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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sheppards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Wightman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Sheppards had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Sheppards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blake Wightman!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Wightman.
Sheppards connects with a single shot there.
A jab from Sheppards finds it's way through Wightman's defenses.
Wightman blocks a jab.
Wightman looks to land a right hand but Sheppards moved out of range.
Sheppards scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wightman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sheppards prevents Wightman from improving his position.
Wightman is refusing to be controlled, as Sheppards sits in half guard.
Wightman tries to roll over but Sheppards keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman gets back to full guard.
Sheppards tries to free his leg and advance position but Wightman is retaining full guard.
Wightman keeping moving, preventing Sheppards from controlling successfully.
Wightman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sheppards trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sheppards pushing down on Wightman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sheppards wants to work for an arm triangle but Wightman is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sheppards prevents Wightman from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wightman is trying to control but can't.
Wightman is looking to improve his position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sheppards is looking for a kimura here.
Sheppards looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sheppards quickly recovers to half guard.
Sheppards actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wightman working the head and body with strikes.
Wightman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sheppards with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Wightman.
Wightman passes into side control, despite Sheppards's attempt to control the position.
Wightman controlling from side mount.
Sheppards is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheppards keeps working.
Wightman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Sheppards's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wightman working the ground and pound from side control.
Sheppards is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Blake Wightman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Sheppards.
Wightman lands a body shot.
Sheppards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wightman stuns Sheppards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Wightman.
Sheppards looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wightman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sheppards at a distance.
Wightman cracks Sheppards with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wightman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wightman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sheppardss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wightman just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppards is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wightman.
Wightman lands a jab to Sheppards's midsection.
Sheppards moves away from the strike by Wightman.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wightman.
Wightman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wightman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wightman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wightman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wightman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sheppards is trying to get back to full guard.
Wightman lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wightman pulls his head out easily.
Wightman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wightman working Sheppards over with strikes.
Wightman throwing shots but Sheppards is blocking nicely.
Wightman working over Sheppards with some ground and pound. Sheppards looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wightman is keen to just control but Sheppards is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Wightman there.
Wightman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Wightman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman is controlling the pace.
Wightman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sheppards is trying to control but can't.
Wightman winds up and cracks Sheppards with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wightman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wightman is keen to just control but Sheppards is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sheppards manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sheppards controls Wightman momentarily but Wightman frees himself.
Sheppards escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wightman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wightman landing with the ground and pound.
Wightman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sheppards is looking for a triangle but Wightman pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Wightman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wightman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wightman slips under a jab from Sheppards.
Wightman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wightman slips under a jab from Sheppards.
Sheppards swinging wildly here.
Wightman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman jabs at Sheppards's body.
Wightman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sheppards on the side of the head.
Sheppards throws a jab when Wightman was well out of range.
Wightman feints the counter takedown.
Wightman lands a leg kick that knocks Sheppards off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman misses with a takedown
and Sheppards counters with a nice uppercut.
Sheppards ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wightman ducks under a wild hook from Sheppards.
Wightman throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheppards.
Wightman thuds a left hand into Sheppards's body.
A jab from Wightman finds it's way through Sheppards's defenses.
Nice uppercut lands for Wightman. That snapped Sheppards's head back.
Wightman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheppards's sensitive parts.
Wightman throws a front kick that sends Sheppards stumbling back into the ropes.
Blake Wightman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sheppards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wightman.
Wightman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wightman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sheppards napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheppards is looking for a sweep.
Wightman trying to control the position but Sheppards is working away.
Sheppards manages to get back to half guard.
Wightman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sheppards tries to get to full guard but Wightman has control of the leg.
Wightman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sheppards keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wightman is in close to Sheppards's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wightman lands a couple of elbows.
Wightman lands a couple of digs.
Sheppards is trying to control the position but Wightman postures up.
Sheppards is looking to sweep but instead, Wightman has passed into half guard.
Wightman with the ground and pound but Sheppards uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wightman is in close to Sheppards's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wightman trying to control but Sheppards is working from the bottom.
Wightman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sheppards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wightman connects with a couple of short punches.
Blake Wightman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wightman connects with a couple of short punches.
Wightman scoring with some ground and pound.
Sheppards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wightman forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Wightman really dominated that round.
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.
Wightman lands a body shot.
Wightman ducks under a wild hook from Sheppards.
Wightman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wightman throws a hook but Sheppards avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Sheppards misses its intended target.
Wightman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Wightman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sheppards is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wightman punishes Sheppards's body with a nice straight punch.
Wightman throws a right hand that misses
and Sheppards counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wightman stuns Sheppards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman cracks Sheppards with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wightman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sheppards has time to react.
A big left from Wightman misses.
Wightman misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Sheppards was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sheppards is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sheppards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wightman momentarily.
Wightman misses with an uppercut.
Wightman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Sheppards wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wightman connects with a leg kick. Sheppards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wightman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wightman throws a hook but Sheppards avoids it easily.
Sheppards has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wightman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wightman lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Sheppards misses its intended target.
Wightman scores with a shot to the body.
Wightman misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circling a little - Wightman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wightman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wightman lands a nice short elbow.
Sheppards trying to hold on to Wightman's head to control him but Wightman postures up.
Wightman prevents Sheppards from improving his position.
Wightman is looking to stall here but Sheppards recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppards keeping moving, preventing Wightman from controlling successfully.
Sheppards trying to control the position here.
Sheppards keeping moving, preventing Wightman from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sheppards controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blake Wightman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wightman works Sheppards's body with a nice hook.
Sheppards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wightman.
Sheppards gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sheppards throws the left hand but Wightman avoids the punch easily.
Wightman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sheppards.
Wightman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wightman thuds a left hand into Sheppards's body.
Wightman throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Wightman dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sheppards throws a looping overhand right but Wightman ducks down to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wightman.
Sheppards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wightman manages to avoid it.
Wightman clobbers Sheppards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wightman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wightman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sheppards bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wightman tries to bench press Sheppards off him but Sheppards keeps the position.
Wightman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wightman is looking to improve his position.
Wightman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wightman.
Wightman has control of Sheppards's left arm, preventing Sheppards from doing any damage.
Wightman is trying to keep Sheppards in close.
Wightman keeping full guard, as Sheppards tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sheppards trying to control but Wightman is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sheppards passes into half guard.
Wightman is holding on to half guard well.
Wightman manages to get to full guard.
Carl Sheppards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wightman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sheppards won't allow Wightman to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wightman throws a body shot but no joy.
Sheppards swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sheppards displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wightman throws out the jab.
Wightman misses with a shot to the body
and Sheppards counters with a nice uppercut.
Wightman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sheppards.
Sheppards throws out a loose jab but Wightman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wightman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice defenses there by Wightman.
Wightman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sheppards looks to score with a jab to the body but Wightman is just out of range.
Wightman throws a shot from downtown. Sheppards moves away and avoids it.
Wightman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheppards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheppards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wightman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheppards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jab from Wightman.
Wightman throws a lazy uppercut
and Sheppards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sheppards is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blake Wightman.
Well Wightman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Wightman!
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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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