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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Commander Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Khan (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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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Commander Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerry Khan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Shepard. Khan shrugs it off though.
Khan lands a slapping body shot.
Shepard scores with a nice strike.
Shepard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shepard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shepard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Shepard lands a knee to the head.
Shepard throws a head punch that misses.
Shepard letting Khan take a breather here.
Khan trying to control the position but instead, Shepard has worked for underhooks and has pushed Khan into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Shepard scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Khan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shepard scores with a knee to the head.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Shepard gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
Shepard landing knees to the head.
Shepard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan controlling the action here for a moment.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
Khan is rocked!
Khan wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Shepard lands a hook that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Shepard is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Commander Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shepard pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shepard swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Shepard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shepard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shepard swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan is trying to maintain a safe position but Shepard gets an underhook and turns Khan into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Shepard throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khan blocks it with crossed arms.
Shepard missing with knees to the body.
Shepard lands a shoulder strike.
Shepard lands an uppercut.
Shepard lands an uppercut.
Shepard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shepard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shepard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard is working Khan over against the cage.
Shepard tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Shepard with a knee to the head.
Khan is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepard finish him?
Shepard throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Shepard - that landed with a thud.
Shepard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shepard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shepard tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Shepard has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commander Shepard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shepard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Khan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shepard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan lands with a shot to the body.
Khan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shepard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan blocks the body kick.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Shepard thuds his shin into the meat of Khan's side.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shepard avoids the body shot from Khan.
Shepard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khan jabs at Shepard's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shepard moves away.
Khan lands a right hook to the body.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shepard gets a clinch.
Shepard wants to take the fight to the mat but Khan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shepard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shepard as Khan tries to tie him up.
Khan stalling in the clinch but Shepard improves position.
Shepard trying to land knees to the body.
Shepard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
A short right from Shepard on the inside.
Khan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shepard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shepard.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Shepard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Khan's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Shepard.
Commander Shepard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Shepard.
Shepard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shepard scores with a shot to the side of Khan's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shepard obliges.
Shepard is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Commander Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Khan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shepard pushes Khan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shepard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shepard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Shepard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shepard.
Shepard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shepard misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Shepard.
Shepard prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
Shepard tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shepard lands with a right to the head.
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!
Shepard tries a body shot but Khan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commander Shepard 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Shepard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shepard misses with a body shot.
Gerry Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shepard at a distance.
Khan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shepard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Shepard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Shepard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepard looks to land a body kick but Khan moved away.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shepard rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Shepard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Shepard's head but Shepard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shepard looks for the body kick but Khan saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a body punch but Shepard moves out of range.
Khan lands with a kick to the ribs.
A clash of legs there as Shepard blocks the low kick.
Shepard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shepard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shepard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Shepard blocks a leg kick.
Khan gets tackled into the cage by Shepard. Shepard maintains the clinch.
Shepard working aggressively here.
Shepard using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Khan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shepard misses with a knee to the head.
Shepard lands a knee to the head.
Commander Shepard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard working aggressively here.
Shepard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shepard lands a nice shot to the body.
Shepard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shepard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Khan after a bit of a struggle.
Shepard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan looking to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Shepard.
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 battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard lands a right hand.
Shepard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan blocks an uppercut.
Shepard misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shepard tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Shepard back against the cage.
Shepard working aggressively here.
Shepard misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan trying to stall but Shepard improves his position.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shepard is working for takedown but Khan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shepard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shepard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shepard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shepard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gerry Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shepard lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Commander Shepard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shepard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Commander Shepard!
A victorious Commander Shepard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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