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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sheppards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Sheppards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zoran Jolevi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolevi with a hook.
Sheppards lands a slapping body shot.
Jolevi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppards. Jolevi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheppards scores with the left hand. Jolevi knows he should have avoided that one.
Sheppards lands a jab to the nose.
Jolevi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheppards.
Jolevi lands a jab to the head.
Sheppards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheppards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppards. Jolevi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jolevi tries to counter with a clinch but Sheppards shakes him off and moves away.
Sheppards is looking to wear down Jolevi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jolevi blocks a jab.
Sheppards cracks a nice hook into Jolevi's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolevi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheppards.
A jab lands there for Sheppards.
Sheppards tries to keep at a distance but Jolevi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sheppards tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jolevi backwards.
Sheppards is working Jolevi over against the cage.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Sheppards blocks it.
Sheppards blocking some punches.
Jolevi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sheppards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Sheppards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheppards.
Sheppards presses Jolevi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sheppards misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Sheppards.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheppards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Sheppards fails to land.
Sheppards takes a shot to the head.
Sheppards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheppards blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Sheppards is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Sheppards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheppards wants to break free but Jolevi has control.
Sheppards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jolevi lands with a left to the head.
Jolevi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sheppards.
Jolevi tries to work over Sheppards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jolevi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jolevi tightens his grip and picks Sheppards up, before dumping him to the ground. Sheppards manages to land in guard.
Jolevi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sheppards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jolevi keeps trying to improve his position.
Sheppards keeping moving, preventing Jolevi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sheppards is keeping the position for now.
Jolevi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sheppards looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jolevi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sheppards stuns Jolevi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four 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.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sheppards, as that shot connected.
Jolevi just misses with a punch to the body.
Carl Sheppards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Sheppards there.
Sheppards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sheppards throws the left hand but Jolevi avoids the punch easily.
Jolevi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheppards.
Jolevi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sheppards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jolevi looks to throw the jab but Sheppards is out of range.
Jolevi blocks a jab.
Sheppards throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheppards lands a nice shot to the body.
Sheppards scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Sheppards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sheppards lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jolevi. Sheppards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheppards is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jolevi clinches up with Sheppards and pushes him back against the cage.
Sheppards struggles to land a body shot inside as Jolevi controls his hands.
Sheppards wants to break free but Jolevi has control.
Sheppards is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sheppards is trying to break free.
Jolevi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sheppards controls his hands.
Sheppards wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sheppards's elbow.
Jolevi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Jolevi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sheppards's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Sheppards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi blocks a body shot from Sheppards.
Sheppards tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sheppards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jolevi.
A right hand to the body from Sheppards.
A right handed body shot lands from Jolevi.
Jolevi scores with a hook to the body.
Sheppards wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jolevi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sheppards swings wildly with an uppercut but Jolevi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheppards misses with a punch to the body.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Carl Sheppards has been cut.
Sheppards wants to break free but Jolevi has control.
Sheppards throws a punch but it's blocked by Jolevi.
Sheppards tries to work over Jolevi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Sheppards blocks it.
Jolevi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sheppards.
Sheppards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheppards tries to throw a body punch but Jolevi avoids it by throwing Sheppards back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jolevi - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Jolevi - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jolevi.
Sheppards can't find room to land a body shot as Jolevi controls the action.
Zoran Jolevi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheppards looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sheppards struggles to land a body shot inside as Jolevi controls his hands.
Jolevi gets through Sheppards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sheppards misses with a punch to the body.
Jolevi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi tries to work over Sheppards's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jolevi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Jolevi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi presses Sheppards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sheppards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jolevi's elbow.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheppards is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jolevi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jolevi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jolevi scores with a shot to the side of Sheppards's head.
Jolevi pushes Sheppards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jolevi tries to throw a body punch but Sheppards avoids it by throwing Jolevi back against the cage.
Jolevi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Jolevi on the inside.
Sheppards's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jolevi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sheppards tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jolevi's elbow.
Jolevi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sheppards backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheppards tries a body shot but Jolevi blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Jolevi.
Jolevi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Jolevi.
Jolevi scores with a shot to the side of Sheppards's head.
Jolevi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jolevi lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sheppards backwards.
Sheppards is rocked!
Jolevi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Sheppards is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Jolevi on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jolevi.
Sheppards is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Jolevi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carl Sheppards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jolevi lands a nice looking body shot.
Sheppards seems to have got his legs back now.
Sheppards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jolevi avoids the body shot from Sheppards.
Sheppards misses with a body shot.
Jolevi moves out of range of the strikes.
Jolevi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheppards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jolevi slips under a jab.
Sheppards slips under a jab.
Sheppards throws a body shot but no joy.
Jolevi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolevi with a jab.
Sheppards looks to land a left hand but Jolevi moved out of range nicely.
Jolevi misses with a looping right.
Jolevi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sheppards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sheppards misses with a hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi blocks a jab.
Sheppards throws a big shot that misses.
Jolevi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jolevi forces Sheppards back against the cage and clinches.
Jolevi pushes Sheppards back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Sheppards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi presses Sheppards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jolevi prevents a body shot from Sheppards.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jolevi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jolevi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Jolevi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jolevi lands with a short shot to the head.
Jolevi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Jolevi.
Jolevi dips a shoulder and cracks Sheppards with a mighty uppercut! Sheppards falls back against the cage and Jolevi unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sheppards is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jolevi screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zoran Jolevi!
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FIGHT
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