinch but Shamrock has double underhooks.
Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
OFarrell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. OFarrell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shamrock putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has OFarrell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
OFarrell is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shamrock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shamrock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shamrock prevents OFarrell from breaking the clinch.
OFarrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OFarrell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brandon OFarrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OFarrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamrock scores with a jab to the head.
Shamrock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shamrock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
OFarrell tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but OFarrell pushes him off.
OFarrell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
OFarrell avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
A low kick from OFarrell is predictable there
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind OFarrell 's knee.
OFarrell lands a really nice looking cross but Shamrock seems unphased.
OFarrell blocks a low kick nicely.
A left and a right from OFarrell both land. Nice combination.
OFarrell lands a body shot.
OFarrell misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from OFarrell misses.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OFarrell cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
OFarrell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from OFarrell.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
OFarrell throws a lazy head kick
and Shamrock counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shamrock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt OFarrell.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shamrock darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
OFarrell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock throws a head kick that half lands.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OFarrell.
OFarrell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
OFarrell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shamrock. Shamrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Shamrock is on the wrong end of a nice combination from OFarrell.
OFarrell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shamrock circles away quickly and effectively.
OFarrell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.
OFarrell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from OFarrell misses
and Shamrock counters with a low kick, right behind OFarrell 's knee.
OFarrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a thumping low kick.
Shamrock throws a wild body kick that OFarrell sees coming a mile off.
Nice body kick from Shamrock.
Shamrock scores with a kick to the body.
OFarrell throws a jab when Shamrock was well out of range.
Shamrock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with OFarrell, pushing him back against the cage.
Shamrock taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OFarrell takes a knee to the side of the body.
OFarrell working hard to break the clinch.
Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but OFarrell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock tries a knee to the head but OFarrell blocks it.
OFarrell tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on OFarrell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shamrock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from OFarrell.
Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OFarrell's efforts to push away.
Shamrock keeps control of OFarrell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
OFarrell takes a knee right on the jaw!
OFarrell is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock is controlling him.
OFarrell breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
OFarrell throws a combination that misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice body kick.
OFarrell throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
OFarrell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shamrock cracks the inside of OFarrell's front leg.
OFarrell swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
OFarrell has had enough of the clinch but Shamrock keeps him there for the moment.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but OFarrell avoids the damage to the body.
OFarrell will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. OFarrell is defending well for now.
OFarrell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OFarrell is trying to break the clinch but Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
OFarrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OFarrell misses with a double jab
and Shamrock counters with a leg kick.
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shamrock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Shamrock connects with a nice looking jab.
Shamrock tries to clinch but OFarrell is having none of it.
OFarrell throws a sloppy body shot
and Shamrock counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A jab from OFarrell misses.
OFarrell throws a lazy head kick
and Shamrock counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from OFarrell.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from OFarrell.
OFarrell throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with OFarrell, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes OFarrell against the cage but OFarrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OFarrell misses with a combination
and Shamrock counters with a nice leg kick.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but OFarrell pushes him off.
Shamrock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shamrock is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
OFarrell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Shamrock counters with a nice leg kick.
OFarrell checks a leg kick.
Shamrock slips a jab from OFarrell.
Shamrock tries to land a front kick but OFarrell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shamrock moves out of range of the leg kick from OFarrell.
OFarrell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shamrock.
OFarrell looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shamrock closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from OFarrell.
A low kick from OFarrell misses
and Shamrock makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. OFarrell really felt that one!
OFarrell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from OFarrell.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but OFarrell moved out of range nicely.
OFarrell throws the left hand but Shamrock avoids the punch easily.
OFarrell misses with a looping right.
Brandon OFarrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shamrock scores with a spinning back kick!
Shamrock avoids the body shot from OFarrell.
OFarrell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shamrock counters by clinching up.
Shamrock scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shamrock winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Shamrock!
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