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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maverick John Manabat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maverick John Manabat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Shephard does no damage.
Manabat tries to land a front kick but Shephard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shephard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shephard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manabat circles away.
Shephard looks for a takedown but Manabat sprawls well.
Maverick John Manabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Shephard.
Shephard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Manabat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Manabat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Manabat clinches up against the cage.
Shephard is trying to break free.
Manabat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manabat falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shephard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Manabat takes the fight into the clinch.
Shephard tries for a takedown but Manabat manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Manabat pulls guard.
Manabat controls Shephard momentarily but Shephard frees himself.
Manabat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manabat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shephard is one step ahead there.
Shephard thows a big elbow that misses.
Shephard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Manabat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shephard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manabat looking for a guillotine here but Shephard defends easily.
Shephard pushing down on Manabat's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Manabat is trying to maintain the position but Shephard is very close to passing his half guard.
Manabat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manabat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shephard on the ground.
Manabat is breathing heavily.
Shephard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manabat's head.
Manabat is trying to stand back up but Shephard is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shephard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shephard shoots in for a double leg but Manabat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manabat tries to clinch but Shephard moves out of range.
Shephard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Manabat defending against the ground and pound.
Shephard working away.
Manabat tries to bench press Shephard off him but Shephard keeps the position.
Shephard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manabat keeps working.
Manabat trying to remain calm as Shephard controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manabat wants to control but Shephard postures up.
Shephard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manabat is looking for a sweep.
Manabat takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shephard gets the takedown into side control.
Manabat is looking for a sweep.
Shephard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shephard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shephard scores with punches from side control.
Manabat is looking for a sweep.
Shephard lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shephard scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shephard working the ground and pound.
Manabat takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shephard prevents Manabat from escaping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shephard was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Manabat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shephard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Manabat's face.
Manabat flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Shephard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Manabat throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Shephard.
Manabat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Manabat misses with a takedown
and Shephard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shephard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shephard shoots in looking for a takedown. Manabat tries to sprawl out of it but Shephard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manabat manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manabat lands a with a good body shot.
Manabat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manabat fails with a takedown attempt.
Shephard has his takedown stuffed
and Manabat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shephard has had enough of the clinch but Manabat keeps him there for the moment.
Shephard is working for takedown but Manabat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maverick John Manabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Shephard.
Manabat has Shephard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shephard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manabat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shephard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shephard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shephard looking for subs off his back but Manabat has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Manabat is working away from the top position though.
Manabat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shephard is trying to control but can't.
Shephard is trying to stand up here but Manabat is controlling him well.
Shephard manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Manabat staying out of range there.
Shephard lands a jab to the head.
Manabat pushes Shephard up against the cage in a clinch.
Manabat breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shephard swats away the attempt to clinch by Manabat.
Manabat tries to clinch up.
Shephard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shephard.
Manabat walks into a straight right hand from Shephard.
Manabat tries to clinch but Shephard is having none of it.
Shephard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Manabat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shephard.
Shephard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Manabat looks like he's trying to stand up.
Manabat tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Manabat pushes Shephard off looking to stand but Shephard dives back in and keeps control.
Manabat trying to hold on to Shephard's head to control him but Shephard postures up.
Shephard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shephard misses with a takedown attempt - Manabat sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manabat instigates a clinch.
Shephard tries to circle away but Manabat has him pinned against the cage.
Manabat has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shephard uses from the top position.
Shephard throws a strike but Manabat rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shephard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manabat doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manabat manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shephard looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manabat is aware though and is defending well.
Shephard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manabat gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Manabat fails with a takedown attempt.
Shephard stuffs the takedown.
Shephard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Manabat backs up against the cage.
Shephard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manabat misses with a double jab
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shephard shoots for a double leg takedown but Manabat sprawls well. He's pushed Shephard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jack Shephard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manabat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shephard regains half guard.
Shephard looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Shephard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shephard throws a hook but Manabat avoids it easily.
Shephard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Manabat. That one must have hurt.
Manabat clinches.
Shephard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manabat is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shephard to the mat. Shephard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Manabat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Manabat has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shephard is proving hard to escape from.
Shephard has his foot on Manabat's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manabat works his way back into a safe position though.
Manabat tries to stand but Shephard is controlling from the bottom.
Manabat tries to free his leg and advance position but Shephard is retaining full guard.
Jack Shephard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manabat got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shephard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manabat has managed to get both his arms back between Shephard's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manabat lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard trying to keep a closed guard but Manabat is proving a slippery customer.
Manabat wants to stand but Shephard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Manabat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shephard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shephard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Manabat has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manabat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shephard clinches but Manabat breaks the clinch
and Manabat counters by clinching up.
Manabat tries to land knees in the clinch but Shephard avoids the damage to the body.
Shephard has Manabat pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Manabat manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Manabat just leaning against Shephard, taking a breather.
Manabat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shephard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shephard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manabat manages to break the clinch.
Manabat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Manabat working away.
Manabat working the head with strikes.
Shephard struggling a bit here.
Manabat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Manabat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Manabat trying to control from half guard but Shephard is working away.
Manabat thows a huge punch but Shephard dodges it nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab lands there for Shephard.
Shephard fails with the takedown.
Shephard shoots and misses
and Manabat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shephard's guard.
Maverick John Manabat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Shephard.
Manabat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shephard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shephard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Manabat is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shephard.
Manabat stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jack Shephard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Manabat gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shephard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manabat is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manabat controls Shephard momentarily but Shephard frees himself.
Maverick John Manabat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shephard controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maverick John Manabat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shephard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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