Post by The Sandman on Sept 19, 2022 23:01:08 GMT -5
Ken Shamrock looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Francis Ngannou raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Ken Shamrock and Francis Ngannou touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ken Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Ken Shamrock catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over The Predator
Deep breaths from Francis Ngannou who tries a hammer punch to The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man's ribs.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man blocks those punches
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over The Predator
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man is in closed guard... The Predator tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Predator's ribs.
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Francis Ngannou seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Francis Ngannou hovers above The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock stops him from throwing strikes.
The Predator clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock tries to close the guard.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man put Francis Ngannou in closed guard.
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The Predator is in closed guard... The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to roll on the ground!
Francis Ngannou uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The Predator tries to escape from the closed guard
The Predator succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
The Predator pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to close his guard around The Predator
He succeeds!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The Predator is in closed guard... The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Francis Ngannou!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Francis Ngannou creates enough space to control Ken Shamrock's leg.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over The Predator
Ken Shamrock tries to pass Francis Ngannou's guard...
Ken Shamrock manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Francis Ngannou...
Ken Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll on the ground...
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Francis Ngannou is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punch by Francis Ngannou
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The Predator begins to launch a barrage of punches over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock is smart enough to duck backwards
The Predator feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock launches a body shot
The Predator evades.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man steps forward
The Predator feints.
Francis Ngannou gets sloppy and Ken Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ken Shamrock!
The Predator is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The Predator decides to launch some tentative punches
Ken Shamrock takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The Predator has a small cut in his Right cheek
The Predator looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ken Shamrock's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Ken Shamrock paws at The Predator.
The Predator swings ineffectively.
Some nice shots from Francis Ngannou
miss their mark.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Ken Shamrock
that stun The Predator.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man is connecting with a few punches
Francis Ngannou looks rather shattered.
Shovel hook by Francis Ngannou
goes nowhere.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Francis Ngannou, but it's close.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou swings...
...no good.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Ken Shamrock looks to counter!
Ken Shamrock moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to The Predator's right thigh
The Predator is swinging for the fences!
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man backpedals and creates space. Francis Ngannou is asking him if he is going to fight!
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man leads with a punch
Francis Ngannou evades but whiffs with a counter.
A left hook from The Predator
falls short.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
A right hand from Francis Ngannou
misses its target.
Incredible haymaker from Francis Ngannou!
It misses by a mile.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou attempts to cut off The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man with punches
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man avoids getting cornered.
The Predator clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
A punch from Ken Shamrock
grazes The Predator's left cheek.
The Predator's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Predator pushes Ken Shamrock and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
A punch from Francis Ngannou
gets blocked by The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man.
The Predator studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Predator goes down.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over The Predator
Ken Shamrock pushes Francis Ngannou against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man jumps and tries to free his leg! The Predator doesn't allow this but Ken Shamrock is able to get half guard here.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over The Predator
Ken Shamrock tries a kimura
The Predator struggles to free himself
The Predator Hyper-extended his left arm
Nicely done! The Predator must tap!
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (kimura) at 2:46 Round 2
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 145 s
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 1/38 (3%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 145 s
It seems Francis isn't ready for this level of the game. At least...not yet! (dramatic music plays very, very loudly, making everyone sad and deaf!)
Francis Ngannou raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Ken Shamrock and Francis Ngannou touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ken Shamrock attempts a sweep single...
Ken Shamrock catches Francis Ngannou's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over The Predator
Deep breaths from Francis Ngannou who tries a hammer punch to The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man's ribs.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man blocks those punches
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over The Predator
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man is in closed guard... The Predator tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting The Predator's ribs.
Francis Ngannou is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Francis Ngannou seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Francis Ngannou hovers above The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock stops him from throwing strikes.
The Predator clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in half guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock tries to close the guard.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man put Francis Ngannou in closed guard.
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The Predator is in closed guard... The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to roll on the ground!
Francis Ngannou uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The Predator tries to escape from the closed guard
The Predator succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
The Predator pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is in open guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to close his guard around The Predator
He succeeds!
Francis Ngannou is in closed guard over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
The Predator is in closed guard... The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Francis Ngannou!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Francis Ngannou creates enough space to control Ken Shamrock's leg.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over The Predator
Ken Shamrock tries to pass Francis Ngannou's guard...
Ken Shamrock manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Francis Ngannou
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Francis Ngannou...
Ken Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Francis Ngannou
Francis Ngannou tries to roll on the ground...
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Francis Ngannou is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Francis Ngannou is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punch by Francis Ngannou
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
The Predator begins to launch a barrage of punches over The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man
Ken Shamrock is smart enough to duck backwards
The Predator feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock launches a body shot
The Predator evades.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man steps forward
The Predator feints.
Francis Ngannou gets sloppy and Ken Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ken Shamrock!
The Predator is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
The Predator decides to launch some tentative punches
Ken Shamrock takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The Predator has a small cut in his Right cheek
The Predator looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Ken Shamrock's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Ken Shamrock paws at The Predator.
The Predator swings ineffectively.
Some nice shots from Francis Ngannou
miss their mark.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Ken Shamrock
that stun The Predator.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The two exchange wildly
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man is connecting with a few punches
Francis Ngannou looks rather shattered.
Shovel hook by Francis Ngannou
goes nowhere.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is maybe for Francis Ngannou, but it's close.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou swings...
...no good.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man blocks that. He made it look easy!
Poorly executed technique. Ken Shamrock looks to counter!
Ken Shamrock moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to The Predator's right thigh
The Predator is swinging for the fences!
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man backpedals and creates space. Francis Ngannou is asking him if he is going to fight!
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man leads with a punch
Francis Ngannou evades but whiffs with a counter.
A left hook from The Predator
falls short.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
A right hand from Francis Ngannou
misses its target.
Incredible haymaker from Francis Ngannou!
It misses by a mile.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Francis Ngannou attempts to cut off The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man with punches
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man avoids getting cornered.
The Predator clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
A punch from Ken Shamrock
grazes The Predator's left cheek.
The Predator's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The Predator pushes Ken Shamrock and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
A punch from Francis Ngannou
gets blocked by The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man.
The Predator studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Predator goes down.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over The Predator
Ken Shamrock pushes Francis Ngannou against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
The World's Most Ken Shamrockiest Man jumps and tries to free his leg! The Predator doesn't allow this but Ken Shamrock is able to get half guard here.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over The Predator
Ken Shamrock tries a kimura
The Predator struggles to free himself
The Predator Hyper-extended his left arm
Nicely done! The Predator must tap!
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (kimura) at 2:46 Round 2
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 13/15 (87%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 145 s
Statistics: Francis Ngannou
Punches 1/38 (3%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 145 s
It seems Francis isn't ready for this level of the game. At least...not yet! (dramatic music plays very, very loudly, making everyone sad and deaf!)