Post by The Sandmen on Apr 22, 2014 17:15:11 GMT -5
Ken Shamrock glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Vitaly Minakov looks very relaxed.
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.
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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Shamrock and Minakov move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ken Shamrock circles around Minakov
Ken Shamrock jumps and scissors Vitaly Minakov's left leg in a flying heel hook attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
That Flying Heel Hook looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Vitaly Minakov's heel hook defense is spot on and avoids the audacious attempt. He stands up while Ken Shamrock remains on the ground.
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Shamrock tries to hit Vitaly Minakov with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Minakov steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Vitaly Minakov's head...
Minakov leans out of the way.
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Vitaly Minakov's head...
It lands flush with Vitaly Minakov's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock kicks his legs trying to keep Vitaly Minakov away.
Vitaly Minakov takes a kick to the body.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Ken Shamrock is on his feet again.
1:01 Round 1 and Shamrock is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shamrock is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Ken Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Ken Shamrock can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Minakov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Ken Shamrock in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shamrock fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ken Shamrock.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock tries to show some ground skills
Ken Shamrock put Minakov in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to close the guard.
Shamrock put Vitaly Minakov in closed guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Minakov sits over his knees and pushes away Shamrock's leg!
Shamrock closes his legs around Vitaly Minakov's leg. Minakov is not able to move away now!
Minakov misses a step and Ken Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to move to full guard
Ken Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov hovers above Shamrock
Ken Shamrock stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov tries to improve position.
Shamrock adjusts and closes his guard.
Shamrock is trying to counter now!
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Minakov
He is not able to do it
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov leans back...
Shamrock eyes him warily.
Minakov misses a step and Ken Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Minakov blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Vitaly Minakov manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Ken Shamrock...
Ken Shamrock takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in AT&T Center (San Antonio, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Vitaly Minakov
gets deflected.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shamrock is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov manages to switch to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Minakov
Shamrock positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Minakov's being punished here!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov 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.
Poorly executed technique. Ken Shamrock looks to counter!
Shamrock tries to jump to side mount.
Vitaly Minakov closed his guard around Ken Shamrock.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock goes for an americana!
Minakov breaks free.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Good looking punches from Ken Shamrock on the ground
They could take their toll on Minakov.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock goes for an americana!
Minakov breaks free.
Shamrock misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov manages to switch to half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Ken Shamrock.
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Round 2
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Vitaly Minakov circles around Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Shamrock's face
Vitaly Minakov tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shamrock is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Minakov
He is not able to do it
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Minakov
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov tries to move to full mount
Minakov succeeds
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Hard blow to Minakov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Minakov's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to close the guard.
Minakov put Ken Shamrock in closed guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Minakov
Ken Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Shamrock breaks the closed guard of Vitaly Minakov and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Minakov's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shamrock
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Vitaly Minakov takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Minakov
Shamrock struggles on the ground and tries to break Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Minakov doesn't want to free his opponent and Shamrock continues in closed guard
Shamrock misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock is in closed guard... Minakov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Minakov fires a barrage of punches at Shamrock's head!
This is bad! Minakov is just pounding on Ken Shamrock's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov rolls him over and takes his back!
Minakov is in rear mount over Shamrock
Minakov tries to get a hook in!
Shamrock rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Vitaly Minakov manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov keeps control and remains in side mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Ken Shamrock...
Ken Shamrock sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Minakov tries to open up Ken Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
Ken Shamrock wraps his arms around Minakov's arms and counters the punches.
Minakov misses a step and Ken Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Vitaly Minakov breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Vitaly Minakov. 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.
Minakov steps backwards away from Ken Shamrock. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Minakov is holding Ken Shamrock's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ken Shamrock shows great balance while pushing away Vitaly Minakov
Low kick by Ken Shamrock to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Minakov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shamrock follows Vitaly Minakov
only to get counter punched in a big way! Shamrock needs to stop playing Vitaly Minakov's game or he'll get knocked out!
Shamrock steps backwards away from Vitaly Minakov. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shamrock pushes Vitaly Minakov and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Shamrock is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Ken Shamrock isolates Vitaly Minakov's right arm looking for an armbar...
Vitaly Minakov manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ken Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries an armbar from the bottom!
Vitaly Minakov breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shamrock clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitaly Minakov to fight back!
Minakov tries to jump to side mount.
Ken Shamrock jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Minakov
Ken Shamrock looks to posture up and open Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Ken Shamrock forces Vitaly Minakov to open his guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Vitaly Minakov attempts a sweep single...
Vitaly Minakov catches Ken Shamrock's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Minakov.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shamrock
Minakov is in closed guard... Shamrock tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shamrock fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Shamrock is locking that Armbar...
Minakov Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov struggles to free himself
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ken Shamrock.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock tries to show some ground skills
Ken Shamrock put Minakov in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to move to full guard
Ken Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock attempts a triangle from bottom! Vitaly Minakov slips out. Shamrock quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Vitaly Minakov slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Vitaly Minakov decides to jump inside Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock didn't see that coming. Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock now.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
That Kimura looks tight...
Vitaly Minakov lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Ken Shamrock doesn't break the lock and Vitaly Minakov is running out of time!
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
Minakov struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Ken Shamrock's lock! This is over! Minakov didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (Kimura) at 1:25 Round 3
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 507 s
Statistics: Vitaly Minakov
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/1 (200%)
GnP strikes 4/16 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 467 s
This was a good fight. Shamrock came out aggressive and strong, and took round 1 with some legit ground game (Minakov's weakness). Then in Round 2, Vitaly got some good shots in standing, and followed up with some more strong GnP, and took round 2. But Kenny came back in round 3 with the ground work and took out VItaly. Nice to see Kenny back in Ken Shamrock form.
Vitaly Minakov looks very relaxed.
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.
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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Shamrock and Minakov move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ken Shamrock circles around Minakov
Ken Shamrock jumps and scissors Vitaly Minakov's left leg in a flying heel hook attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
That Flying Heel Hook looks tight...
Crippling lock!
Vitaly Minakov's heel hook defense is spot on and avoids the audacious attempt. He stands up while Ken Shamrock remains on the ground.
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Shamrock tries to hit Vitaly Minakov with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Minakov steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Vitaly Minakov's head...
Minakov leans out of the way.
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock launches an up-kick intended for Vitaly Minakov's head...
It lands flush with Vitaly Minakov's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Minakov is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Ken Shamrock kicks his legs trying to keep Vitaly Minakov away.
Vitaly Minakov takes a kick to the body.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Ken Shamrock is on his feet again.
1:01 Round 1 and Shamrock is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Shamrock is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Ken Shamrock slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Ken Shamrock can't find an opening in his opponent's guard!
Minakov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Vitaly Minakov tries to roll to his side and trap Ken Shamrock in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shamrock fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ken Shamrock.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock tries to show some ground skills
Ken Shamrock put Minakov in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to close the guard.
Shamrock put Vitaly Minakov in closed guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov is looking to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Vitaly Minakov gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Minakov sits over his knees and pushes away Shamrock's leg!
Shamrock closes his legs around Vitaly Minakov's leg. Minakov is not able to move away now!
Minakov misses a step and Ken Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to move to full guard
Ken Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov hovers above Shamrock
Ken Shamrock stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov tries to improve position.
Shamrock adjusts and closes his guard.
Shamrock is trying to counter now!
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Minakov
He is not able to do it
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov leans back...
Shamrock eyes him warily.
Minakov misses a step and Ken Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Minakov blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Vitaly Minakov manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Ken Shamrock...
Ken Shamrock takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in AT&T Center (San Antonio, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
A right hand from Vitaly Minakov
gets deflected.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Shamrock is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov manages to switch to full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Minakov
Shamrock positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Minakov's being punished here!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov 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.
Poorly executed technique. Ken Shamrock looks to counter!
Shamrock tries to jump to side mount.
Vitaly Minakov closed his guard around Ken Shamrock.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock goes for an americana!
Minakov breaks free.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Good looking punches from Ken Shamrock on the ground
They could take their toll on Minakov.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
Ken Shamrock goes for an americana!
Minakov breaks free.
Shamrock misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Vitaly Minakov attempts to trap Ken Shamrock in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov manages to switch to half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Ken Shamrock.
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Round 2
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Vitaly Minakov circles around Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov tries to show his boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Shamrock's face
Vitaly Minakov tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shamrock is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Minakov
He is not able to do it
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries to close his guard around Minakov
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Minakov tries to move to full mount
Minakov succeeds
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Minakov's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Minakov's side.
Hard blow to Minakov's mid-section, he seems hurt
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Minakov's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Minakov
Vitaly Minakov tries to close the guard.
Minakov put Ken Shamrock in closed guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Minakov
Ken Shamrock tries to better his position on the ground...
Shamrock breaks the closed guard of Vitaly Minakov and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Minakov's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Shamrock
Ken Shamrock looks to mount Vitaly Minakov...
Vitaly Minakov takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Minakov
Shamrock struggles on the ground and tries to break Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Minakov doesn't want to free his opponent and Shamrock continues in closed guard
Shamrock misses a step and Vitaly Minakov sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock is in closed guard... Minakov tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Minakov fires a barrage of punches at Shamrock's head!
This is bad! Minakov is just pounding on Ken Shamrock's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Vitaly Minakov is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard...
Vitaly Minakov rolls him over and takes his back!
Minakov is in rear mount over Shamrock
Minakov tries to get a hook in!
Shamrock rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov tries to pass Ken Shamrock's guard...
Vitaly Minakov manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to trap Vitaly Minakov in his guard.
Vitaly Minakov keeps control and remains in side mount.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Vitaly Minakov looks to mount Ken Shamrock...
Ken Shamrock sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Minakov tries to open up Ken Shamrock's defense faking a few punches.
Ken Shamrock wraps his arms around Minakov's arms and counters the punches.
Minakov misses a step and Ken Shamrock sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shamrock moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Vitaly Minakov breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Vitaly Minakov. 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.
Minakov steps backwards away from Ken Shamrock. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Minakov is holding Ken Shamrock's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Ken Shamrock shows great balance while pushing away Vitaly Minakov
Low kick by Ken Shamrock to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Minakov tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Shamrock follows Vitaly Minakov
only to get counter punched in a big way! Shamrock needs to stop playing Vitaly Minakov's game or he'll get knocked out!
Shamrock steps backwards away from Vitaly Minakov. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Shamrock pushes Vitaly Minakov and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Shamrock is holding Vitaly Minakov's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Vitaly Minakov loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Vitaly Minakov
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
Ken Shamrock isolates Vitaly Minakov's right arm looking for an armbar...
Vitaly Minakov manages to sit up and pull his arm out of danger! Ken Shamrock lost his dominant position.
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock tries an armbar from the bottom!
Vitaly Minakov breaks the lock and moves himself to side control.
Shamrock clumsily fails here and it's time for Vitaly Minakov to fight back!
Minakov tries to jump to side mount.
Ken Shamrock jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Minakov
Ken Shamrock looks to posture up and open Vitaly Minakov's guard...
Ken Shamrock forces Vitaly Minakov to open his guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Vitaly Minakov attempts a sweep single...
Vitaly Minakov catches Ken Shamrock's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Minakov.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Vitaly Minakov is in closed guard over Shamrock
Minakov is in closed guard... Shamrock tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Vitaly Minakov!
Ken Shamrock is in full mount over Vitaly Minakov
Shamrock fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Vitaly Minakov's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Shamrock is locking that Armbar...
Minakov Hyper-extended his left arm
That Armbar looks tight...
Minakov struggles to free himself
Minakov holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Minakov's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Ken Shamrock.
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock launches a few punches to Minakov's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Minakov tries to cover his face,
Vitaly Minakov is in side mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock tries to show some ground skills
Ken Shamrock put Minakov in half guard.
Vitaly Minakov is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock attempts to move to full guard
Ken Shamrock manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Shamrock attempts a triangle from bottom! Vitaly Minakov slips out. Shamrock quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Vitaly Minakov slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Vitaly Minakov looks to counter!
Vitaly Minakov decides to jump inside Shamrock's guard.
Shamrock didn't see that coming. Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock now.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Vitaly Minakov is in open guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
That Kimura looks tight...
Vitaly Minakov lifts his opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down he goes!
Ken Shamrock doesn't break the lock and Vitaly Minakov is running out of time!
You can see the pain reflected in Minakov's eyes...
Minakov struggles to free himself
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Ken Shamrock's lock! This is over! Minakov didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (Kimura) at 1:25 Round 3
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 507 s
Statistics: Vitaly Minakov
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/1 (200%)
GnP strikes 4/16 (25%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 467 s
This was a good fight. Shamrock came out aggressive and strong, and took round 1 with some legit ground game (Minakov's weakness). Then in Round 2, Vitaly got some good shots in standing, and followed up with some more strong GnP, and took round 2. But Kenny came back in round 3 with the ground work and took out VItaly. Nice to see Kenny back in Ken Shamrock form.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!