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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koya Chekutimi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chekutimi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jay Z - Run This Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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164 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koya Chekutimi!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Chekutimi misses.
Chekutimi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chekutimi slips under a jab from Shephard.
Chekutimi slips a jab from Shephard.
Chekutimi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chekutimi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chekutimi throws a big shot that misses.
Shephard looks for a takedown but Chekutimi sprawls well.
Chekutimi's corner calls for a 1-2. Chekutimi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shephard tries to bum rush Chekutimi with a series of wild strikes but Chekutimi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shephard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shephard stops Chekutimi from getting back to his feet.
Shephard is keen to just control but Chekutimi is a slippery customer.
Shephard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chekutimi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shephard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shephard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chekutimi's head.
Shephard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chekutimi is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chekutimi throws a hook but Shephard blocks it.
Chekutimi misses with a looping right.
Chekutimi misses the shot to the body.
Shephard lands a jab to the nose.
Shephard shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chekutimi is trying to defend but Shephard finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Shephard is looking to advance position but Chekutimi won't allow it.
Shephard is looking for a kimura but Chekutimi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shephard to get the leverage.
Chekutimi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chekutimi trying to hold on to Shephard's head to control him but Shephard postures up.
Chekutimi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shephard.
Chekutimi gets back to full guard.
Chekutimi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chekutimi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chekutimi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shephard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shephard throwing strikes from guard but Chekutimi blocks nicely.
Chekutimi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chekutimi wants to sweep but no luck.
Shephard looking to sit in guard and control but Chekutimi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chekutimi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shephard is keeping the position for now.
Shephard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chekutimi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shephard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Chekutimi has picked Shephard up and slammed him! Shephard can't keep hold of the triangle and Chekutimi manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Shephard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shephard is looking to regain half guard here but Chekutimi keeps moving and retains side control.
Chekutimi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shephard is trying to control Chekutimi's posture but Chekutimi avoids it.
Shephard gets back to half guard.
Shephard tries to get to full guard but Chekutimi has control of the leg.
Chekutimi is trying to work for a kimura but Shephard is defending well.
Shephard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chekutimi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chekutimi's back!
That's four 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.
Chekutimi breaks Shephard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Shephard keeping full guard, as Chekutimi tries to pass.
Shephard working for submissions but it's allowed Chekutimi to get to half guard.
Shephard is breathing heavily.
Chekutimi is looking for a kimura here.
Chekutimi throwing shots but Shephard is blocking nicely.
Chekutimi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shephard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Chekutimi trying to control the position from guard on top but Shephard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koya Chekutimi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chekutimi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chekutimi slips under a jab from Shephard.
Chekutimi throws a hook but Shephard blocks it.
Shephard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chekutimi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shephard manages to avoid it.
A combination from Shephard does no damage.
Chekutimi slaps away a takedown attempt from Shephard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chekutimi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shephard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chekutimi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shephard.
Chekutimi keeping moving, preventing Shephard from controlling successfully.
Chekutimi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shephard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard wants to control from the top but Chekutimi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chekutimi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shephard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shephard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shephard 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.
Chekutimi has his foot on Shephard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shephard works his way back into a safe position though.
Shephard is looking to work some ground and pound but Chekutimi has wrist control.
Shephard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shephard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chekutimi looking for subs off his back but Shephard has passed one foot through into half guard.
Chekutimi gets back to full guard.
Chekutimi can't keep his opponent in guard - Shephard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chekutimi is breathing heavily.
Shephard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chekutimi is looking for a sweep. Shephard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shephard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shephard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chekutimi trying to control from the bottom.
Shephard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chekutimi defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A jab from Chekutimi misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shephard. Chekutimi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shephard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Shephard prevents Chekutimi from improving his position.
Chekutimi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekutimi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chekutimi pushes Shephard off looking to stand but Shephard dives back in and keeps control.
Chekutimi is refusing to be controlled, as Shephard sits in half guard.
Shephard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chekutimi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chekutimi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shephard pulls his head out easily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shephard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chekutimi fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chekutimi gets caught flat footed, as Shephard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shephard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chekutimi has momentary wrist control but Shephard slips an elbow through the middle.
Shephard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shephard postures up.
Jack Shephard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shephard throwing strikes but missing.
Chekutimi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Chekutimi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Shephard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Shephard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shephard throwing strikes from guard but Chekutimi blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shephard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Chekutimi counters with a series of strikes. Shephard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chekutimi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Shephard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Shephard creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chekutimi sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shephard misses with a wild body shot.
Shephard shoots in but Chekutimi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shephard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chekutimi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Shephard throws a hook but Chekutimi avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shephard misses the target.
Chekutimi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chekutimi wants it to stay on the feet.
A shot to the body from Shephard misses
and Chekutimi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shephard shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Chekutimi makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chekutimi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chekutimi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shephard on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Chekutimi as Shephard shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Shephard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shephard.
Chekutimi misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Danga de danga de dang - Chekutimi scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
A jab from Chekutimi finds it's way through Shephard's defenses.
Chekutimi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chekutimi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shephard's head.
Shephard ducks right into an uppercut from Chekutimi.
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!
Shephard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chekutimi.
Chekutimi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chekutimi lands a jab to the head.
Chekutimi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chekutimi connects with a single shot there.
Shephard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Chekutimi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shephard to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shephard wants to control from the top but Chekutimi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chekutimi is on top in guard.
Chekutimi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shephard gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Shephard tries to lock up and control but Chekutimi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chekutimi thowing shots but they're missing.
Shephard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Chekutimi.
Shephard is looking to get to half guard.
Chekutimi throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Shephard has his hands clasped together but Chekutimi breaks the hold and Shephard is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Chekutimi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koya Chekutimi!
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