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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Sheppard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Krafth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kent Krafth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Sheppard's chin.
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140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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163 cm
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141 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kent Krafth!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheppard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krafth circles away.
Krafth lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krafth.
Sheppard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krafth.
Krafth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sheppard.
Sheppard clinches.
Krafth is trying to force a seperation but Sheppard has the dominant position.
Krafth's coach down at Morbid Conditioning School $75 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krafth's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sheppard stalling in the clinch.
Sheppard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Krafth gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sheppard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheppard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krafth to keep the fight standing.
Krafth tries to circle away but Sheppard has him pinned against the cage.
Sheppard jumps guard.
Krafth wants to stand and escape but instead Sheppard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard controlling from the top position.
Sheppard stands up over Krafth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sheppard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tom Sheppard just wasn't active enough.
Krafth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheppard tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Krafth defends well and Sheppard ends up having to push Krafth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sheppard lands a left hand.
Sheppard pushes Krafth back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sheppard keeps control of Krafth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheppard shoots in but no luck this time.
Krafth stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krafth wants it to stay on the feet.
Krafth slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheppard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krafth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krafth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Krafth!
Sheppard slips a jab and a cross from Krafth.
Krafth moves out of range of the body kick.
Sheppard throws a nice looking combination but Krafth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Krafth scores with a four punch combination!
Krafth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kent Krafth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sheppard throws a leg kick but Krafth sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krafth slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheppard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tom Sheppard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Krafth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheppard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sheppard is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krafth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krafth looks to land a combination but Sheppard avoids it well.
Sheppard misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tom Sheppard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sheppard shoots in for a takedown but Krafth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheppard throws a head kick that misses.
Krafth misses with the combination.
Sheppard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krafth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheppard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krafth pinned against the cage. Krafth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krafth misses with a series of wild punches.
Krafth stalks Sheppard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sheppard's face. Sheppard staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard slips a jab and a cross from Krafth.
Sheppard clinches with his opponent.
Sheppard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Krafth just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sheppard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krafth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Krafth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sheppard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheppard tries to clinch but Krafth is having none of it.
Sheppard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard shoots in but Krafth avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krafth thuds a left hand into Sheppard's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard has a takedown stuffed.
Sheppard tries to bum rush Krafth with a series of wild strikes but Krafth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sheppard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krafth lands a two punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Krafth scores with a four punch combination!
Sheppard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krafth tries to get to full guard but Sheppard has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard is keen to just control but Krafth is a slippery customer.
Krafth wants to get back to his feet.
Sheppard is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Sheppard.
Sheppard shoots in and drives through. Krafth sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krafth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krafth misses with a series of wild punches.
Krafth throws a series of punches but Sheppard moves out of range.
Sheppard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krafth is trying to force a seperation but Sheppard has the dominant position.
Sheppard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krafth goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krafth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sheppard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Sheppard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Krafth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Krafth, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheppard slips a jab and a cross from Krafth.
Krafth misses with a wild combination.
Sheppard misses with a head kick.
Krafth stuffs the takedown attempt from Sheppard. Sheppard gets slowly back to his feet.
Krafth throws a combination. Sheppard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice body punch from Krafth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard dives in for a single leg takedown but Krafth sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Krafth tries to break free but Sheppard pushes him back against the cage.
Sheppard has Krafth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krafth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Sheppard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krafth is trying to break free.
Sheppard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krafth is defending well for now.
Krafth is trying to break the clinch but Sheppard has him pressed against the cage.
Sheppard ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sheppard no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sheppard wants to stand up but Krafth is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sheppard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krafth is one step ahead there.
Sheppard keeping full guard, as Krafth tries to pass.
Sheppard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sheppard tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krafth throwing strikes but missing.
Sheppard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheppard has a closed guard, preventing Krafth from standing up.
Krafth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheppard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krafth tries to free his leg and advance position but Sheppard is retaining full guard.
Krafth throws a strike but Sheppard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Krafth wants to improve his position but instead Sheppard has moved into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krafth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sheppard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sheppard trying to mount his opponent but Krafth defends it.
Sheppard is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Krafth is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Sheppard!
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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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