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by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 01, 2024 |
#R1#
Licker tries to clinch up.
Sheppard misses with a lunging right hand
and Licker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Licker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Sheppard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Sheppard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sheppard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sheppard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
It looks like Sheppard might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sheppard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sheppard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sheppard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Licker looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Licker looks to land a combination. Sheppard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#It looks like Greg Sheppard has been cut.#T2#
Licker ducks under a wild hook from Sheppard.
Licker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Licker misses with a shot to the body #TD2#
so Sheppard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sheppard stops Licker from standing up.
Licker looking to control.
Licker looking for a sweep. Not yet Licker, not yet.
Sheppard is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sheppard stands up over Licker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Licker wants to stand and escape but Sheppard is having none of it.
Sheppard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sheppard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sheppard cracks Licker with a solid left hand.#T3#
Sheppard lands a couple of digs.
Licker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Licker tries to get out of the position.
Sheppard controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Licker looking to control.
Sheppard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sheppard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sheppard postures up and lands a big shot to Licker's brow.
Sheppard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sheppard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Licker is trying to control the position but Sheppard postures up.
Sheppard content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sheppard chips away with some ground and pound.
Sheppard is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sheppard lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Licker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Sheppard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Sheppard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sheppard looks to land a left hand but Licker moved out of range nicely.
Sheppard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Licker but Licker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Licker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A left and a right from Licker both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Licker.
Sheppard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Licker. Those never looked like landing.
Licker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sheppard.
Licker misses with a series of wild punches.
And Sheppard tries to counter it with a takedown but Licker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Licker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Licker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sheppard.
Licker misses with the combination.
#T1#
Licker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheppard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toe Licker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sheppard shoots in looking for a takedown but Licker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sheppard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Licker. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheppard. Licker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Licker lands with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Licker there.
Licker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Licker duly obliges. #ROC#Sheppard is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Licker fails to land with a series of punches.
Sheppard is still on wobbly legs! Can Licker finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheppard throws a lazy right hand but Licker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Licker scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Licker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sheppard feints the counter takedown.
Licker misses with a double jab
#TD2#
and Sheppard counters with a shoot takedown. Licker fights it but they end up in guard.
Sheppard seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Sheppard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sheppard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Licker's head.#SUB2#
Sheppard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sheppard makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Sheppard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sheppard works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T3#
Sheppard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Sheppard has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Greg Sheppard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Licker wants to control but Sheppard is keeping busy.
Sheppard prevents Licker from improving his position.
Licker taking some punishment here, with Sheppard in his half guard.
Sheppard passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sheppard lands a couple of good shots and Licker has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T4#
Sheppard connects with a big shot to the side of Licker's head.
Sheppard biding his time, controlling Licker.
Sheppard punches Licker on the ear.
Sheppard biding his time, looking for the opening.
Licker is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Sheppard avoiding Licker 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Toe Licker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Greg Sheppard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sheppard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheppard throws a body punch but Licker moves out of range.
Sheppard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Licker fails with a takedown attempt.
Sheppard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Licker is fending him off so far but Sheppard persists. Nope, Licker circles away and we're back to standing.
Licker lands with a good body shot.
Licker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheppard.
Licker swings for the body but Sheppard moves out of range.
Licker lands with a nice combination. Sheppard backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Licker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Licker.
Licker wants to clinch.
Sheppard just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Licker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T1#
Licker tries to clinch up but Sheppard circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
Sheppard drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Licker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
A slow jab from Sheppard misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Licker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Licker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Sheppard counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Licker!
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!
Licker wants to control but Sheppard postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Licker is not content to let Sheppard control the position.
Sheppard controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Sheppard working the ground and pound.
Sheppard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sheppard staying calm.
Licker tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Sheppard controlling the position easily from mount. #T3#
Licker takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Sheppard.
Sheppard postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Licker badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Sheppard around the waist but Sheppard pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Sheppard is the winner by TKO! Sheppard jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Sheppard! |
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