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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxx Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Trainor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Decent elbows
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxx Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lawrence Trainor!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trainor dives in and grabs Shepard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shepard pushes down on Trainor's head and hops out.
Shepard clinches up against the cage.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shepard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shepard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trainor fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shepard shoots in for a double leg but Trainor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shepard rushes Trainor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trainor tries a knee to the head but Shepard blocks it.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shepard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shepard jumps guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trainor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Trainor's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor looking to pass the guard.
Trainor trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawrence Trainor has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Trainor drives through with a takedown into Shepard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shepard keeping moving, preventing Trainor from controlling successfully.
Trainor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor wants to control from the top but Shepard keeps moving.
Trainor pushing down on Shepard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Trainor stops Shepard from getting back to his feet.
Shepard is not content to let Trainor control the position.
Trainor is looking to advance position but Shepard won't allow it.
Trainor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Trainor prevents Shepard from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shepard is trying to stand up here but Trainor is controlling him well.
Shepard is trying to control but can't.
Shepard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Trainor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Shepard won't allow Trainor to pass to mount.
Trainor is trying to control the action in half guard but Shepard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trainor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Trainor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shepard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Trainor counters with a shoot takedown. Shepard fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxx Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trainor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Shepard seems keen to control Trainor's posture.
Trainor trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shepard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Trainor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trainor instigates a clinch.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Shepard blocks with his arms.
Shepard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shepard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Shepard controls Trainor momentarily but Trainor frees himself.
Trainor stands and steps away. Shepard gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shepard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shepard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trainor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shepard jumps into guard, dragging Trainor to the mat.
Trainor preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor trying to control but Shepard is working from the bottom.
Trainor stays in close to Shepard's body and controls the position.
Trainor throws a strike but Shepard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shepard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trainor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shepard stopping the sweep attempt from Trainor.
Shepard pushing down on Trainor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Trainor controlling the position.
Trainor working a defensive guard here.
Shepard wants to control from the top but Trainor keeps moving.
Trainor lands some strikes from the bottom.
Trainor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shepard throws a big right hand that misses.
Trainor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Trainor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shepard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shepard is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor working a defensive guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lawrence Trainor hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Horrible takedown by Shepard or perhaps it was just good defense by Trainor which made him look bad.
Shepard throws a series of punches but Trainor avoids them all with ease.
Trainor tries to clinch but Shepard is having none of it.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Trainor as he jumps to the side.
Shepard has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard tries to pull guard but Trainor won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxx Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trainor ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Trainor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Trainor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Shepard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trainor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lawrence Trainor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shepard is looking to stand up but Trainor won't let him.
Shepard with a nice head shot there.
Trainor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Trainor is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trainor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lawrence Trainor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Trainor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shepard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trainor wants to clinch up but Shepard keeps it at a distance.
Trainor darts in and clinches Shepard up against the cage.
Shepard lands a takedown into guard.
Shepard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Trainor controls Shepard momentarily but Shepard frees himself.
Shepard got a little sloppy there for a moment and Trainor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shepard has managed to get both his arms back between Trainor's legs - danger averted.
Trainor wants to get back to his feet but Shepard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Trainor pulls Shepard in to control the position.
Shepard passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shepard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shepard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trainor prevents Shepard from moving into mount.
Shepard looks up at the clock and then as Trainor takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shepard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Trainor regains half guard.
Trainor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Trainor wants to control but Shepard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trainor is looking to improve his position.
Shepard not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shepard is thwarting Trainor's attempts to control the position.
Trainor won't allow Shepard to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shepard is thwarting Trainor's attempts to control the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Trainor wasn't active enough on the ground.
Shepard changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Trainor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Shepard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trainor down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shepard trying to control the action but Trainor is working from the bottom.
Trainor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shepard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Trainor wants to control but Shepard postures up.
Shepard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Trainor down.
Trainor can't do much from the bottom here.
Trainor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shepard off and has taken his back!
Shepard rolls, trying to escape but Trainor keeps control of the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Trainor.
Shepard trying to control the hands but Trainor breaks the grip.
Shepard tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shepard is trying to stand up.
Trainor wants to control the pace but Shepard is squirming around nicely.
Trainor wants to finish this one by submission but Shepard is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trainor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trainor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Trainor is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Shepard clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shepard blocks it with crossed arms.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shepard blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Trainor can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Maxx Shepard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shepard stuffs the takedown attempt from Trainor. Trainor gets slowly back to his feet.
Shepard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Trainor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shepard somewhat.
Shepard closes the distance and clinches.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor has Shepard pressed against the cage, preventing Shepard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Trainor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shepard is trying to pull guard but Trainor has him pressed against the cage.
Trainor misses with a knee to the head.
Trainor is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Trainor pulls guard successfully.
Shepard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trainor pulls Shepard in close to prevent any damage.
Shepard is looking to work some ground and pound but Trainor has wrist control.
Shepard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Trainor's head.
Shepard wants to pass the guard but Trainor is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shepard wants to control from the top but Trainor keeps moving.
Shepard throws a big right hand that misses.
Shepard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Maxx Shepard just wasn't active enough.
Trainor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shepard sprawls well. Shepard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trainor gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Trainor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxx Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard shoots in and drives through. Trainor sprawls well.
Shepard clinches with his opponent.
Trainor landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trainor stops a takedown attempt from Shepard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Trainor.
Shepard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Trainor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Shepard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trainor can't get the takedown.
Trainor tries to land a knee to the head but Shepard blocks with his arms.
Shepard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shepard jumps guard but Trainor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shepard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lawrence Trainor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trainor misses with a knee strike.
Trainor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shepard blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shepard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trainor prevents it.
Trainor scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trainor gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lawrence Trainor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shepard fails with the takedown.
Shepard moves into range and clinches up with Trainor.
Shepard pulls Trainor into guard.
Trainor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shepard being controlled here, momentarily.
Shepard wants to sweep here but Trainor controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trainor slips nicely into half guard.
Shepard wants to control but Trainor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Trainor stalling.
Shepard tries to kick Trainor off but Trainor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Trainor seems to be working for a kimura but Shepard defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trainor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shepard!
Trainor controlling his opponent.
Trainor tries to control but Shepard wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trainor working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Trainor controlling his opponent.
Shepard is looking to improve his position but Trainor isn't that keen on the idea.
Trainor content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Trainor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Trainor looking to control but Shepard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shepard tries to hold on but Trainor postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Trainor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trainor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Lawrence Trainor!
Lawrence Trainor wins by unanimous decision!
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