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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and German Sheapard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). German Sheapard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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183 cm
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192 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lonnie Thug! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, German Sheapard! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thug shoots for a double leg takedown but Sheapard sprawls well. He's pushed Thug's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Nice defenses there by Sheapard. Sheapard throws a head kick that half lands.
Thug shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sheapard napping and manages to drive through into side control! Thug scores with a couple of short elbows. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Sheapard stops Thug from passing to mount. Thug tries to score with some ground and pound. Sheapard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Thug just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thug moves into full mount! Sheapard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thug.
Thug controlling from the full mount. Thug has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Sheapard looks gassed! Thug is landing with some decent strikes but Sheapard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Sheapard is bucking up trying to escape but Thug cracks him with another couple of good strikes. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sheapard can do anything to dispel that myth. Sheapard taking shots to the head. Thug with a couple of short strikes. Thug lands a big elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thug looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thug scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sheapard?
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thug looking to control and managing it successfully. Thug with shots to the head and body - Sheapard looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thug scoring with strikes but Sheapard is staying in there. Thug landing punches. Thug 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. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Thug looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sheapard is in a horrible position here. Thug smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thug scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thug lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Thug dominating with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonnie Thug dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thug changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sheapard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Sheapard seems a little lost for a moment, as Thug dominates the positioning. Thug creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots. Sheapard takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Thug scores with punches from side control. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Sheapard is breathing heavily. Thug in side control lands a decent elbow. Thug wants to control but Sheapard is keeping him busy. Thug landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thug is chipping away with strikes.
Thug is putting a hurting on Sheapard here, landing some big shots from side control. Thug taking a breather here. Thug fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Thug tries to advance to mount but can't. Thug is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheapard can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thug content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Thug lands a nice forearm strike. Thug advances to mount. Thug looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thug looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice elbow there by Thug. Thug controlling his opponent. Lonnie Thug overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Thug looking for a guillotine from mount but Sheapard is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thug sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lonnie Thug just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. Thug scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thug is controlling the pace.
Thug has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonnie Thug dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Thug darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Thug frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Thug is in the full mount, landing strikes. Thug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Sheapard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Thug putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round. Thug takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. BOOM! Thug connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thug content just to control the position here. Thug looking to finish Sheapard with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheapard!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thug cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sheapard is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Thug looking to control and managing it successfully. Thug landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Thug raining down shots from the mount! Thug landing strikes from the mount and Sheapard is in trouble! Thug takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Thug unloading with bombs! Thug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Lonnie Thug is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lonnie Thug just wasn't active enough from the dominant position. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thug is defended easily by Sheapard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sheapard leaves Thug with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. German Sheapard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thug misses with a takedown attempt - Sheapard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Lonnie Thug showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thug, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26 Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lonnie Thug!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
57% |
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