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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mommasaid Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
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178 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mommasaid Out!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Out does it's job there.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Out's corner calls for a 1-2. Out obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Out misses with a double jab.
Shepard avoids the head kick by Out.
Shepard blocks a head kick by Out.
Shepard shoots in looking for a takedown but Out manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Shepard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Out lands a jab to the nose.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Out does no damage.
Out misses with the combination.
Out throws a half hearted mid kick.
Out tries to bum rush Shepard with a series of wild strikes but Shepard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out connects with a looping right hand.
Mommasaid Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Out tries to land a front kick but Shepard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Out misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepard blocks a head kick by Out.
Horrible takedown by Shepard or perhaps it was just good defense by Out which made him look bad.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Shepard ducks down to avoid it.
Out throws a good cross that connects.
Out misses with a head kick.
Shepard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Out looks to land a combination but Shepard avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out swinging wildly here.
Shepard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Out manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shepard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard stops Out from standing up.
Out looks gassed!
Shepard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Out's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shepard lands a couple of digs.
Shepard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shepard throws a big right hand that misses.
Shepard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard works over Out with some ground and pound from guard.
Shepard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shepard throws a big elbow that misses.
Shepard drops back looking for a leg! Out is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Out manages to kick Shepard off! Shepard jumps back into Out's guard.
Shepard is in close to Out's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shepard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shepard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shepard stays in close to Out's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Out's head.
Shepard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shepard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shepard working the ground and pound.
Out really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shepard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shepard lands a few punches from side control.
Shepard working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shepard is working Out over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shepard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Out to see if he's OK.
Shepard has hold of Out's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Out tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Shepard cranks the arm and Out screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Out, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Shepard!
During a confident post fight interview, John Shepard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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