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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daedalus comes to the cage accompanied by Spartacus Soundtrack. Shephard comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You All Everybody kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Quintus Daedalus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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248 lbs
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245 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Shephard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daedalus throws a leg kick but Shephard moved away.
Shephard lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shephard throws out a powerful jab.
Daedalus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daedalus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shephard.
Daedalus throws a head kick that misses.
Daedalus throws a hook but Shephard blocks it.
Shephard looks to score with a jab to the body but Daedalus is just out of range.
Shephard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daedalus was well out of range. Poor timing from Shephard.
Shephard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Daedalus throws a low kick but Shephard moves out of range easily.
Daedalus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shephard drops Daedalus with a nice combination! Shephard dives into Daedalus's guard, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard trying to control the position from guard on top but Daedalus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daedalus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Shephard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daedalus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Shephard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shephard wants to control from the top but Daedalus keeps moving.
Shephard passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus wants to get back to full guard.
Shephard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Daedalus knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shephard wants to control but Daedalus is keeping him busy.
Shephard prevents Daedalus from improving his position.
Shephard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shephard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daedalus defends it well.
Daedalus is staying active underneath Shephard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shephard.
Daedalus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shephard looking to pass the guard.
Daedalus keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Shephard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shephard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Daedalus keeps working.
Shephard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Daedalus is trying to work for a sweep but Shephard has mounted him!
Shephard wants to finish this one by submission but Daedalus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Shephard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Daedalus wants to get back to full guard.
Daedalus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shephard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Daedalus's head.
Shephard trying to control from half guard but Daedalus is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard seems to be working for a kimura but Daedalus defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daedalus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daedalus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Daedalus thows a body kick. Shephard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shephard stuffs the takedown.
Shephard checks a leg kick nicely.
Daedalus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shephard avoids it really well and circles away.
Shephard connects with a looping right hand.
Shephard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Quintus Daedalus's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shephard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack Shephard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daedalus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shephard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus shoots in and bounces Shephard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daedalus chips away with some ground and pound.
Daedalus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Daedalus wants to pass the guard but Shephard is keeping the position.
Shephard trying to keep a closed guard but Daedalus is proving a slippery customer.
Shephard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shephard keeping moving, preventing Daedalus from controlling successfully.
Shephard is trying to control the position but Daedalus postures up.
Jack Shephard has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus wants to control from the top but Shephard keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Daedalus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daedalus connects with a solid leg kick.
Jack Shephard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daedalus lands with a shot to the body.
Daedalus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daedalus misses with a low kick.
Shephard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daedalus throws a head kick that misses.
Shephard throws a hook but Daedalus avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shephard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daedalus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shephard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quintus Daedalus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daedalus shoots in for a takedown but Shephard shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quintus Daedalus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shephard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daedalus fails with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daedalus, right into the meat.
Shephard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shephard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Daedalus.
Shephard misses with an uppercut. Daedalus saw that one coming.
Daedalus misses with a low kick as Shephard jumps back.
Daedalus throws a leg kick
and Shephard counters with a left to the body.
Shephard throws a poor cross that misses
and Daedalus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daedalus looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shephard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Daedalus working Shephard over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shephard is trying to maintain the position but Daedalus is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintus Daedalus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daedalus connects with an inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Shephard.
Shephard fails to land with a series of punches.
Daedalus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shephard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shephard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shephard is looking for a triangle but Daedalus pushes his legs off easily.
Daedalus passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shephard keeps working.
Daedalus is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shephard actively working from the bottom here.
Daedalus stalling away here and it's allowed Shephard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Daedalus scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daedalus.
Daedalus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Daedalus throws a strike but Shephard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daedalus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shephard is stalling in the full guard.
Shephard with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Daedalus pulls Shephard in close to prevent any damage.
Daedalus keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Shephard was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Daedalus thuds his shin into the meat of Shephard's side.
Shephard checks a leg kick.
Daedalus misses with a head kick.
Daedalus throws a low kick but Shephard moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shephard misses with the combination.
Shephard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shephard jabs Daedalus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shephard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shephard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daedalus.
Shephard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Daedalus backs up against the cage.
Daedalus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daedalus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shephard avoids the body shot from Daedalus.
Shephard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daedalus circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quintus Daedalus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shephard lands a really nice looking cross but Daedalus seems unphased.
Shephard throws a left that rocks Daedalus and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Shephard dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Daedalus regain composure!
Daedalus is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shephard cracks Daedalus with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Shephard immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Daedalus is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Shephard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Shephard!
Jack Shephard is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Jack Shephard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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