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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Valery Demyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demyan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing Grace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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240 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
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198 cm
21
275 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Valery Demyan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Teddy Sheehan! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sheehan shoots in and drives through. Demyan sprawls well. Demyan thumps Sheehan with a low kick. Demyan darts in trying to clinch and Sheehan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura but Demyan is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Demyan is trying to get back to full guard. Demyan is working hard here to advance position. Demyan regains full guard. Nicely done. Demyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Demyan, not yet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Demyan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sheehan's guard. Demyan wants to control from the top but Sheehan keeps moving. Sheehan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheehan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Demyan is aware though and is defending well. Demyan throws and elbow that misses. Sheehan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Demyan's guard. Nice move by Sheehan!
That's one minute gone in the round. Demyan pulls Sheehan in to control the position. Demyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Demyan keeping full guard, as Sheehan tries to pass. Sheehanis looking to pass into half guard but Demyan pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Demyan is in guard. Sheehan working a defensive guard here.
Demyan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Sheehan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Sheehan trying to keep a closed guard but Demyan is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Demyan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Demyan trying to control but Sheehan is working from the bottom. Sheehan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Demyan wants to control from the top but Sheehan keeps moving. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Sheehan pulls Demyan in close to prevent any damage. Demyan thows a big elbow that misses. Demyan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sheehan's head. Demyan 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. Sheehan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Demyan throwing strikes from guard but Sheehan blocks nicely. Sheehan has control of Demyan's left arm, preventing Demyan from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sheehan keeping moving, preventing Demyan from controlling successfully. Sheehan has control of Demyan's left arm, preventing Demyan from doing any damage. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Sheehan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Demyan's guard. Sheehan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Demyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheehan is one step ahead there. Demyan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sheehan! Demyan tries to control but Sheehan wriggling away. Demyan looking to finish Sheehan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheehan!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sheehan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Demyan.
Sheehan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Demyan looking to finish Sheehan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sheehan!
It looks like Teddy Sheehan has been cut. Demyan lands a nice shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Demyan avoids the attempt from Sheehan to control. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Demyan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Demyan dominating with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valery Demyan dominated that round. The cut man is working on Teddy Sheehan's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sheehan tries to bum rush Demyan with a series of wild strikes but Demyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Sheehan lands a nice hook to Demyan's body. Demyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Demyan throws a leg kick which misses Sheehan's front leg but catches the back leg as Sheehan tries to avoid it. Demyan tries to clinch and Sheehan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Demyan tries to clinch but Sheehan moves away and Sheehan counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Sheehan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demyan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Excellent takedown into side control there by Sheehan. Sheehan throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Demyan works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. Sheehan is thwarting Demyan's attempts to control the position. Sheehan seems to be working for a kimura but Demyan defends the submission attempt. Demyan kicks off Sheehan and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Demyan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Sheehan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sheehan. Sheehan trying to control but Demyan is working from the bottom. Sheehan wants to pass the guard but Demyan is keeping the position. Demyan wants to stand up but Sheehan is controlling him. Demyan is trying to keep Sheehan in close.
Demyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Demyan, not yet. Demyan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sheehan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Demyan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Demyan is trying to get back to full guard. Demyan is controlling Sheehan's trapped leg to prevent Sheehan from advancing to side control. Sheehan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Demyan is pressing down on Sheehan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Demyan keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully. Sheehan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sheehan trying to control but Demyan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sheehan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Sheehan thows a big elbow that misses. Demyan is looking for a triangle but Sheehan pushes his legs off easily.
Sheehan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Demyan swivels though and keeps the full guard. Demyan keeping moving, preventing Sheehan from controlling successfully. Sheehan with a flurry of punches that miss. Demyan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheehan trying to control but Demyan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Sheehan is fighting to break Demyan's control of his arms but Demyan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Sheehan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Demyan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Sheehan working away. Sheehan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Demyan has escaped the position, nice work there. Sheehan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Demyan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Demyan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sheehan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Demyan gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Sheehan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Teddy Sheehan's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Demyan darts in trying to clinch and Sheehan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Demyan wants to clinch but Sheehan slips to the side and Sheehan counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Sheehan content to control rather than advance. Sheehan is trying to work for a kimura but Demyan is defending well.
Demyan is pressing down on Sheehan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Demyan is trying to keep Sheehan in close.
Sheehan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Sheehan stopping the sweep attempt from Demyan.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sheehan looking to pass the guard. Demyan looking for a sweep. Not yet Demyan, not yet. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Demyan controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Demyan darts in trying to clinch and Sheehan counters with a stiff right hand. Sheehan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Demyan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sheehan! Sheehan is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sheehan wants to hold on but Demyan pushes him away. Demyan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The cut above Teddy Sheehan's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Demyan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sheehan's face.
Teddy Sheehan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Teddy Sheehan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Valery Demyan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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