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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Barney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 lbs
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Shepard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Barney!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shepard . That did some damage!
A combination from Barney does no damage.
Barney lands a nice shot that snaps Shepard 's head back.
Barney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shepard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shepard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shepard there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barney tries to close the distance and clinch but Shepard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shepard slips a jab and a cross from Barney.
Some wild striking there from Barney.
Shepard moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shepard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barney throws a leg kick but Shepard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barney pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barney misses with a body kick.
Barney closes the distance but Shepard moves to the side
and Shepard counters with a nice uppercut.
Barney with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barney tests Shepard 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barney fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shepard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barney throws a head kick that half lands.
Shepard dodges the punch combination from Barney.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barney, right into the meat.
We've been informed that Barney has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Shepard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Barney.
Barney takes a swing at Shepard 's ribcage but misses.
Shepard avoids the head kick by Barney.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepard keeps the fight on the outside.
Shepard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shepard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barney tries to clinch up but Shepard circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barney just misses with a punch to the body.
Shepard throws a head kick but Barney moves out of range.
Shepard misses with a body shot.
Barney is looking to clinch but Shepard is avoiding it.
Barney misses with a shot to the body
and Shepard counters by moving into the clinch.
Barney tries to pull guard but Shepard won't allow it.
Shepard misses with a punch to the body.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barney connects with a solid leg kick.
Barney throws a right hand that Shepard ducks under and follows up with a left that Shepard also avoids with ease.
Barney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shepard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shepard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barney looks to score with a jab to the body but Shepard is just out of range.
Barney drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard misses with a hook.
Barney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shepard .
Barney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shepard misses with a hook.
Barney throws a front kick aimed at Shepard 's knee but Shepard avoids it well.
Shepard slips a jab and a cross from Barney.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shepard was well out of range. Poor timing from Barney.
Barney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shepard is out of range.
Barney throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shepard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shepard .
Barney tries to land a knee to the head but Shepard blocks with his arms.
Barney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barney tries a knee to the head but Shepard blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Barney dominated that 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.
Barney fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Barney. That's going to slow Shepard down.
Barney looks to land a right hand but Shepard moved out of range.
Shepard misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Barney.
Barney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shepard is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Shepard blocks the low kick.
Barney throws a shot to the body.
Barney throws a series of strikes that have Shepard backpedaling.
Shepard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Barney throws a chopping leg kick but Shepard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ryan Barney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shepard lands a jab to Barney's midsection.
Barney is looking to score with low kicks.
Barney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shepard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shepard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard jabs Barney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shepard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barney throws a sloppy head kick and Shepard moves out of range easily.
Barney closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Shepard misses.
Barney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shepard .
Shepard throws a right hand that misses
and Barney counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shepard lands a nice looking body shot.
Shepard misses with an uppercut
and Barney counters with a one-two to the body.
Barney looks to land a combination but Shepard avoids it well.
Barney is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barney finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ryan Barney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barney takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shepard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barney swinging wildly here.
Shepard ducks under a wild hook from Barney.
Barney throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shepard .
Barney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shepard .
Barney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shepard is looking to chop away at Barney's legs.
Shepard keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barney throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shepard holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shepard pushes Barney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shepard scores with a shot to the side of Barney's head.
The referee calls for Shepard to work.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shepard misses the shot to the body.
Barney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barney throws a sloppy body shot
letting Shepard counter with a right hand.
Barney is rocked!
Shepard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barney is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepard finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shepard lands an uppercut, right on the button! Barney tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Shepard !
A very excited looking Sam Shepard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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