Post by The Sandmen on Dec 21, 2012 17:23:54 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Shamrock while Herb Dean recites the rules.
Stefan Struve 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 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shamrock fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stefan Struve didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He is not able to do it
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Struve
Shamrock tries to jump to side mount.
Stefan Struve closed his guard around Ken Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock looks to be in very good shape.
Ken Shamrock throws a flurry of punches at Struve...
A lot of them are hitting Struve's face
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Ken Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
Ken Shamrock is looking to pass Stefan Struve's guard...
Ken Shamrock gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to move to full guard
Ken Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to move to full guard
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Struve's ribs.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Stefan Struve doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Stefan Struve looks to counter!
Stefan Struve isolates Ken Shamrock's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ken Shamrock is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ken Shamrock shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Ken Shamrock breaks that americana attempt!
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Here comes Stefan Struve with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Shamrock's ribs!
An overhand right from Stefan Struve that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Shamrock moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Shamrock tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stefan Struve launches a body shot
Shamrock dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Shamrock is holding Stefan Struve's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stefan Struve loses balance and goes to the ground.
Struve Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ken Shamrock tries to open Struve's guard...
Struve breaks the lock and covers himself from Shamrock's punches
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Shamrock fires a barrage of punches at Struve's head!
The punches go wide.
Shamrock misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Ken Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ken Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Shamrock slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Stefan Struve.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Struve tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ken Shamrock doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Stefan Struve gets sloppy and Ken Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Shamrock suddenly holds Stefan Struve's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Struve can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Ken Shamrock!
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Stefan Struve gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Struve launches a barrage of elbows over Shamrock's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Shamrock doesn't fight back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Struve tries to cover his face,
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve pushes Shamrock's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Struve who is in full mount! Shamrock is in trouble now!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Stefan Struve storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Struve doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Shamrock's face with his elbows!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ken Shamrock's arm and tries an armbar!
Shamrock hold his own hand and breaks Struve's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Stefan Struve.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Stefan Struve...
Stefan Struve sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to move to full guard
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Struve tries to grapple
He puts Shamrock in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stefan Struve pushes away Shamrock trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shamrock stumbles backwards and Stefan Struve circles to get the center of the cage
Struve is holding Ken Shamrock's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ken Shamrock loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Stefan Struve looks to mount Ken Shamrock...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Ken Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Shamrock is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shamrock is trying to counter now!
Ken Shamrock tries to roll on the ground...
Struve knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Stefan Struve rolls Ken Shamrock to his stomach and takes his back!
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Stefan Struve storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Ken Shamrock blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Shamrock has Struve controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Struve is unable to move under Shamrock control.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Shamrock locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Stefan Struve unil he can pull his arm free! Struve lost his dominant position.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Stefan Struve launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Terrible one sided match... Shamrock was not ready to fight a fighter of Stefan Struve caliber.
Ken Shamrock fakes some punches
Struve ties him up.
Shamrock clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Stefan Struve overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Shamrock pulls his arm out of danger.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock tries to stand up!
Struve doesn't allow him!
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock tries to escape from the closed guard
Shamrock succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He succeeds!
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Ken Shamrock tries to open Struve's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Ken Shamrock. Struve is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Ken Shamrock is cooling the fight on the ground
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Not a desiderable position that Shamrock is in now. Stefan Struve is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shamrock is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Stefan Struve rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Struve leans back...
He clobbers Ken Shamrock's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Struve tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ken Shamrock!
Struve is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Nice beating Stefan Struve has received.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shamrock is holding Stefan Struve's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stefan Struve shows great balance while pushing away Ken Shamrock
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Shamrock's chin! That stops Shamrock in his tracks!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Shamrock wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Struve wants nothing of that and pushes Shamrock.
The two exchange wildly
Shamrock is connecting with a few punches
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Shamrock looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Stefan Struve's punches
Shamrock measures the resilience of Struve's chin with an uppercut while Struve lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Stefan Struve's Right eye
Brutal-looking high kick from Stefan Struve!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Ken Shamrock circles around Struve
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Struve won't budge, forcing Shamrock to pull guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to better his position on the ground...
Struve breaks the closed guard of Ken Shamrock and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Ken Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Deep breaths from Ken Shamrock who tries a hammer punch to Struve's ribs.
Struve blocks those punches
Struve tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Struve fires a barrage of punches at Shamrock's head!
This is bad! Struve is just pounding on Ken Shamrock's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to pass to half guard...
Ken Shamrock can't prevent his opponent from passing. Struve looks to work from half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Stefan Struve passes momentarily but Ken Shamrock sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shamrock misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ken Shamrock circles around Struve
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
Stefan Struve sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Stefan Struve tries a high kick!
Shamrock was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Shamrock has a small cut in his Left cheek
Stefan Struve and Shamrock engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Stefan Struve is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Incredible high kick!
Shamrock is worried!
Struve begins to launch a barrage of punches over Shamrock
this is getting worse and worse for Shamrock
There is a small laceration on Ken Shamrock's Mouth
Ken Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stefan Struve jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Struve launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Shamrock.
Struve steps backwards away from Ken Shamrock. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Shamrock is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Ken Shamrock fires an unorthodox punch to Struve's torso
that goes wide.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Shamrock moves to shoot
but Stefan Struve delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Struve launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Shamrock!
Struve fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ken Shamrock didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Struve tries to move to full mount
Struve succeeds
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Ken Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Ken Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve goes for an armbar!
Shamrock struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
Herb Dean breaks Stefan Struve's lock! This is over! Shamrock didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Stefan Struve by Submission (Armbar) at 4:37 Round 3
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/6 (33%)
GnP strikes 12/33 (36%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 545 s
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/26 (54%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 545 s
Decent fight by both guys. Both had moments of acceptable glory.
Stefan Struve 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 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shamrock fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stefan Struve didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He is not able to do it
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Struve
Shamrock tries to jump to side mount.
Stefan Struve closed his guard around Ken Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock looks to be in very good shape.
Ken Shamrock throws a flurry of punches at Struve...
A lot of them are hitting Struve's face
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Ken Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Ken Shamrock to fight back!
Ken Shamrock is looking to pass Stefan Struve's guard...
Ken Shamrock gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to move to full guard
Ken Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to move to full guard
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Struve's ribs.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Stefan Struve doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Stefan Struve looks to counter!
Stefan Struve isolates Ken Shamrock's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ken Shamrock is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Ken Shamrock shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Ken Shamrock breaks that americana attempt!
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Here comes Stefan Struve with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Shamrock's ribs!
An overhand right from Stefan Struve that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Shamrock moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
Shamrock tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stefan Struve launches a body shot
Shamrock dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Shamrock is holding Stefan Struve's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stefan Struve loses balance and goes to the ground.
Struve Hyper-extended his left arm
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ken Shamrock tries to open Struve's guard...
Struve breaks the lock and covers himself from Shamrock's punches
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Shamrock fires a barrage of punches at Struve's head!
The punches go wide.
Shamrock misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Ken Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ken Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Shamrock slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Stefan Struve.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Stefan Struve
Struve tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Ken Shamrock doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Stefan Struve gets sloppy and Ken Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Shamrock suddenly holds Stefan Struve's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Struve can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Ken Shamrock!
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Stefan Struve gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Struve launches a barrage of elbows over Shamrock's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Shamrock doesn't fight back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Struve tries to cover his face,
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve pushes Shamrock's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Struve who is in full mount! Shamrock is in trouble now!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Stefan Struve storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Struve doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Shamrock's face with his elbows!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Ken Shamrock's arm and tries an armbar!
Shamrock hold his own hand and breaks Struve's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Stefan Struve.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Stefan Struve...
Stefan Struve sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Struve
Stefan Struve attempts to move to full guard
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Struve tries to grapple
He puts Shamrock in a double underhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stefan Struve pushes away Shamrock trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shamrock stumbles backwards and Stefan Struve circles to get the center of the cage
Struve is holding Ken Shamrock's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ken Shamrock loses balance and goes to the ground.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Stefan Struve looks to mount Ken Shamrock...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Ken Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Shamrock is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Shamrock is trying to counter now!
Ken Shamrock tries to roll on the ground...
Struve knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Stefan Struve rolls Ken Shamrock to his stomach and takes his back!
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Stefan Struve storms over Shamrock with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Ken Shamrock blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Shamrock has Struve controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Struve is unable to move under Shamrock control.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Shamrock locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Stefan Struve unil he can pull his arm free! Struve lost his dominant position.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Stefan Struve launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shamrock tries to cover his face,
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Terrible one sided match... Shamrock was not ready to fight a fighter of Stefan Struve caliber.
Ken Shamrock fakes some punches
Struve ties him up.
Shamrock clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Stefan Struve overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Shamrock pulls his arm out of danger.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock tries to stand up!
Struve doesn't allow him!
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Shamrock tries to escape from the closed guard
Shamrock succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He succeeds!
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Ken Shamrock tries to open Struve's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Ken Shamrock. Struve is unable to cover himself now!
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Ken Shamrock is cooling the fight on the ground
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Struve
Not a desiderable position that Shamrock is in now. Stefan Struve is well knowed for his strong and relentless GnP.
Shamrock is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Stefan Struve rolls him over and takes his back!
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Struve leans back...
He clobbers Ken Shamrock's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Struve is in rear mount over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Struve tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ken Shamrock!
Struve is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Nice beating Stefan Struve has received.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shamrock is holding Stefan Struve's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stefan Struve shows great balance while pushing away Ken Shamrock
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Shamrock's chin! That stops Shamrock in his tracks!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Shamrock wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Struve wants nothing of that and pushes Shamrock.
The two exchange wildly
Shamrock is connecting with a few punches
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:50 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Shamrock looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Stefan Struve's punches
Shamrock measures the resilience of Struve's chin with an uppercut while Struve lands some great crosses.
There is a small laceration on Stefan Struve's Right eye
Brutal-looking high kick from Stefan Struve!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Ken Shamrock circles around Struve
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Struve won't budge, forcing Shamrock to pull guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to better his position on the ground...
Struve breaks the closed guard of Ken Shamrock and moves to half guard
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Ken Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Deep breaths from Ken Shamrock who tries a hammer punch to Struve's ribs.
Struve blocks those punches
Struve tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Struve fires a barrage of punches at Shamrock's head!
This is bad! Struve is just pounding on Ken Shamrock's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to pass to half guard...
Ken Shamrock can't prevent his opponent from passing. Struve looks to work from half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Shamrock
Stefan Struve tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Stefan Struve passes momentarily but Ken Shamrock sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Shamrock misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ken Shamrock circles around Struve
Ken Shamrock shoots for a double leg takedown!
Stefan Struve sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Stefan Struve tries a high kick!
Shamrock was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Shamrock has a small cut in his Left cheek
Stefan Struve and Shamrock engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Stefan Struve is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Incredible high kick!
Shamrock is worried!
Struve begins to launch a barrage of punches over Shamrock
this is getting worse and worse for Shamrock
There is a small laceration on Ken Shamrock's Mouth
Ken Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Stefan Struve jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Struve launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Shamrock.
Struve steps backwards away from Ken Shamrock. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Shamrock is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Ken Shamrock fires an unorthodox punch to Struve's torso
that goes wide.
Struve is trying to counter now!
Shamrock moves to shoot
but Stefan Struve delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Struve launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Shamrock!
Struve fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ken Shamrock didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Shamrock
Struve tries to move to full mount
Struve succeeds
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Ken Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Stefan Struve controls the situation despite Ken Shamrock efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Struve goes for an armbar!
Shamrock struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
Herb Dean breaks Stefan Struve's lock! This is over! Shamrock didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Stefan Struve by Submission (Armbar) at 4:37 Round 3
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 9/13 (69%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/6 (33%)
GnP strikes 12/33 (36%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 545 s
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 13/22 (59%)
Kicks 6/7 (86%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/26 (54%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 545 s
Decent fight by both guys. Both had moments of acceptable glory.