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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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190 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roman Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Shepherd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shepherd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shepherd.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shepherd swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Shepherd uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shepherd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense.
Shepherd closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
Shepherd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shepherd throwing strikes from guard but Sanchez blocks nicely.
Shepherd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shepherd postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sanchez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shepherd, into his guard.
Sanchez stopping the sweep attempt from Shepherd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shepherd is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shepherd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shepherd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanchez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanchez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanchez!
Shepherd is looking to regain half guard here but Sanchez keeps moving and retains side control.
Shepherd is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Shepherd is working from the bottom.
Shepherd tries to bench press Sanchez off him but Sanchez keeps the position.
Shepherd seems a little lost for a moment, as Sanchez dominates the positioning.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepherd shoots in for a double leg but Sanchez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Shepherd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepherd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shepherd feints and as Sanchez raises his hands in defense, Shepherd changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Shepherd off the cage and back into rage.
Roman Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepherd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Shepherd keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roman Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shepherd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Shepherd.
Sanchez throws a hook but Shepherd avoids it easily.
Roman Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Shepherd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Shepherd moves out of range.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Shepherd slips the punch.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Shepherd circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Shepherd moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Shepherd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the body
and Shepherd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sanchez!
Shepherd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
It looks like Roman Sanchez has been cut.
Shepherd throwing strikes but Sanchez bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Shepherd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sanchez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sanchez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sanchez!
Shepherd manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Shepherd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepherd has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sanchez doesn't defend quickly enough and Shepherd has managed to lock this one up! Can Sanchez escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Shepherd on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Shepherd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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