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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bubbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shephard comes to the cage accompanied by You All Everybody. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Bubbles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bubbles lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut.
Shephard swinging wildly here.
Bubbles closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shephard's guard.
Shephard looking to control.
Shephard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bubbles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bubbles is pushing down on Shephard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shephard is fighting to maintain full guard but Bubbles has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bubbles wants to pass the guard but Shephard is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bubbles wants to stand but Shephard has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bubbles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shephard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shephard tries to roll over but Bubbles keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard has hold of Bubbles's hands but Bubbles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shephard keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shephard trying to control from the bottom.
Bubbles content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Bubbles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shephard keeping control of the position.
Bubbles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bubbles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shephard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shephard trying to hold on to Bubbles's head to control him but Bubbles postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard is looking to improve his position.
Bubbles is keen to just control but Shephard is a slippery customer.
Shephard regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard keeping moving, preventing Bubbles from controlling successfully.
Ricky Bubbles has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bubbles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shephard.
Shephard throws a looping overhand right but Bubbles ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a hook to the side of Bubbles's head but Bubbles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bubbles tries to bum rush Shephard with a series of wild strikes but Shephard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bubbles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bubbles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bubbles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shephard moves away.
Bubbles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shephard is fending him off so far but Bubbles persists. Nope, Shephard circles away and we're back to standing.
Bubbles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shephard avoids it really well and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Shephard scores with a four punch combination!
No joy there for Bubbles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bubbles.
Bubbles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bubbles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bubbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Shephard circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shephard tries to bum rush Bubbles with a series of wild strikes but Bubbles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shephard tests Bubbles's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bubbles lands a glancing blow to the side of Shephard's head.
Shephard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bubbles but Bubbles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shephard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bubbles regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bubbles wants to stand but Shephard is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shephard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bubbles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricky Bubbles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Shephard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bubbles throws a combination that misses
and Shephard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shephard throws a looping overhand right but Bubbles ducks down to avoid it.
Jack Shephard is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Shephard misses.
Bubbles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shephard circles away quickly and effectively.
Shephard throws an overhand right that lands on Bubbles's shoulder, as Bubbles tries to avoid the shot.
Bubbles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bubbles shoots in for a takedown but Shephard shows good takedown defense.
Bubbles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bubbles moves into the clinch successfully.
Shephard has Bubbles pressed against the cage, preventing Bubbles from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Shephard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bubbles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubbles tries to break the clinch but Shephard is controlling the position.
Bubbles is trying to push Shephard away but Shephard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bubbles can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard keeps control of Bubbles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bubbles can't get the takedown.
Bubbles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bubbles wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shephard prevents Bubbles from breaking the clinch.
Bubbles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bubbles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bubbles misses with a few strikes there.
Bubbles misses with a combination
enabling Shephard to counter with a crisp jab.
Shephard slips under a jab from Bubbles.
Shephard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bubbles pinned against the cage. Bubbles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bubbles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shephard tries to avoid it but Bubbles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shephard to the ground. Shephard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Shephard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Bubbles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard throws a body punch but Bubbles moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bubbles will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bubbles tries to close the distance and clinch but Shephard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bubbles enables Shephard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bubbles manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shephard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ricky Bubbles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bubbles is wriggling around but Shephard manages to pass to half guard.
Shephard is trying to control the action in half guard but Bubbles is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shephard wants to stand but Bubbles has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bubbles trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bubbles tries to kick Shephard off but Shephard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bubbles trying to control from the bottom.
Shephard tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Shephard trying to control the action but Bubbles is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bubbles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shephard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bubbles misses with a wild combination.
Bubbles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bubbles.
Bubbles misses with the combination.
Shephard steps into range and cracks Bubbles with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bubbles flops backwards and Shephard dives into his guard looking to finish!
Bubbles is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Bubbles has been cut.
Bubbles is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shephard passes into half guard.
Shephard slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Shephard is going to stand back up.
Shephard wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bubbles keeps working.
Bubbles wants to control but Shephard is keeping busy.
Bubbles wants to get back to his feet.
Bubbles wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jack Shephard just wasn't active enough.
Bubbles tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bubbles fails to land with a series of punches.
Bubbles wants to clinch up but Shephard keeps it at a distance.
Shephard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bubbles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shephard dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bubbles.
Bubbles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shephard.
Bubbles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bubbles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shephard is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bubbles misses with a series of wild punches.
Shephard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shephard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bubbles thinking.
Shephard fails to land with a series of punches.
Shephard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shephard lunges at Bubbles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bubbles's hand.
Bubbles throws a nice looking combination but Shephard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bubbles shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shephard scores with the left hand. Bubbles knows he should have avoided that one.
Bubbles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bubbles.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Shephard and Bubbles goes tumbling to the canvas! Shephard follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Bubbles is still in real trouble! Can Shephard finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shephard is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bubbles is just riding it out for now. Shephard eventually gives up the hold.
Bubbles is trying to escape back to his feet but Shephard uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Shephard decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bubbles to his feet.
Shephard slaps away a takedown attempt from Bubbles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bubbles doesn't manage to clinch there - Shephard circles away.
Shephard shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bubbles takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Shephard sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bubbles bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Shephard!
Jack Shephard spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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energy
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hype
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