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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Dezarie / Most High. Shephard has chosen You All Everybody as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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191 cm
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258 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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188 cm
27
245 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Lynch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Shephard! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch combination from Lynch misses. Lynch throws a right hand that Shephard ducks under and follows up with a left that Shephard also avoids with ease. Lynch misses with the combination.
Lynch with a jab.
It looks like Jack Shephard has been cut. Shephard tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A jab from Lynch misses. Lynch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynch misses with a straight right. Lynch throws an off balance right hand
enabling Shephard to counter with a crisp jab. Shephard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Shephard avoids the head kick by Lynch.
A head kick misses from Lynch. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shephard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Shephard misses with a straight right. A head kick misses from Lynch. Shephard staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss. Lynch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Lynch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shephard was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynch. Lynch connects with a high kick. Joshua Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lynch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Lynch throws a sloppy head kick and Shephard moves out of range easily. Shephard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Shephard works Lynch's body with a nice hook. Lynch is breathing heavily. A combination from Shephard does no damage. Lynch throws a combination that misses and Shephard counters with a nice right hand that sends Lynch toppling to the canvas! Lynch scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Shephard finish him?!
It looks like Joshua Lynch has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lynch misses with a double jab
and Shephard counters with a lovely shot to the body. Shephard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lynch's hands. Lynch misses with a lunging right hand
and Shephard counters with a big slam. Lynch looks out but Shephard is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Lynch from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Jack Shephard! A less than humble Jack Shephard misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
62% |
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