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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cedrick Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Brutos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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193 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cedrick Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gregory Brutos!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brutos lands a takedown into guard.
Brutos is looking to work some ground and pound but Shepherd has wrist control.
Brutos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shepherd trying to strike off his back.
Brutos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brutos with a nice head shot there.
Brutos chips away with some ground and pound.
Shepherd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brutos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shepherd has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brutos cracks Shepherd with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brutos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brutos working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brutos trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepherd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brutos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Shepherd is rocked!
Shepherd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shepherd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brutos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brutos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brutos postures up and lands a big shot to Shepherd's brow.
Oh Shepherd is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brutos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brutos forces his way into half guard.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
Brutos is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Shepherd is hurt! He's hurt bad - Brutos fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Shepherd from any more punishment! Congratulations to Brutos! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Brutos!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
32% |
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