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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Of Suburbia (ranked 2979 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lavrentiy Shepkin (ranked 5459 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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196 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Of Suburbia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lavrentiy Shepkin!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suburbia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Shepkin's half guard.
Shepkin kicks Suburbia off and gets back to his feet.
Suburbia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Shepkin to the mat! Shepkin manages to get full guard.
Suburbia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shepkin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shepkin has escaped and now he's on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suburbia working for a triangle but Shepkin defends it easily.
Shepkin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shepkin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Suburbia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suburbia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shepkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suburbia is keeping the position for now.
Shepkin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suburbia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suburbia isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Shepkin stacks Suburbia on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Shepkin!
Shepkin controls the position.
Suburbia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shepkin in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Suburbia is trying to improve his position.
Shepkin throws an elbow but Suburbia slips to the side and avoids it well.
Suburbia manages to work his way to half guard, despite Shepkin's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepkin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suburbia tries to roll over but Shepkin keeps him under control.
Shepkin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Suburbia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shepkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suburbia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Shepkin drops an elbow to the side of Suburbia's head.
Suburbia is trying to get back to full guard.
Suburbia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suburbia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shepkin pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepkin slows the pace down in half guard.
Suburbia looking for submissions off his back.
Shepkin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Suburbia looking for submissions off his back.
Suburbia actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suburbia is breathing heavily.
Shepkin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Suburbia looking for subs from the bottom but Shepkin mounts him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepkin lands a nice shot to the head.
Suburbia manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Shepkin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Suburbia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Suburbia has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Shepkin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Shepkin!
Shepkin gets to mount! Suburbia was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Shepkin content just to control the position here.
Suburbia is in all sorts of trouble here.
Suburbia tries to lock up and control but Shepkin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shepkin looking to control but Suburbia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suburbia tries to reverse the position but Shepkin maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavrentiy Shepkin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shepkin tries to clinch but Suburbia is having none of it.
Shepkin swinging wildly here.
Suburbia looks for a takedown but Shepkin sprawls well.
Suburbia shoots in but no luck this time.
Suburbia tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shepkin defends well and Suburbia ends up having to push Shepkin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesus Of Suburbia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suburbia dives in for a single leg takedown but Shepkin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Suburbia misses with a takedown attempt - Shepkin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shepkin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Suburbia to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suburbia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suburbia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shepkin managing to control the position.
Shepkin wants to sweep here but Suburbia controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepkin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suburbia defends it easily.
Suburbia drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shepkin manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Suburbia has Shepkin in his guard.
Suburbia has an active guard here but Shepkin has managed to pass into half guard.
Suburbia actively working from the bottom here.
Suburbia actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suburbia taking some punishment here, with Shepkin in his half guard.
Shepkin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Suburbia has hold of Shepkin's hands but Shepkin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Suburbia actively working from the bottom here.
Lavrentiy Shepkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suburbia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suburbia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shepkin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shepkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suburbia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shepkin pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepkin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Shepkin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suburbia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suburbia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shepkin is taking a breather. Suburbia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Suburbia is refusing to be controlled, as Shepkin sits in half guard.
Shepkin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Suburbia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Suburbia looking for submissions off his back.
Shepkin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shepkin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Shepkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shepkin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Shepkin controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Suburbia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavrentiy Shepkin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shepkin misses with the combination.
Suburbia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Suburbia darts in looking for a takedown but Shepkin gets double underhooks and turns Suburbia into the cage.
Shepkin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Suburbia blocks it well.
Suburbia closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shepkin quickly recovers to half guard.
Shepkin kicks off Suburbia and gets to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Suburbia is defended easily by Shepkin.
Shepkin looks for a takedown but Suburbia sprawls well.
Suburbia scores with a takedown into Shepkin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suburbia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suburbia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shepkin working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suburbia is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Suburbia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Shepkin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Shepkin has escaped and now he's on top!
Shepkin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Shepkin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shepkin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suburbia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suburbia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shepkin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shepkin pushes down on Suburbia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suburbia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shepkin lands strikes from half guard.
Suburbia actively working from the bottom here.
Shepkin is looking to take a break and control but Suburbia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shepkin working over Suburbia with some ground and pound. Suburbia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shepkin seems to be working for a kimura but Suburbia defends the submission attempt.
Suburbia actively working from the bottom here.
Shepkin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suburbia actively working from the bottom here.
Suburbia is staying active underneath Shepkin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jesus Of Suburbia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suburbia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shepkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shepkin winds up and cracks Suburbia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suburbia looking for submissions off his back.
Suburbia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shepkin pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suburbia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lavrentiy Shepkin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shepkin trying to control the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lavrentiy Shepkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shepkin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lavrentiy Shepkin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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