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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan Brand is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Brand!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brand looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shepard leaves Brand with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shepard tries to bum rush Brand with a series of wild strikes but Brand uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brand punishes Shepard's body with a nice straight punch.
Shepard lands a nice shot that snaps Brand's head back.
Brand tries to clinch but Shepard is having none of it.
Brand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shepard scores with a body shot.
Shepard throws a right and a left that Brand avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by Shepard - just one landing.
Shepard throws a series of punches but Brand moves out of range.
Brand tries to clinch but Shepard is having none of it.
Shepard misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shepard.
Brand fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Shepard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Brand with that takedown attempt.
Brand looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shepard scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shepard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brand tries to clinch but Shepard is having none of it.
Shepard misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Shepard.
Shepard digs a good hook to Brand's body.
Brand looks gassed!
Shepard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shepard connects with a jab.
Brand tries a head kick but it misses.
Brand darts in and clinches Shepard up against the cage.
Brand breaks from the clinch.
Brand takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shepard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brand has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shepard lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shepard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brand is rocked!
Shepard throws a one two combo.
Brand is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepard finish him?
Decent striking displayed by Shepard there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Shepard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shepard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brand is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shepard.
Shepard bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brand's head.
Shepard looks to land a combination. Brand sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Shepard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shepard fails to land with a series of punches.
Shepard lands with an uppercut that bounces Brand off the cage and back into rage.
Brand is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shepard.
Shepard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brand at a distance.
Brand explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brand seems to have recovered his senses.
Shepard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Brand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brand gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shepard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brand tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shepard smiles and moves away.
Kris Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Brand.
Brand wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Shepard was covering up waiting for the punch and Brand finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Shepard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shepard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brand on the ground.
Brand trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brand lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shepard wants to stand but Brand is controlling the position.
Brand thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand drops back looking for a leg! Shepard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shepard manages to kick Brand off! Brand jumps back into Shepard's guard.
Shepard wants to stand up but Brand is controlling him.
Brand throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shepard connects with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brand looks for the body kick but Shepard saw that one coming.
Shepard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shepard throws a series of strikes that have Brand backpedaling.
Brand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shepard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Shepard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brand tries to clinch but Shepard moves out of range.
Kris Shepard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shepard throws a series of punches but Brand avoids them all with ease.
Shepard connects with the punch.
Brand fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shepard throws a one two combo.
Shepard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A cross from Shepard lands.
Shepard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shepard misses with a double jab.
Shepard scores with a three punch combo!
Brand dodges the punch combination from Shepard.
Brand showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shepard.
Brand tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brand on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shepard misses with a series of wild punches.
Shepard punishes Brand's body with a nice straight punch.
Brand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shepard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shepard pushes Brand off looking to stand but Brand dives back in and keeps control.
Brand decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Brand fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shepard swinging wildly here.
Shepard misses with a few strikes there.
Brand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shepard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kris Shepard is winning the standup battle so far.
Shepard moves out of range as Brand throws a body kick.
Brand fails with the takedown.
Shepard looks to land a combination but Brand avoids it well.
Shepard slaps away a takedown attempt from Brand, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kris Shepard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Brand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand wants to clinch up but Shepard keeps it at a distance.
Brand fails with a takedown attempt.
Shepard thuds his right hand into Brand's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Shepard connects with the punch.
Brand thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shepard if he has to take too many more of those.
Shepard throws a nice looking combination but Brand bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shepard throws a hook to the side of Brand's head but Brand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brand tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brand avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shepard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brand fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brand is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shepard.
Shepard connects with a right hand. Brand shakes it off.
Brand moves into range and clinches up with Shepard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shepard tries to break the clinch but Brand is controlling the position.
Shepard is looking to break free of the clinch but Brand has double underhooks.
Brand ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brand no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shepard wants to stand but Brand is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brand is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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.
Shepard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shepard is trying to stand.
Brand has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Shepard defend it? Brand steps over the head and cranks it - Shepard is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Brand!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morgan Brand!
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RATING
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