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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shepherd's entrance music is Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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130 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Crippler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crippler takes one to the chin there.
Frankie Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crippler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crippler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shepherd.
Shepherd throws out a loose jab but Crippler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shepherd throws a hook to the side of Crippler's head but Crippler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crippler.
Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepherd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crippler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shepherd.
Crippler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shepherd's sensitive parts.
Shepherd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shepherd tries to land a body kick
and Crippler counters with a nice body kick.
Crippler thumps Shepherd with a low kick.
Crippler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shepherd's calf.
Shepherd is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses
and Crippler finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crippler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crippler looks to throw a body kick
and Shepherd counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crippler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crippler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crippler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crippler throws the kick towards the body but Shepherd avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Shepherd circles away.
Crippler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shepherd's head.
Crippler scores with a push kick.
Crippler pushes Shepherd away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crippler closes the distance and clinches.
Crippler with a knee to the head.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
Crippler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crippler lands a knee to the body.
Crippler with a knee to the head.
Crippler struggles to land a body shot inside as Shepherd controls his hands.
Crippler blocking some punches.
Shepherd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crippler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
Crippler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shepherd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crippler connects with a knee to the head.
Shepherd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crippler.
Shepherd wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crippler scores a nice knee to the body.
Crippler lands a knee to the body.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
Crippler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shepherd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crippler connects with a knee to the head.
Crippler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crippler.
Crippler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shepherd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crippler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shepherd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Shepherd prevents a body shot from Crippler.
Shepherd working hard to break the clinch.
Shepherd gets through Crippler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shepherd tries to break the clinch but Crippler is controlling the position.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
Crippler landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
Shepherd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crippler tries to land a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks with his arms.
Shepherd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crippler looking to throw knees to the head but Shepherd is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler lands a good knee to the midsection. Shepherd won't want to take too many of those.
Shepherd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
Shepherd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shepherd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crippler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shepherd's efforts to push away.
Shepherd tries a body shot but Crippler blocks it.
Shepherd managing to block the knees to the body from Crippler.
Crippler misses with a knee strike.
Shepherd just leaning against Crippler, taking a breather.
Shepherd manages to break the clinch.
Shepherd moves out of range of the body kick.
Shepherd throws a leg kick
and Crippler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shepherd really felt that one!
Crippler has Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but Crippler blocks with his arms.
Crippler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shepherd lands a nice shot to the body.
Shepherd trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shepherd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shepherd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shepherd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crippler tries a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks it.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crippler.
Crippler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crippler landing knees to the head.
Shepherd tries to break the clinch but Crippler is controlling the position.
Crippler misses with a punch to the body.
Shepherd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shepherd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crippler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crippler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shepherd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
Crippler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shepherd.
Shepherd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shepherd scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crippler lands a knee to the head.
Crippler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crippler keeps control of Shepherd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
Shepherd can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Shepherd.
Crippler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shepherd is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Crippler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Shepherd wants to slow Crippler down by chopping away at his legs.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Shepherd circles away.
Shepherd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crippler throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shepherd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Shepherd misses
and Crippler counters with a thumping low kick.
Crippler scores with a kick to the body.
Crippler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shepherd's calf.
Crippler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shepherd will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Crippler.
Good leg kick by Crippler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Joe Crippler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crippler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch but Shepherd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crippler throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shepherd's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crippler rushes Shepherd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crippler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shepherd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crippler with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shepherd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crippler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crippler working Shepherd over with knees to the body.
Shepherd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shepherd takes a shot to the head.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crippler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crippler looking to throw knees to the head but Shepherd is blocking nicely.
Shepherd misses with a knee strike.
Crippler connects with a knee to the head.
Crippler crunches a lovely knee into Shepherd's ribcage.
Crippler lands a knee to the head.
Shepherd misses with a knee strike.
Crippler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shepherd's face.
Crippler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Crippler.
Crippler scores with a knee to the head.
Shepherd wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shepherd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shepherd has a couple of punches blocked by Crippler.
A knee to the head by Crippler.
Crippler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shepherd wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd takes a knee right on the jaw!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crippler connects with a knee to the head.
Crippler looking to throw knees to the head but Shepherd is blocking nicely.
Shepherd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crippler.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shepherd.
Crippler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
Shepherd misses with the head strike.
Shepherd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crippler tries to land a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks with his arms.
Crippler trying to land knees to the body.
Crippler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shepherd cracks Crippler with a nice body shot.
Shepherd lands with a light punch inside.
Shepherd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
Crippler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shepherd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shepherd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shepherd misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body.
Shepherd looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shepherd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shepherd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
Shepherd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shepherd looks to land a left hand but Crippler moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crippler. Shepherd shrugs it off though.
Shepherd throws a nice looking combination but Crippler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shepherd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crippler throws a leg kick which misses Shepherd's front leg but catches the back leg as Shepherd tries to avoid it.
Shepherd is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crippler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Crippler is looking to score with low kicks.
Shepherd lands a nice looking body shot.
Shepherd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crippler checks it well.
A swing and a miss from Shepherd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crippler.
Crippler throws a leg kick but Shepherd checks it.
That's four 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.
Shepherd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shepherd throws out a leg kick but Crippler moves out of range and Shepherd only half commits.
Crippler gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shepherd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crippler.
Crippler throws and low kick but Shepherd moves out of range easily.
Shepherd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crippler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crippler is looking to clinch.
Shepherd looks to score with a jab to the body but Crippler is just out of range.
Crippler drives through and clinches with Shepherd against the cage.
Crippler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crippler working Shepherd over with knees to the body.
Joe Crippler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shepherd managing to block the knees to the body from Crippler.
Crippler blocks an elbow strike.
Shepherd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crippler is defending well for now.
Crippler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shepherd is defending well for now.
Shepherd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Crippler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shepherd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crippler. Crippler obviously looking to wear him down.
Shepherd scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crippler in his tracks.
Shepherd throws a sloppy head kick
and Crippler counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crippler closes the distance and pushes Shepherd back into the cage.
Shepherd can't find room to land a body shot as Crippler controls the action.
Crippler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shepherd's face.
Shepherd trying to stall but Crippler improves his position.
Crippler landing knees to the body.
Crippler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shepherd managing to block the knees to the body from Crippler.
Shepherd working hard to break the clinch.
Crippler can't find room to land a body shot as Shepherd controls the action.
Crippler throws a punch but it's blocked by Shepherd.
Shepherd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crippler.
Crippler keeps Shepherd at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crippler avoids the head kick by Shepherd.
Shepherd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crippler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crippler.
Crippler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd throws a leg kick
and Crippler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crippler, right into the meat.
Crippler lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Good work by Shepherd as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Crippler.
Crippler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crippler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crippler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Shepherd.
Crippler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crippler throws a sloppy head kick and Shepherd moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Shepherd misses
and Crippler counters with a body kick that stops Shepherd in his tracks momentarily.
Shepherd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crippler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shepherd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crippler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crippler.
Crippler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crippler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shepherd's calf.
Crippler scores with a leg kick.
Crippler tries to clinch but Shepherd moves out of range.
Crippler wants to clinch.
Shepherd gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crippler counters with a body kick that stops Shepherd in his tracks momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crippler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crippler throws a low kick but Shepherd avoids it.
Crippler throws a nice head kick!
Crippler throws a head kick that Shepherd semi-blocks.
Shepherd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crippler.
Crippler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crippler!
Shepherd connects with a solid leg kick.
Frankie Shepherd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crippler looks to land a body kick but Shepherd moved away.
Crippler throws a head kick that misses.
Shepherd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shepherd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crippler.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Shepherd circles away.
Crippler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shepherd.
Shepherd checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crippler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shepherd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses
and Crippler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shepherd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shepherd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crippler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crippler throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crippler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shepherd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd throws a leg kick
and Crippler counters with an inside leg kick.
Crippler misses with a leg kick.
Crippler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shepherd throws a lazy body kick
and Crippler counters with a body kick.
Shepherd misses the shot to the body.
Shepherd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shepherd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crippler throws a nice head kick!
Crippler blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Crippler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Crippler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crippler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Crippler!
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hype
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