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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Sheppard (ranked 24318 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitriy Voznesenskiy (ranked 6251 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillon Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitriy Voznesenskiy!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voznesenskiy shoots in and bounces Sheppard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sheppard looking for a sweep. Not yet Sheppard, not yet.
Voznesenskiy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheppard's guard.
Sheppard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sheppard is pulling down on Voznesenskiy's head. It's preventing any offense from Voznesenskiy, at least for the moment.
Sheppard lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppard sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voznesenskiy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sheppard defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voznesenskiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sheppard is standing up over Voznesenskiy. Voznesenskiy looks to escape but Sheppard dives into side control.
Voznesenskiy wants to get back to his feet but Sheppard drags him back down.
Sheppard wants to control but Voznesenskiy is keeping him busy.
Voznesenskiy is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Sheppard happy to just control the position for now.
Voznesenskiy is trying to work for a sweep but Sheppard has mounted him!
Sheppard looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Voznesenskiy tries to lock up and control but Sheppard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sheppard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sheppard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Voznesenskiy is looking to escape.
Voznesenskiy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sheppard controlling the position easily from mount.
Voznesenskiy gets back to half guard.
Voznesenskiy wants to get back to his feet.
Voznesenskiy taking some punishment here, with Sheppard in his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sheppard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Voznesenskiy is trying to control but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Sheppard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Voznesenskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Voznesenskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sheppard forces Voznesenskiy back against the cage and clinches.
Voznesenskiy slowing the pace effectively.
Voznesenskiy managing to block the knees to the body from Sheppard.
Voznesenskiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voznesenskiy is looking to clinch but Sheppard is avoiding it.
Sheppard pushes Voznesenskiy up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppard breaks the clinch.
Sheppard throws a head kick but Voznesenskiy moves out of range.
Voznesenskiy throws a head kick but Sheppard moves out of range.
Voznesenskiy misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard wants to clinch.
Voznesenskiy has managed to clinch.
Voznesenskiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheppard tries to clinch but Voznesenskiy is having none of it.
Voznesenskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheppard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheppard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Voznesenskiy.
Sheppard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dmitriy Voznesenskiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voznesenskiy throws a series of punches but Sheppard moves out of range.
As Voznesenskiy looks to move away, Sheppard throws a big counter combo but Voznesenskiy just gets out of the way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Voznesenskiy.
Sheppard tries to clinch but Voznesenskiy is having none of it.
Voznesenskiy has managed to clinch.
Sheppard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Voznesenskiy manages to break the clinch.
Voznesenskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheppard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Voznesenskiy backs away, Sheppard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Voznesenskiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Voznesenskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voznesenskiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dillon Sheppard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voznesenskiy fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Voznesenskiy backs away, Sheppard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Voznesenskiy tries to keep at a distance but Sheppard has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voznesenskiy can't break the clinch.
Sheppard leaning his opponent against the cage.
Voznesenskiy pulls guard effortlessly.
Sheppard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sheppard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sheppard postures up.
Sheppard sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sheppard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sheppard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Voznesenskiy controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voznesenskiy is working an open guard so Sheppard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Voznesenskiy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Voznesenskiy tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitriy Voznesenskiy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Voznesenskiy clinches.
Voznesenskiy jumps guard.
Sheppard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dillon Sheppard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voznesenskiy wants to stand and escape but Sheppard is having none of it.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voznesenskiy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sheppard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voznesenskiy closes the distance and clinches.
Sheppard is fighting off a takedown attempt but Voznesenskiy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sheppard to the mat. Sheppard regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sheppard kicks Voznesenskiy off and gets to his feet.
Voznesenskiy moves in looking to clinch but Sheppard pushes him off.
Sheppard moves into the clinch successfully.
Voznesenskiy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sheppard has Voznesenskiy pressed against the cage, preventing Voznesenskiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Voznesenskiy pulls guard.
Voznesenskiy keeping moving, preventing Sheppard from controlling successfully.
Voznesenskiy wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sheppard manages to pass to side control.
Voznesenskiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheppard trying to control the pace.
Voznesenskiy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sheppard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard content to control rather than advance.
Sheppard slips a nice elbow through Voznesenskiy's hands, connecting with Voznesenskiy's forehead.
Sheppard is thwarting Voznesenskiy's attempts to control the position.
Voznesenskiy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sheppard trying to control the pace.
Voznesenskiy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sheppard scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sheppard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sheppard stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Voznesenskiy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sheppard wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sheppard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voznesenskiy is one step ahead there.
Voznesenskiy gets to his feet - Sheppard follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dillon Sheppard.
I think Sheppard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dillon Sheppard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
25% |
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