Post by The Sandmen on Jan 30, 2018 5:45:17 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Arona while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Ken Shamrock raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Shamrock wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shamrock takes a break to breathe while holding Ricardo Arona.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Arona is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Arona
Arona measures the resilience of Shamrock's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shamrock blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Arona
Shamrock tries to jump to side mount.
Ricardo Arona closed his guard around Ken Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Shamrock shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Arona pushes Ken Shamrock forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ricardo Arona is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Ken Shamrock has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Arona's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arona tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Arona is in closed guard... Shamrock tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ricardo Arona!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to roll to his side and trap Ken Shamrock in his guard...
Ken Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ken Shamrock sits high on Ricardo Arona's chest and pulls his leg underneath Arona's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Arona's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Shamrock is locking that Triangle from Mount...
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Arona tries to roll out. He's too quick for Ken Shamrock and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Shamrock and it cost him top position.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Arona's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arona tries to cover his face,
Arona's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ricardo Arona is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Ricardo Arona gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ricardo Arona is in half guard over Shamrock
Shamrock throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Ricardo Arona realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Shamrock misses a step and Ricardo Arona sees an opportunity to counter him!
Arona opts to jump inside Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock didn't see that coming. Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock now.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Arona struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock
Arona works on the ground with his fingers over Shamrock's face
Shamrock shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Arona
He succeeds!
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Arona is in closed guard... Shamrock tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ricardo Arona!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ken Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Arona's eyes...
Arona struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Shamrock is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Arona's eyes...
Arona is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Arona tries to stand up!
Shamrock doesn't allow him!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Deep breaths from Ricardo Arona who tries a hammer punch to Shamrock's ribs.
That hit Shamrock who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Shamrock's moves.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ricardo Arona creates enough space to control Ken Shamrock's leg.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Arona
Shamrock works on the ground with his fingers over Arona's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Arona
Ricardo Arona launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Ken Shamrock uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ricardo Arona gets sloppy and Ken Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Shamrock tries to get a side mount...
Arona wraps his leg around Ken Shamrock leg and prevents him from moving.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Arona
Ken Shamrock hooks Arona's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Arona struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Ricardo Arona manages to kick Shamrock away and scrambles on top!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Ken Shamrock moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shamrock has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shamrock pushes off of Ricardo Arona and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Arona stumbles backwards but Ken Shamrock chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Arona's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ricardo Arona pushes away Shamrock trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shamrock doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ricardo Arona
The fighters are clinching.
Ken Shamrock fakes a punch to Ricardo Arona ribs and the tries to trip him
Ricardo Arona loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Arona
Shamrock use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Shanghai Arena (Shanghai, China) is cheering him!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Shamrock launches a barrage of elbows over Arona's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Arona doesn't fight back!
Arona has a small cut in his Right eye
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Arona tries to stand up!
Shamrock doesn't allow him!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Ken Shamrock was tooling Ricardo Arona for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ricardo Arona lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ken Shamrock hooks Arona's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Arona hyper-extended his left leg
Arona struggles to free himself
That Kneebar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Shamrock extends his hips and it's deep. Ricardo Arona taps! Smart move, Ricardo Arona could have been seriously injured by that punishing lock.
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (Kneebar) at 1:45 Round 2
Statistics: Ricardo Arona
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
All Shamrock
Ken Shamrock raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Shamrock wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shamrock takes a break to breathe while holding Ricardo Arona.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Arona is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Arona
Arona measures the resilience of Shamrock's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shamrock blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Arona
Shamrock tries to jump to side mount.
Ricardo Arona closed his guard around Ken Shamrock.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Shamrock shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Arona pushes Ken Shamrock forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ricardo Arona is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Ken Shamrock has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Arona's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arona tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Arona is in closed guard... Shamrock tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ricardo Arona!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to roll to his side and trap Ken Shamrock in his guard...
Ken Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ken Shamrock sits high on Ricardo Arona's chest and pulls his leg underneath Arona's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Arona's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Shamrock is locking that Triangle from Mount...
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Arona tries to roll out. He's too quick for Ken Shamrock and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Shamrock and it cost him top position.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Arona's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Arona tries to cover his face,
Arona's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Ricardo Arona is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Ricardo Arona gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Ricardo Arona is in half guard over Shamrock
Shamrock throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Ricardo Arona realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Shamrock misses a step and Ricardo Arona sees an opportunity to counter him!
Arona opts to jump inside Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock didn't see that coming. Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock now.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Arona struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock
Arona works on the ground with his fingers over Shamrock's face
Shamrock shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Ricardo Arona is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Arona
He succeeds!
Ricardo Arona is in closed guard over Shamrock
Arona is in closed guard... Shamrock tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ricardo Arona!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ken Shamrock tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Arona's eyes...
Arona struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
Shamrock is locking that armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Arona's eyes...
Arona is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Arona tries to stand up!
Shamrock doesn't allow him!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Deep breaths from Ricardo Arona who tries a hammer punch to Shamrock's ribs.
That hit Shamrock who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Shamrock's moves.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Ricardo Arona creates enough space to control Ken Shamrock's leg.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Arona
Shamrock works on the ground with his fingers over Arona's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Arona
Ricardo Arona launches a few punches to Shamrock's cheek from the guard.
Ken Shamrock uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ricardo Arona gets sloppy and Ken Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Shamrock tries to get a side mount...
Arona wraps his leg around Ken Shamrock leg and prevents him from moving.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Arona
Ken Shamrock hooks Arona's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Arona struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Ricardo Arona manages to kick Shamrock away and scrambles on top!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Ken Shamrock moves forward looking for some grappling action
Shamrock has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shamrock pushes off of Ricardo Arona and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Arona stumbles backwards but Ken Shamrock chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Arona's Right eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ricardo Arona pushes away Shamrock trying to keep the fight at striking range
Shamrock doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Ricardo Arona
The fighters are clinching.
Ken Shamrock fakes a punch to Ricardo Arona ribs and the tries to trip him
Ricardo Arona loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Arona
Shamrock use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Shanghai Arena (Shanghai, China) is cheering him!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Shamrock launches a barrage of elbows over Arona's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Arona doesn't fight back!
Arona has a small cut in his Right eye
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Arona tries to stand up!
Shamrock doesn't allow him!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Ricardo Arona
Ken Shamrock was tooling Ricardo Arona for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Ricardo Arona lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ken Shamrock hooks Arona's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Arona hyper-extended his left leg
Arona struggles to free himself
That Kneebar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Shamrock extends his hips and it's deep. Ricardo Arona taps! Smart move, Ricardo Arona could have been seriously injured by that punishing lock.
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (Kneebar) at 1:45 Round 2
Statistics: Ricardo Arona
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 7/11 (64%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 297 s
All Shamrock