Post by The Sandmen on Oct 19, 2012 16:14:42 GMT -5
Frank Shamrock! Frank Shamrock! This is what the people are chanting here.
Jason MacDonald looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Frank Shamrock glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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MacDonald and Frank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Jason MacDonald launches a body shot
Frank dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Frank Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
MacDonald is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
Frank shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Frank moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
MacDonald tries to close his guard around Frank
He is not able to do it
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald tries to close his guard around Frank
He is not able to do it
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald looks to be in very good shape.
MacDonald measures the resilience of Frank's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Frank blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Frank Shamrock looks to counter!
Frank tries to jump to side mount.
Jason MacDonald closed his guard around Frank Shamrock.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Frank decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank Shamrock takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Frank is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frank Shamrock and MacDonald engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Shovel hook by Jason MacDonald
goes nowhere.
Frank Shamrock moves forward looking for some grappling action
Frank has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Jason MacDonald tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Frank Shamrock looks to counter!
Frank Shamrock tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank circles out and slips free of Jason MacDonald's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Frank Shamrock tries a hook to the body
and hits MacDonald ribs hard
Frank pushes Jason MacDonald and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Jason MacDonald tries a hook to the body
but Frank manages to dodge it
Nice punch by Frank Shamrock
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Frank throws a hook
that hits its mark.
MacDonald pushes Frank Shamrock and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Quick hook by Frank Shamrock
glances off MacDonald's arms.
MacDonald is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Jason MacDonald
miss their mark.
MacDonald wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Frank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jason MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Frank who put distance between them
Frank steps backwards away from Jason MacDonald. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Jason MacDonald throws an uppercut
Frank slips it.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jason MacDonald can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Jason MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Jason MacDonald catches Frank Shamrock's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by MacDonald.
Jason MacDonald is in closed guard over Frank
MacDonald tries to escape from the closed guard
MacDonald succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jason MacDonald is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around MacDonald
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Jason MacDonald is in closed guard over Frank
MacDonald tries to escape from closed guard...
Frank waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jason MacDonald! He is reversed and nor Frank Shamrock is on half guard!
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock pushes MacDonald's leg and tries to move to full mount.
MacDonald rolls and he's now on half guard over Frank Shamrock. Nice reversal.
Jason MacDonald is in half guard over Frank
MacDonald works on the ground with his fingers over Frank's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Jason MacDonald is in half guard over Frank
MacDonald is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Frank Shamrock throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
MacDonald's Right cheek is beginning to swell
MacDonald wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Frank gets hold of a leg and trips MacDonald to the mat!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock is looking to pass Jason MacDonald's guard...
Frank Shamrock gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Shamrock tries to open MacDonald's guard...
MacDonald breaks the lock and covers himself from Frank's punches
MacDonald tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jason MacDonald throws up a triangle attempt!
Frank Shamrock postures up and breaks the triangle.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Good looking punches from Frank Shamrock on the ground
They could take their toll on MacDonald.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Jason MacDonald is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Jason MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg...
Frank Shamrock uses some of his skill by jumping out of MacDonald's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
MacDonald moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Frank with a double overhooks!
A left hook from MacDonald
falls short.
MacDonald clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
Shovel hook by Frank Shamrock
tags MacDonald.
MacDonald has a small cut in his Forehead
Jason MacDonald fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Frank blocks that. He made it look easy!
Crisp uppercut by Frank followed by a hard jab
MacDonald deflects the blows.
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Jason MacDonald tries to take advantage...
MacDonald 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.
Frank launches a few hard punches to Jason MacDonald's ribs!
Jason MacDonald's ribs shows the damage! Frank Shamrock is working his opponent ribs!
MacDonald doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Shamrock embrace and tries to move away...
Frank Shamrock pushes MacDonald forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
MacDonald is launching some bone breaking punches to Frank's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Shamrock's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock pushes away MacDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
MacDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
Frank misses a step and Jason MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jason MacDonald locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Frank Shamrock brings Jason MacDonald down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to MacDonald's face!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock is cooling the fight on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank is in closed guard... MacDonald tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
MacDonald clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank breaks the closed guard of Jason MacDonald and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jason MacDonald.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy 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.
Frank Shamrock was tooling Jason MacDonald for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jason MacDonald lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frank Shamrock throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of MacDonald.
Terrible one sided match... MacDonald was not ready to fight a fighter of Frank Shamrock caliber.
Frank Shamrock jabs at MacDonald
hitting his chest.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Jason MacDonald leans forwards and tries to grapple with Frank
MacDonald shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Frank Shamrock tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank circles out and slips free of Jason MacDonald's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Jason MacDonald goes with a looping right hand while Frank Shamrock jumps back and jabs
MacDonald seems staggered and Frank Shamrock runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
MacDonald's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Jason MacDonald and Frank engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Frank's Left eye is beginning to swell
Some nice shots from Jason MacDonald
that stun Frank.
MacDonald moves forward looking for some action
Jason MacDonald shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jason MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Frank who put distance between them
Solid kick to the leg from Jason MacDonald
Frank checks it.
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
MacDonald struggles... Frank Shamrock is unable to take him down
MacDonald is trying to counter now!
Jason MacDonald fakes a punch and launches himself over Frank!
Nice move by MacDonald who clinches and pushes Frank against the cage
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jason MacDonald pushes away Frank trying to keep the fight at striking range
Frank doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jason MacDonald
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock pushes away MacDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
MacDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
Frank clumsily fails here and it's time for Jason MacDonald to fight back!
Brutal punches to Frank's face while in the clinch!
Frank can't take many more shots like those!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Left cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock pushes away MacDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
MacDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
Jason MacDonald tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank takes a break to breathe while holding Jason MacDonald.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Frank is holding Jason MacDonald's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jason MacDonald loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Jason MacDonald...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock hovers above MacDonald
Good punches to MacDonald's body.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank goes for an armbar!
Jason MacDonald breaks the lock and pushes away Frank Shamrock, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank steps backwards away from Jason MacDonald. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Inside leg kick from MacDonald
that goes awry.
MacDonald clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
A right hand from Frank Shamrock
makes MacDonald stumble back!
There is a small laceration on Jason MacDonald's Forehead
MacDonald cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Frank can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Frank sets up a throw
Jason MacDonald flies through the air!
Hard blow to MacDonald's mid-section, he seems hurt
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
Frank tries to jump to side mount.
Jason MacDonald closed his guard around Frank Shamrock.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Jason MacDonald! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Jason MacDonald doesn't defend himself!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
MacDonald tries to show some ground skills
Frank uses his strength to keep Frank at a disadvantage
Jason MacDonald gets sloppy and Frank Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Jason MacDonald...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in MacDonald's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
MacDonald breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Jason MacDonald efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
MacDonald is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Jason MacDonald down and prevents his attempts to escape
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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MacDonald wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Frank doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
The two exchange wildly
Frank is connecting with a few punches
MacDonald's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Frank moves forward and holds MacDonald
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank circles out and slips free of Jason MacDonald's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Frank moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to MacDonald's thigh!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! MacDonald was not intelligently defending himself!
MacDonald hyper-extended his leg
Winner is Frank Shamrock by TKO (Kicks) at 0:59 Round 4
Statistics: Jason MacDonald
Punches 12/26 (46%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 388 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 27/37 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/18 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 388 s
To be frank, this was all Frank. To be the Frank, you gotta beat the Frank. Jason did not beat the Frank.
Jason MacDonald looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Frank Shamrock glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
Frank Shamrock comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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MacDonald and Frank move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Jason MacDonald launches a body shot
Frank dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Frank Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
MacDonald is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
Frank shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Frank moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch him work on the ground.
MacDonald tries to close his guard around Frank
He is not able to do it
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald tries to close his guard around Frank
He is not able to do it
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
MacDonald looks to be in very good shape.
MacDonald measures the resilience of Frank's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Frank blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Frank Shamrock looks to counter!
Frank tries to jump to side mount.
Jason MacDonald closed his guard around Frank Shamrock.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Frank decides to launch some tentative punches
Frank Shamrock takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Frank is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frank Shamrock and MacDonald engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Shovel hook by Jason MacDonald
goes nowhere.
Frank Shamrock moves forward looking for some grappling action
Frank has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Jason MacDonald tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Poorly executed technique. Frank Shamrock looks to counter!
Frank Shamrock tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank circles out and slips free of Jason MacDonald's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Frank Shamrock tries a hook to the body
and hits MacDonald ribs hard
Frank pushes Jason MacDonald and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Jason MacDonald tries a hook to the body
but Frank manages to dodge it
Nice punch by Frank Shamrock
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Frank throws a hook
that hits its mark.
MacDonald pushes Frank Shamrock and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Quick hook by Frank Shamrock
glances off MacDonald's arms.
MacDonald is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Jason MacDonald
miss their mark.
MacDonald wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Frank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jason MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Frank who put distance between them
Frank steps backwards away from Jason MacDonald. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Jason MacDonald throws an uppercut
Frank slips it.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Jason MacDonald can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Jason MacDonald attempts a sweep single...
Jason MacDonald catches Frank Shamrock's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by MacDonald.
Jason MacDonald is in closed guard over Frank
MacDonald tries to escape from the closed guard
MacDonald succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Jason MacDonald is in open guard over Frank
Frank tries to close his guard around MacDonald
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Jason MacDonald is in closed guard over Frank
MacDonald tries to escape from closed guard...
Frank waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jason MacDonald! He is reversed and nor Frank Shamrock is on half guard!
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock pushes MacDonald's leg and tries to move to full mount.
MacDonald rolls and he's now on half guard over Frank Shamrock. Nice reversal.
Jason MacDonald is in half guard over Frank
MacDonald works on the ground with his fingers over Frank's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Jason MacDonald is in half guard over Frank
MacDonald is taking this opportunity to rest.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Frank Shamrock throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
MacDonald's Right cheek is beginning to swell
MacDonald wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank gets himself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Frank gets hold of a leg and trips MacDonald to the mat!
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock is looking to pass Jason MacDonald's guard...
Frank Shamrock gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Frank Shamrock tries to open MacDonald's guard...
MacDonald breaks the lock and covers himself from Frank's punches
MacDonald tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Jason MacDonald throws up a triangle attempt!
Frank Shamrock postures up and breaks the triangle.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Good looking punches from Frank Shamrock on the ground
They could take their toll on MacDonald.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Jason MacDonald is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Jason MacDonald attempts to move to full guard
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Frank Shamrock is in half guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock tries to free his leg...
Frank Shamrock uses some of his skill by jumping out of MacDonald's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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 Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank Shamrock fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
MacDonald moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Frank with a double overhooks!
A left hook from MacDonald
falls short.
MacDonald clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
Shovel hook by Frank Shamrock
tags MacDonald.
MacDonald has a small cut in his Forehead
Jason MacDonald fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Frank blocks that. He made it look easy!
Crisp uppercut by Frank followed by a hard jab
MacDonald deflects the blows.
Frank Shamrock gets sloppy and Jason MacDonald tries to take advantage...
MacDonald 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.
Frank launches a few hard punches to Jason MacDonald's ribs!
Jason MacDonald's ribs shows the damage! Frank Shamrock is working his opponent ribs!
MacDonald doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Shamrock embrace and tries to move away...
Frank Shamrock pushes MacDonald forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
MacDonald is launching some bone breaking punches to Frank's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Shamrock's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock pushes away MacDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
MacDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
Frank misses a step and Jason MacDonald sees an opportunity to counter him!
Jason MacDonald locks up a guillotine with an arm in...
Frank Shamrock brings Jason MacDonald down to the ground and pulls his head out.
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to MacDonald's face!
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank Shamrock is cooling the fight on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank breaths deeply while on the ground
Frank Shamrock is in closed guard over MacDonald
Frank is in closed guard... MacDonald tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Shamrock uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
MacDonald clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank breaks the closed guard of Jason MacDonald and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock looks to pass to mount...
Frank slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jason MacDonald.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Shamrock in his guard...
Frank Shamrock keeps good control and remains in full mount.
John McCarthy 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.
Frank Shamrock was tooling Jason MacDonald for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jason MacDonald lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Frank Shamrock throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of MacDonald.
Terrible one sided match... MacDonald was not ready to fight a fighter of Frank Shamrock caliber.
Frank Shamrock jabs at MacDonald
hitting his chest.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Jason MacDonald leans forwards and tries to grapple with Frank
MacDonald shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Frank Shamrock tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank circles out and slips free of Jason MacDonald's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Jason MacDonald goes with a looping right hand while Frank Shamrock jumps back and jabs
MacDonald seems staggered and Frank Shamrock runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
MacDonald's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Jason MacDonald and Frank engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Frank's Left eye is beginning to swell
Some nice shots from Jason MacDonald
that stun Frank.
MacDonald moves forward looking for some action
Jason MacDonald shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Jason MacDonald embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Frank who put distance between them
Solid kick to the leg from Jason MacDonald
Frank checks it.
Frank grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
MacDonald struggles... Frank Shamrock is unable to take him down
MacDonald is trying to counter now!
Jason MacDonald fakes a punch and launches himself over Frank!
Nice move by MacDonald who clinches and pushes Frank against the cage
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jason MacDonald pushes away Frank trying to keep the fight at striking range
Frank doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Jason MacDonald
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Frank Shamrock pushes away MacDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
MacDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
Frank clumsily fails here and it's time for Jason MacDonald to fight back!
Brutal punches to Frank's face while in the clinch!
Frank can't take many more shots like those!
There is a small laceration on Frank Shamrock's Left cheek
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock pushes away MacDonald trying to keep the fight at striking range
MacDonald doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Shamrock
Jason MacDonald tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Frank takes a break to breathe while holding Jason MacDonald.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Frank is holding Jason MacDonald's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Jason MacDonald loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Jason MacDonald...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock hovers above MacDonald
Good punches to MacDonald's body.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank goes for an armbar!
Jason MacDonald breaks the lock and pushes away Frank Shamrock, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Frank Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sinan Erdem Dome (Istanbul, Turkey) are cheering for the fighters.
Frank steps backwards away from Jason MacDonald. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Inside leg kick from MacDonald
that goes awry.
MacDonald clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Shamrock to fight back!
A right hand from Frank Shamrock
makes MacDonald stumble back!
There is a small laceration on Jason MacDonald's Forehead
MacDonald cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Frank can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Frank sets up a throw
Jason MacDonald flies through the air!
Hard blow to MacDonald's mid-section, he seems hurt
Frank Shamrock is in open guard over MacDonald
Frank tries to jump to side mount.
Jason MacDonald closed his guard around Frank Shamrock.
The clock says 3:45 in the 3 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Jason MacDonald! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Jason MacDonald doesn't defend himself!
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
Jason MacDonald attempts to trap Frank Shamrock in his guard.
Frank Shamrock keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 3 round
Frank Shamrock is in side mount over Jason MacDonald
MacDonald tries to show some ground skills
Frank uses his strength to keep Frank at a disadvantage
Jason MacDonald gets sloppy and Frank Shamrock tries to take advantage...
Frank Shamrock looks to mount Jason MacDonald...
Frank Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in MacDonald's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Frank Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
MacDonald breaks the lock showing some skills...
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Frank Shamrock controls the situation despite Jason MacDonald efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
Frank Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Frank is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Frank Shamrock is in full mount over Jason MacDonald
MacDonald is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Frank Shamrock pushes Jason MacDonald down and prevents his attempts to escape
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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MacDonald wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Frank doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
The two exchange wildly
Frank is connecting with a few punches
MacDonald's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Frank moves forward and holds MacDonald
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Shamrock tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Frank circles out and slips free of Jason MacDonald's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Frank moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to MacDonald's thigh!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! MacDonald was not intelligently defending himself!
MacDonald hyper-extended his leg
Winner is Frank Shamrock by TKO (Kicks) at 0:59 Round 4
Statistics: Jason MacDonald
Punches 12/26 (46%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/9 (89%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 388 s
Statistics: Frank Shamrock
Punches 27/37 (73%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/18 (67%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 388 s
To be frank, this was all Frank. To be the Frank, you gotta beat the Frank. Jason did not beat the Frank.