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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samson Ojeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Shepard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samson Ojeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabriel Shepard!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ojeni thuds his right hand into Shepard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ojeni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shepard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ojeni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shepard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ojeni walks into a straight right hand from Shepard.
Ojeni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shepard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Shepard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ojeni dips to his left and cracks Shepard with an uppercut!
Shepard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ojeni scores with the left hand. Shepard knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gabriel Shepard has been cut.
Shepard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shepard showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojeni is trying to stand up here but Shepard is controlling him well.
Ojeni desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ojeni tries to kick Shepard off but Shepard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ojeni manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ojeni pulls Shepard in close to his closed guard and prevents Shepard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shepard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ojeni wants to sweep here but Shepard controlling him for the moment.
Ojeni is pulling down on Shepard's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shepard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shepard is looking to work some ground and pound but Ojeni has wrist control.
Ojeni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shepard is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shepard wants to control from the top but Ojeni keeps moving.
That's four 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.
Ojeni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shepard is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shepard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ojeni misses with a wild combination.
Ojeni lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojeni throws a shot to the body.
Shepard looks gassed!
Ojeni falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shepard moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Ojeni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Shepard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ojeni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shepard.
Ojeni looks to land a combination but Shepard avoids it well.
Shepard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ojeni paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ojeni tries to bum rush Shepard with a series of wild strikes but Shepard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ojeni stuffs the takedown.
A shot to de liver by Ojeni. Beautiful body shot.
Ojeni lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Ojeni there.
Shepard is breathing heavily.
Ojeni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Ojeni.
Ojeni throws a left that rocks Shepard and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ojeni dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Shepard regain composure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ojeni staying calm.
Ojeni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ojeni connects with a jab.
Ojeni stuffs the takedown attempt from Shepard. Shepard gets slowly back to his feet.
Ojeni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shepard on the side of the head.
Ojeni throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Shepard tumbling to the canvas!
Shepard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ojeni slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ojeni thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ojeni controlling from side mount.
Ojeni decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni scores with a nice strike.
Shepard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Shepard is looking to clinch.
Ojeni throws a right hand that Shepard ducks under and follows up with a left that Shepard also avoids with ease.
Shepard closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shepard lands in his opponent's guard.
Shepard throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ojeni looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ojeni controlling the position.
Shepard scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ojeni pulls Shepard in close to prevent any damage.
Shepard wants to control from the top but Ojeni keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Ojeni dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Shepard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ojeni looks to land a combination but Shepard avoids it well.
Ojeni fails to land with a series of punches.
Shepard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ojeni counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Shepard!
Ojeni tries to pass to full mount but Shepard defends it.
Ojeni controlling the action here.
Ojeni works his way into side control.
Ojeni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shepard can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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.
Ojeni decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ojeni throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Shepard with that takedown attempt.
Shepard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shepard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shepard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ojeni.
Samson Ojeni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Ojeni lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shepard doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Shepard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That has opened up Gabriel Shepard's cut even more.
Ojeni connects with a crisp jab.
Shepard is still on wobbly legs! Can Ojeni finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Ojeni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ojeni. Shepard falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ojeni!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Samson Ojeni!
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