Fight Republic's "Shamrock Showdown" took place on March 16, 2012 at Harrah's, Reno. This 11-fight amateur MMA card featured victories in the main events by Matt and Steve Lively of Susanville, California and Ryan McCarthy of South Lake Tahoe. Fights on the undercard were won by Lopez, Moore, Downs, Harrington, Mavins, Whipple, Brewer, and Morales. Undercard Ables vs. Lopez The first bout was in the heavyweight division between John Ables (1-2) representing Team Hardcore of Boise, Idaho and Benito Lopez (1-1) of Coldwell, Idaho's No Excuse Fight Team. The first round started out in standup mode, but they quickly turned it into a wrestling match for the remainder of Round one. The second...
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