My play by play from memory.
Round 1.
Come out, circle, frank taking the standup with two or three good low kicks and a good jab, nothing special.
Renzo closes distance, clinches, both fighters have an over/under clinch
Frank starts rabbit punching Renzo to the back of head and is warned.
Renzo hooks a leg, takedown into halfguard.
Renzo passes into sidemount.
Frank starts throwing knees and punches from bottom sidemount, seeming content, as if these are somehow a viable way to win a fight.
After a while, the fight is somehow stood up with Renzo having isolated an arm and in sidemount.
Another takedown and more of frank kneeing from bottom sidemount.
Round clearly Gracies.
Round 2.
Another good 30 seconds standing from Frank, leg kick or two and a good straight right.
Renzo lands a respectable punch for Renzo.
Takedown by Renzo, sidemount, knees from Frank.
Renzo moves into a north-south / sidemount mix somewhat.
Frank continues with knees, but this time he is aiming for Renzo's head (illegal, and had knees to the head of a downed opponent been legal, Frank is dead in the first 2min)
hits Renzo's head once and neck once.
Fight is stopped.
Frank acts like he won, Herb Dean is having none of it and takes a point away.
Renzo is clearly concussed and after a few min the fight is called.
Frank acts like a cunt, spewing off at the mouth things such as
"I'm old school" - fuck you frank, if this was vale tudo Renzo would have ate your face off in the first 2 min.
"I didnt break a sweat" - because you were dominated and you could do nothing about it
"I broke the new rules I guess" - the rule has been in place since 2000, you have 30 pro mma fights, those knees were legal in 7 of them at most.
"My first loss in 10 years" - with your last meaningful fight 8 years ago.
Other than the abortion that is Frank Shamrock, the card went great.
Krazy Horse knocked the shit out of KJ Noons.
Joe Villasenor looked great in winning all 3 rounds against Loiseau, taking him down at will and winning the standup with solid basic boxing.
Antonio Silva looked good at 298lbs and threw a flying knee into Cabbages head then pounded him into a tko.
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