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Event:
WPFC 48 - Tantor vs. Lund
Date: Feb 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Shepherd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepherd really is a fat lump.
Tree throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Tree - just one landing. #CUT2#
It looks like Teddy Shepherd has been cut.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tree shoots for a takedown but Shepherd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tree is looking to clinch but Shepherd is avoiding it.
It looked like Shepherd was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tree lands a right hook to the body.
Tree scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shepherd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shepherd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tree to score with a decent uppercut.
Tree scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree shoots in looking for a takedown. Shepherd tries to sprawl out of it but Tree keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shepherd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T1#
Tree is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Shepherd like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Shepherd from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oak Tree!
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Event:
WPFC 39 - Bergeron vs. Cabasa
Date: Dec 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Glennville scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glennville scoring well with a low kick there.
Shepherd should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Glennville lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Teddy Shepherd has been cut.
Glennville looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shepherd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shepherd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glennville lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shepherd takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shepherd looks winded!
Glennville scoring well with a low kick there.
Glennville lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Glennville lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Glennville takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Glennville.
Glennville lands a left hand.
Glennville lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shepherd.
Glennville using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Glennville digs a right hand into Shepherd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shepherd's gas tank.
Glennville throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glennville.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Glennville obliges.
Glennville with a knee to the head.
Glennville stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Glennville lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glennville putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shepherd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Glennville lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glennville scores with a knee to the head.
#ROC#
Shepherd is rocked!#T2#
Glennville creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Shepherd's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Shepherd drops to his knees and Glennville pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Glennville!
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Event:
WPFC 32 - Tantor vs Zdravkov
Date: Oct 26, 2019 |
#R1##CL#
May closes the distance and pushes Shepherd back into the cage.
Shepherd is trying to drag May to the mat but May just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Shepherd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. May fights it off and pushes away nicely.
May scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#
It looks like Teddy Shepherd has been cut.#CL#
May has Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
May tries to land knees in the clinch but Shepherd avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
May breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
May wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.#CL#
May gets a clinch.
Shepherd prevents May from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shepherd. #T1#
Shepherd prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC2#
Shepherd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
May wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
Shepherd throws a counter combo.#KD#
May sends Shepherd crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! May is motioning to the referee to let Shepherd up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
May drops Shepherd with a big left hand! Shepherd is injured, injured bad! May jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Woodford May!
An intense looking Woodford May took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Line em up. Win or lose I am here to fight.'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Blatt fails with the takedown.
Blatt looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blatt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shepherd is looking to counter the offense by Blatt and move into the clinch.
Blatt with a lazy takedown attempt #TD#
and Shepherd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blatt is looking to get back to is feet but Shepherd passes into side control.
Teddy Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Blatt.#SU#
Shepherd stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Shepherd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shepherd slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SU#
Blatt is working an open guard so Shepherd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1#
Blatt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blatt is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab lands there for Shepherd.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Blatt moves out of range of the body kick from Shepherd.
Blatt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shepherd tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Blatt manages to circle out of the way.#CL2#
Blatt forces Shepherd back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Shepherd.
#TD#
Shepherd manages to pull guard.
#ES#
Shepherd has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Blatt is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shepherd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shepherd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Teddy Shepherd.#TD#
Shepherd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blatt's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SU#
Shepherd stands up and waves to Blatt to follow him. #T3##TD#
Shepherd shoots in and bounces Blatt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blatt is looking to stand back up but Shepherd counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Blatt. #REVB##SU#
Shepherd stands up and beckons Blatt to join him on the feet. #TD#
Shepherd changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blatt looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blatt tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T4#
Blatt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Shepherd is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Blatt is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teddy Shepherd!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 01, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
Shepherd tries to sprawl but Vaisanin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Shepherd is looking to get back to is feet but Vaisanin passes into side control.
Vaisanin just content to control the position.
Shepherd struggling a bit here.
Vaisanin working the ground and pound.
Shepherd wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Vaisanin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here as Vaisanin stalls from top position.
Shepherd really is a fat lump.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd tries to improve position but can't.
Shepherd throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
#T1##SUB2#
Vaisanin has hold of Shepherd's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Shepherd tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vaisanin cranks the arm and Shepherd screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Shepherd, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Niilo Vaisanin!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 06, 2019 |
#R1##TD#
Shepherd shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fedorov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fedorov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Shepherd wants to get up but he can't break Fedorov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Montreal inform us that Fedorov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SUB#
Shepherd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fedorov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shepherd, into his guard. #REVB#
Shepherd trying to strike off his back.
Shepherd throwing short punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fedorov manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Shepherd wants to get up but he can't break Fedorov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shepherd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SU#
Shepherd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #T1##CL2#
Fedorov has Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
Fedorov jumps guard but Shepherd stands there with Fedorov around his waist. Fedorov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Shepherd pushes off an throws an elbow but Fedorov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#TD#
Shepherd lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Shepherd missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Shepherd wants to work for an arm triangle but Fedorov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Shepherd looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
#SUB#
Shepherd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fedorov has managed to free his arm - good work. #T2##SU#
Shepherd stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #CL2#
Fedorov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shepherd, pushing him back against the cage.
Shepherd really is a fat lump.
Shepherd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T3#
Shepherd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shepherd works on Fedorov's body with a couple of short punches.
Shepherd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shepherd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedorov.
Shepherd controlling the action here for a moment.
Shepherd is struggling to control the position.
Shepherd misses with a knee strike.
Shepherd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shepherd is struggling to control the position.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shepherd walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shepherd closes the distance and clinches up with Fedorov, looking for a takedown. Shepherd pushes Fedorov against the cage but Fedorov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Shepherd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Shepherd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fedorov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shepherd is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Shepherd dominated that round.
That's time! Shepherd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Fedorov misses with a body kick.
Shepherd seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Shepherd connects with a body shot.#CL#
Shepherd moves into the clinch successfully.
A bit of stalling here from Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedorov avoids the damage to the body.
Shepherd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedorov gets underhooks to prevent Shepherd's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Shepherd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Shepherd as the two fighters clinch.
Fedorov is breathing heavily.
Shepherd stalls.
Shepherd leaning his opponent against the cage.
Shepherd leaning against his opponent.
#T1#
Shepherd is looking for a takedown.
Shepherd stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Shepherd.
Fedorov letting Shepherd take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Teddy Shepherd.
Good work by Fedorov as he checks the leg kick.#TD#
Shepherd darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shepherd wants to stand up but Fedorov is controlling the position.
#T2#
Shepherd is thwarting Fedorov's attempts to control the position.
Shepherd is looking to advance position but Fedorov won't allow it.
Fedorov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SU#
Shepherd stands up and beckons Fedorov to join him on the feet.
Shepherd throws the kick towards the body but Fedorov avoids it.
Fedorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Shepherd throws a quick counter head kick but Fedorov was just out of range.
Emelya Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Shepherd explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#TD#
Shepherd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fedorov to the mat! Fedorov manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Shepherd gets to his feet. Fedorov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fedorov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fedorov wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teddy Shepherd. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Shepherd gets a clinch. #T4#
Shepherd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fedorov is trying to pull guard but Shepherd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fedorov managing to block the knees to the body from Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shepherd just leaning against Fedorov, taking a breather.
Shepherd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fedorov can do to turn this around?
Shepherd is pushing Fedorov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fedorov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shepherd crunches a lovely knee into Fedorov's ribcage.
Fedorov looking to throw knees to the head but Shepherd is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Shepherd dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Shepherd misses with a body kick.
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt #CL#
and Shepherd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teddy Shepherd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shepherd has Fedorov pressed against the cage.
Shepherd is struggling to control the position.
Fedorov is trying to pull guard but Shepherd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fedorov being controlled against the cage.
Shepherd taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Fedorov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shepherd is stalling here.
Shepherd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Teddy Shepherd.
Fedorov stuffs the takedown.
Shepherd throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Shepherd gets tackled into the cage by Fedorov. Fedorov maintains the clinch.
Shepherd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fedorov blocks it with crossed arms.
Shepherd throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T2##BC2#
Fedorov breaks the clinch.
#TD#
Shepherd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fedorov was covering up waiting for the punch and Shepherd finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fedorov trying to control the position.
#SU#
Shepherd stands and steps away. Fedorov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shepherd fails with a takedown attempt. #TD#
Shepherd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T3#
Shepherd wants to stand up but Fedorov has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fedorov trying to control but Shepherd postures up.
#SU#
Shepherd decides to stand up. #CL#
Shepherd darts in and clinches Fedorov up against the cage.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Shepherd stalls.
Shepherd is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shepherd for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Shepherd will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fedorov up against the cage.
Fedorov wants to get back to striking at distance but Shepherd won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from Shepherd - that landed with a thud.
Shepherd throws an elbow but it misses.
Emelya Fedorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teddy Shepherd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shepherd pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teddy Shepherd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shepherd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Shepherd!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 22, 2019 |
#R1#
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Shepherd counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shepherd defends it nicely.
Shepherd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#CL#
Shepherd drives through and clinches with Brown against the cage.
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT#
It looks like Mike Brown has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Shepherd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A bit of stalling here from Shepherd.
Good body shot from Shepherd.
Shepherd lands a body shot.
Shepherd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brown up against the cage.#T1#
Shepherd with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Shepherd.
Nice body punch from Shepherd.
Shepherd is working Brown over against the cage.#TD#
Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shepherd is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SU#
Shepherd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD#
Shepherd throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Shepherd finishes the takedown easily into guard. #ROC#
Brown is rocked!
Shepherd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shepherd controlling from the top position.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Shepherd finish him?#SU#
Shepherd stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Shepherd lands a brutal head kick. Brown looks out on his feet and Shepherd throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Teddy Shepherd!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Louise fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepherd avoids it really well and circles away.
Louise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Louise shoots in for a double leg but Shepherd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teddy Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Louise.
Louise changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shepherd tries to avoid it but Louise manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shepherd to the ground. Shepherd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Shepherd drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Shepherd in side control, throwing shots but Louise defends.
Louise wants to control but Shepherd postures up.#T1#
Shepherd tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Shepherd tries to get to his feet but Louise is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Shepherd in his guard.
Shepherd wants to stand but Louise is controlling his posture from full guard.
Louise is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shepherd is controlling him. #SU#
Shepherd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Louise looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Louise looks winded!#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shepherd scores with a body shot.
Shepherd throws the kick towards the body but Louise avoids it.
Louise throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shepherd's waist but Shepherd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Louise off to one side.
Shepherd throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and Louise counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Louise.
Shepherd trying to keep a closed guard but Louise is proving a slippery customer.
Louise is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Shepherd striking from the bottom.
#T3#
Louise won't allow Shepherd to sweep him here.
Shepherd striking from the bottom here. #ES#
Shepherd scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Louise takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Louise has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Shepherd counters by moving into the clinch.
Shepherd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#TD#
Shepherd pulls guard successfully.
Shepherd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shepherd tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Shepherd trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Louise engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Louise trying to control but Shepherd is working from the bottom.
Louise stays in close to Shepherd's body and controls the position.
Louise forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Louise slows the pace down in half guard.
Shepherd is looking for a sweep. Louise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Shepherd dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Louise shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shepherd pinned against the cage. Shepherd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Louise gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Shepherd counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Louise is trying to pull guard but Shepherd turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Teddy Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Louise.
Shepherd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shepherd stalling against the cage.
#T1#
Shepherd looking to slow down the pace here.
Shepherd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Teddy Shepherd.
Louise shoots for a takedown but Shepherd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Louise is breathing heavily.
Louise fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shepherd tries to counter by clinching up but Louise breaks away and moves out of range.
Shepherd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#TD#
Louise tries to sprawl but Shepherd drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SU#
Shepherd gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #T2#
Louise fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A quick step to the side and Shepherd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shepherd throws a left and a right that both miss
#TD2#
and Louise counters with a single leg into guard. Shepherd didn't expect that.
Shepherd manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Louise manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Shepherd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Louise, up you get!
A bone on bone clash there as Louise blocks the leg kick.
#TD#
Louise gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shepherd to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Shepherd wants to stand but Louise is controlling his posture from full guard. #T3#
Louise is trying to control the position but Shepherd postures up.
Shepherd scoring with some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Montreal inform us that Louise has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shepherd is looking to stand up but Louise won't let him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Louise tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Shepherd defends well and Louise ends up having to push Shepherd into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Shepherd thumps Louise with a low kick.
John Louise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Louise moves into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shepherd effectively controlling the action here.
Shepherd misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Shepherd dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Louise shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shepherd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shepherd is looking for a sweep.
Shepherd sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Shepherd is staying active underneath Louise, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Louise takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Louise with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Shepherd really is a fat lump.
Shepherd wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd is working hard here to advance position.
Louise thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Still in half guard, Louise seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Louise works his way into full mount!
Louise landing shots from mount.
Louise controlling the position easily from mount.
Shepherd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louise can do to turn this around?
Shepherd can't escape the position.
Louise takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T2#
Shepherd regains half guard.
Shepherd is staying active underneath Louise, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Shepherd punching from the bottom.
Louise is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Louise thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Louise tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Shepherd.
Teddy Shepherd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shepherd striking from the bottom. #T3#
Shepherd wants to improve his position but Louise is controlling well.
Louise performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Louise closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shepherd circles away.#TD#
Shepherd gets a double leg takedown into Louise's guard.#SU#
Shepherd gets to his feet. Louise looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Shepherd gets tackled into the cage by Louise. Louise maintains the clinch.
Shepherd is trying to maintain a safe position but Louise gets an underhook and turns Shepherd into the cage.#T4#
Louise is defending well against a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Louise decides to pull guard.
Louise pulls Shepherd in close to his closed guard and prevents Shepherd from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shepherd tries to stand but Louise is controlling from the bottom.
Louise pulls Shepherd in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Louise looking for a guillotine here but Shepherd defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Louise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shepherd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teddy Shepherd!
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