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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wally Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarkhnishvili jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shepard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili has been cut.
Tarkhnishvili walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shepard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Shepard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shepard moves out of range as Tarkhnishvili strikes.
Shepard is looking for a counter combo.
Tarkhnishvili takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shepard fakes the leg kick and cracks Tarkhnishvili in the body.
Shepard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shepard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tarkhnishvili misses with a low kick.
Shepard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tarkhnishvili.
Shepard delivers a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepard connects with an inside leg kick.
Shepard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shepard lands a high kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shepard looks to land a combination. Tarkhnishvili sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tarkhnishvili ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shepard moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Shepard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tarkhnishvili takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick misses from Shepard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarkhnishvili has managed to clinch.
Shepard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Shepard both land. Nice combination.
Shepard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tarkhnishvili's calf.
Tarkhnishvili tries to bum rush Shepard with a series of wild strikes but Shepard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Shepard.
Wally Shepard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarkhnishvili on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tarkhnishvili slips a jab and a cross from Shepard.
Tarkhnishvili swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tarkhnishvili stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shepard.
A bone on bone clash there as Tarkhnishvili blocks the leg kick.
Tarkhnishvili throws a wild body kick that Shepard sees coming a mile off.
Shepard lands a head kick!
Shepard is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarkhnishvili's corner calls for a 1-2. Tarkhnishvili obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tarkhnishvili closes the distance and clinches.
Tarkhnishvili gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shepard wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Tarkhnishvili there.
Tarkhnishvili controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Tarkhnishvili has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Shepard kicks Tarkhnishvili off and gets back to his feet.
Shepard throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard blocks a jab.
Tarkhnishvili scores with a takedown into Shepard's guard.
Tarkhnishvili is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tarkhnishvili makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tarkhnishvili lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarkhnishvili content to stall in guard here.
Tarkhnishvili is looking to work some ground and pound but Shepard has wrist control.
Shepard being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tarkhnishvili shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tarkhnishvili showed some decent athleticism there.
Tarkhnishvili content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Shepard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Shepard moves out of range of the strikes.
Shepard tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Tarkhnishvili was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shepard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shepard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shepard throws a head kick but Tarkhnishvili moves out of range.
Shepard keeps Tarkhnishvili at a distance using the push kick.
Shepard throws a sloppy head kick and Tarkhnishvili moves out of range easily.
Shepard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tarkhnishvili scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarkhnishvili trying to control the action but Shepard is working from the bottom.
Shepard on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard is not content to let Tarkhnishvili control the position.
Shepard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tarkhnishvili can do to turn this around?
Shepard is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tarkhnishvili asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tarkhnishvili creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tarkhnishvili looks up at the clock and then as Shepard takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tarkhnishvili smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tarkhnishvili scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shepard tries to escape but Tarkhnishvili is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarkhnishvili is putting a hurting on Shepard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shepard taking a bit of punishment here - Tarkhnishvili scoring with strikes.
Tarkhnishvili is putting a hurting on Shepard here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shepard is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tarkhnishvili lands some shots froms side control.
Tarkhnishvili content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Shepard is not content to let Tarkhnishvili control the position.
Tarkhnishvili landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarkhnishvili working the ground and pound.
Tarkhnishvili is working Shepard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Shepard might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tarkhnishvili trying to control the action but Shepard is working from the bottom.
Tarkhnishvili scoring with punches from side control.
Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tarkhnishvili scores with punches from side control.
Tarkhnishvili is staying tight to Shepard's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shepard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tarkhnishvili connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarkhnishvili trying to control the position but Shepard is working away.
Shepard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tarkhnishvili wants to control but Shepard is keeping him busy.
Shepard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tarkhnishvili lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tarkhnishvili remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Tarkhnishvili.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shepard misses with a kick to the body.
Tarkhnishvili clinches up with Shepard and pushes him back against the cage.
Tarkhnishvili lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shepard backwards.
Shepard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarkhnishvili turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Shepard throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Shepard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shepard throws a head kick that misses.
Tarkhnishvili misses with a body shot.
Shepard feints and then cracks Tarkhnishvili's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tarkhnishvili down.
Shepard throws a head kick that misses.
Tarkhnishvili tries to counter with a clinch but Shepard shakes him off and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Shepard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tarkhnishvili throws out a loose jab but Shepard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shepard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wally Shepard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tarkhnishvili. Shepard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tarkhnishvili closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shepard did well to prevent Tarkhnishvili getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarkhnishvili throws a strike but Shepard avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tarkhnishvili works over Shepard with some ground and pound from guard.
Tarkhnishvili stands up over Shepard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tarkhnishvili lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tarkhnishvili trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarkhnishvili 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 crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tarkhnishvili's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shepard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tarkhnishvili misses with a low kick as Shepard jumps back.
Tarkhnishvili manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Shepard on his heels. He'll look to pass Shepard's guard now, I'm sure.
Tarkhnishvili working some strikes from top position.
Tarkhnishvili stops Shepard from standing up.
Tarkhnishvili sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yet more stalling tactics from Tarkhnishvili.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarkhnishvili lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tarkhnishvili working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shepard can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tarkhnishvili controls the pace.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tarkhnishvili keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shepard's head.
Tarkhnishvili sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tarkhnishvili misses with a low kick as Shepard jumps back.
Tarkhnishvili closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tarkhnishvili lands in his opponent's guard.
Tarkhnishvili with a nice head shot there.
Tarkhnishvili keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shepard's head.
Tarkhnishvili postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarkhnishvili is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tarkhnishvili lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tarkhnishvili has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malkhazi Tarkhnishvili!
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