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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Shepherd (ranked 8956 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerad Diddle (ranked 6003 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerad Diddle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andreas Shepherd's chin.
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214 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andreas Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jerad Diddle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diddle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diddle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diddle closes the distance and clinches.
Diddle tries to break free but Shepherd pushes him back against the cage.
Diddle pulls Shepherd into guard.
Diddle managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shepherd throwing strikes but missing.
Diddle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Shepherd misses with a body punch.
Shepherd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diddle stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shepherd takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Diddle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shepherd effectively controlling the action here.
Diddle has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shepherd uses from the top position.
Shepherd is fighting to break Diddle's control of his arms but Diddle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Diddle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shepherd.
Shepherd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shepherd postures up in Diddle's guard and throws a big left but Diddle blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd trying to control but Diddle is working from the bottom.
Shepherd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diddle scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Diddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diddle has Shepherd up against the cage in a clinch.
Diddle leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shepherd throws an elbow but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Diddle stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shepherd tries to pull guard but Diddle holds him up against the cage and eventually Shepherd drops back down to his feet.
Shepherd holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shepherd gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Shepherd avoiding damage.
Shepherd tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diddle has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shepherd is trying to keep an underhook but Diddle manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Diddle keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Shepherd is looking to get back to is feet but Diddle passes into side control.
A lull in the action here as Diddle stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Diddle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diddle controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diddle in side control, throwing shots but Shepherd defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerad Diddle 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.
Diddle takes the fight into the clinch.
Diddle working hard to break the clinch.
Diddle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shepherd blocks it with crossed arms.
Shepherd prevents Diddle from breaking the clinch.
Diddle is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepherd has double underhooks.
Shepherd tries to work over Diddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diddle gets control of Shepherd's arms and successfully pulls guard. Diddle will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shepherd preventing the sweep.
Diddle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shepherd will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shepherd throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diddle tries to strike from the bottom.
Shepherd throws an elbow that misses. Diddle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shepherd's guard. Nice move by Diddle!
Diddle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shepherd wants to sweep here but Diddle controlling him for the moment.
Diddle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Diddle is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Diddle the control monster continue. Boring.
Diddle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shepherd, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Diddle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Diddle trying to land knees to the body.
Diddle can't break the clinch.
Diddle breaks the clinch.
Shepherd tries for a takedown but Diddle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diddle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shepherd pushes Diddle off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Diddle lands with a right that hurts Shepherd. Shepherd looks to clinch but Diddle throws a short knee that drops Shepherd. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Jerad Diddle!
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FIGHT
RATING
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