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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Shephard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Graciek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Shephard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Royce Graciek!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shephard lands with a right hand.
Shephard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shephard is trying to force a seperation but Graciek has the dominant position.
Graciek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shephard tries to circle away but Graciek has him pinned against the cage.
Graciek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shephard tries to throw a body punch but Graciek avoids it by throwing Shephard back against the cage.
Graciek lands a body punch.
Graciek pushes Shephard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graciek.
Graciek gets through Shephard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Graciek.
Graciek lands an uppercut.
Graciek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shephard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graciek has him pressed against the cage.
Graciek throws a head punch that misses.
Graciek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Graciek pushes Shephard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Graciek.
Graciek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graciek misses with a punch to the body.
Shephard is trying to push Graciek away but Graciek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Graciek misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graciek throws a head punch that misses.
Shephard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graciek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graciek.
Shephard takes a shot to the head.
Shephard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shephard misses with a punch to the body.
Graciek scores with a shot to the side of Shephard's head.
Graciek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Graciek pushes Shephard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graciek has Shephard pressed against the cage, preventing Shephard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graciek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shephard tries to break free but Graciek pushes him back against the cage.
Shephard tries to circle away but Graciek has him pinned against the cage.
Graciek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
Graciek gets through Shephard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graciek scores with a shot to the side of Shephard's head.
Graciek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shephard scores with a shoulder strike.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Graciek has eaten all the pies!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shephard is trying to break the clinch but Graciek has him pressed against the cage.
Shephard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graciek misses with a punch on the inside.
Graciek prevents Shephard from breaking the clinch.
Shephard is trying to push Graciek away but Graciek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shephard trying to control the position but instead, Graciek has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shephard into the cage.
Graciek lands a hook that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graciek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shephard blocks a body shot from Graciek.
Graciek has a couple of punches blocked by Shephard.
Shephard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Graciek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shephard is trying to break free.
Graciek misses with a punch on the inside.
Graciek has Shephard pressed against the cage, preventing Shephard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shephard wants to get back to striking at distance but Graciek won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graciek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shephard wants to break free but Graciek has control.
Graciek gets through Shephard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Graciek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Graciek.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graciek has Shephard pressed against the cage, preventing Shephard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Graciek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shephards head.
Shephard blocking some punches.
Shephard working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Graciek.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Graciek.
Graciek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shephard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Graciek misses with a body punch.
Graciek lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Graciek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graciek swings wildly with an uppercut but Shephard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shephard has had enough of the clinch but Graciek keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Graciek fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Graciek dominated that round.
That's time! Shephard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shephard lands with a nice body punch.
Shephard instigates a clinch.
Graciek prevents Shephard from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Graciek as the two fighters clinch.
Shephard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Graciek creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graciek.
Shephard can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Graciek as Shephard tries to tie him up.
Graciek lands a shoulder strike.
Graciek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shephard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Graciek slows down the pace here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shephard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shephard tries to circle away but Graciek has him pinned against the cage.
Graciek blocks a body shot from Shephard.
Graciek scores with a hook to the body.
Graciek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Graciek - that landed with a thud.
Shephard working hard to break the clinch.
Shephard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short left from Graciek.
Graciek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Graciek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shephard's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Graciek.
Shephard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graciek has him pressed against the cage.
Graciek is leaning against Shephard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shephard tries to break the clinch but Graciek is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard misses with a punch to the body.
Graciek content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Royce Graciek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Graciek throws a punch but it's blocked by Shephard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graciek has a couple of punches blocked by Shephard.
Graciek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
Graciek slows down the pace here.
Shephard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shephard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graciek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Graciek.
Shephard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Graciek.
Graciek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Graciek.
Graciek lands an uppercut.
Graciek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Graciek prevents Shephard from breaking the clinch.
Shephard is looking to break free of the clinch but Graciek has double underhooks.
Shephard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graciek.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graciek.
Shephard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Graciek blocks a body shot from Shephard.
Shephard is looking to break free of the clinch but Graciek has double underhooks.
Graciek controlling the action here for a moment.
Graciek receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Shephard is trying to break the clinch but Graciek is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graciek leaning against his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shephard wants to get back to striking at distance but Graciek won't allow it.
Shephard misses with an elbow strike.
Graciek lands a hook to the side of the head.
Graciek works on Shephard's body with a couple of short punches.
Graciek avoiding damage.
Graciek lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shephard backwards.
Shephard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shephard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Graciek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Graciek scores with a shot to the side of Shephard's head.
A short body shot lands from Graciek as the two fighters clinch.
Graciek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shephard takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Graciek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Graciek on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shephard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graciek closes the distance and pushes Shephard back into the cage.
Shephard is trying to break the clinch but Graciek has him pressed against the cage.
Shephard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Graciek.
Shephard working hard to break the clinch.
Graciek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shephard's efforts to push away.
Shephard is trying to force a seperation but Graciek has the dominant position.
Graciek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shephard can't break the clinch.
Shephard wants to break free but Graciek has control.
Graciek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graciek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shephard tries to break the clinch but Graciek is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Graciek.
Graciek stalls.
Graciek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shephard is rocked!
Graciek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shephard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Shephard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shephard is trying to break the clinch but Graciek has him pressed against the cage.
Shephard seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Graciek - that landed with a thud.
Graciek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Graciek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graciek working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short uppercut from Graciek.
Shephard can't break the clinch.
Graciek lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shephard working hard to break the clinch.
Graciek unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Shephard! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Graciek is unloading with more strikes now! Shephard drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Royce Graciek!
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energy
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