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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Defoe Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd has chosen Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails as his entrance music. Frankie Shepherd acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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135 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
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143 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Defoe Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shepherd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Shepherd.
Gracie loads up on a big right hand but Shepherd slips the punch.
Shepherd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Shepherd.
Gracie throws out a leg kick but Shepherd moves out of range and Gracie only half commits.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Shepherd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shepherd scores with a body shot.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shepherd!
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Shepherd sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Defoe Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Shepherd buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shepherd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shepherd. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shepherd. Shepherd obviously looking to wear him down.
Shepherd scores with a leg kick.
Shepherd cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shepherd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gracie. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shepherd lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shepherd lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shepherd connects with a single shot there.
Shepherd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shepherd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shepherd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shepherd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shepherd scoring well with a low kick there.
Shepherd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shepherd throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shepherd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shepherd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shepherd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shepherd jabs at Gracie's body.
Shepherd throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
Shepherd throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is rocked!
Shepherd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shepherd lands with a kick to the ribs.
Shepherd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frankie Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Shepherd.
Shepherd drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shepherd is looking for the KO!
Shepherd connects with a looping right hand.
Shepherd thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Shepherd connects with a body shot.
Shepherd lands a really nice looking cross but Gracie seems unphased.
Shepherd scores with a head kick.
Shepherd lands with a good body shot.
Shepherd lands a jab-cross combination.
Shepherd scores with a jab to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shepherd. That's going to slow Gracie down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gracie jabs at Shepherd's body.
Shepherd scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Shepherd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gracie had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shepherd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Shepherd lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Shepherd lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shepherd.
Frankie Shepherd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shepherd, right into the meat.
Shepherd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Shepherd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shepherd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shepherd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shepherd scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shepherd lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shepherd lands a nice looking body shot.
Shepherd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shepherd cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shepherd scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie walks into a stiff left hand from Shepherd.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shepherd works Gracie's body with a nice hook.
Shepherd scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shepherd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shepherd throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shepherd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shepherd lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shepherd digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Shepherd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shepherd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shepherd lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Shepherd takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shepherd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Donk. Shepherd catches Gracie right on the button with a cross.
Shepherd connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Shepherd.
Shepherd throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Shepherd dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shepherd throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gracie stumbling backwards into the cage! Gracie bounces back off the cage towards Shepherd, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Shepherd lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Shepherd celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frankie Shepherd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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