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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Susskind (ranked 2865 p4p, 3957 weight class) and Curtis Sheppard (ranked 372 p4p, 481 weight class). Leonard Susskind has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonard Susskind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Sheppard!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susskind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheppard was well out of range. Poor timing from Susskind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sheppard.
Sheppard throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheppard. That snapped Susskind's head back.
Sheppard lands a nice shot that snaps Susskind's head back.
Leonard Susskind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susskind's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sheppard under the eye.
It looks like Curtis Sheppard has been cut.
Sheppard throws a chopping leg kick but Susskind manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Susskind appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sheppard takes a swing at Susskind's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Susskind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheppard.
Susskind definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Susskind scores with a body shot.
Sheppard throws a hook but Susskind avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard takes a swing at Susskind's ribcage but misses.
Sheppard slips a straight right by Susskind.
Sheppard shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Susskind misses the target.
Sheppard misses with a body shot
and Susskind counters with a nice body shot.
Sheppard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Susskind sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sheppard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Susskind counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Susskind connects with a high kick.
A low kick from Sheppard misses
and Susskind counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sheppard moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Sheppard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Susskind misses with a straight left.
Sheppard has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susskind scoring well with a low kick there.
Susskind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Susskind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Susskind misses.
Susskind's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sheppard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Susskind scrambles back to his feet.
Susskind misses the body punch
and Sheppard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Susskind.
Susskind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheppard moves away.
Susskind chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sheppard misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Susskind counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheppard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonard Susskind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Sheppard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sheppard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Leonard Susskind is winning the standup battle so far.
Susskind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheppard manages to avoid it.
Susskind throws a lazy body kick
and Sheppard counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Sheppard misses its intended target.
Sheppard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Susskind's sensitive parts.
Susskind is looking to wear down Sheppard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Susskind takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Susskind looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheppard is just out of range.
Susskind falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sheppard counters with a good low kick that Susskind was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind checks a leg kick.
Susskind appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Susskind throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard tries to land a leg kick but Susskind saw it coming and moves away.
Sheppard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Susskind can pounce on him.
Sheppard moves out of range as Susskind throws a body kick.
Susskind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sheppard.
Sheppard with a hook.
Sheppard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Susskind stalks Sheppard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sheppard's face. Sheppard staggers backwards, shaken.
Susskind throws a body punch but Sheppard moves out of range.
Susskind scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheppard misses with a leg kick.
Susskind throws a nice looking combination but Sheppard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheppard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sheppard lands a nice looking body shot.
Susskind throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sheppard tries a quick counter leg kick but Susskind is wise to it.
Susskind misses with a body punch
and Sheppard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sheppard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Susskind.
Susskind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sheppard finds it's way round the side to connect with Susskind's head.
Susskind rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheppard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Susskind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sheppard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sheppard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Sheppard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Susskind wants to land a leg kick but Sheppard is out of range.
Susskind slips under a jab from Sheppard.
Sheppard slips a straight right by Susskind.
Susskind takes a swing at Sheppard's ribcage but misses.
Sheppard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Susskind throws a body punch but Sheppard moves out of range.
Susskind throws a body punch but Sheppard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Susskind lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheppard doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susskind. Sheppard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheppard misses with a right hand
and Susskind counters with a three punch combo that has Sheppard backing up. Sheppard nods at Susskind to acknowledge the strikes.
Sheppard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Susskind.
Susskind misses with a body shot
and Sheppard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Susskind throws a lazy right hand but Sheppard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheppard throws out a powerful jab.
Susskind checks a leg kick.
Susskind fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sheppard is out of range.
Sheppard just misses with a punch to the body.
Susskind scores with a jab.
Sheppard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Susskind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susskind throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Susskind.
Good work by Susskind as he checks the leg kick.
Sheppard misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheppard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheppard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Susskind has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sheppard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Susskind.
Sheppard misses with a low kick.
Susskind throws a leg kick
letting Sheppard counter with a right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sheppard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Leonard Susskind did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Curtis Sheppard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
An inside leg kick from Sheppard misses.
Susskind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Susskind throws the left hand but Sheppard avoids the punch easily.
Sheppard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sheppard tries a low kick but Susskind avoids it.
Sheppard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Susskind.
Sheppard misses the shot to the body.
Susskind thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susskind looks to land a right hand but Sheppard moved out of range.
Susskind throws a leg kick
and Sheppard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Susskind is looking to land body kicks.
Susskind misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard feints and then cracks Susskind's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Susskind down.
Sheppard lands with a cross.
Sheppard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Susskind.
Sheppard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sheppard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheppard with a hook.
Sheppard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Susskind throws a sloppy head kick
and Susskind takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Susskind is rocked!
Susskind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sheppard can pounce on him.
Oh Susskind is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sheppard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Susskind seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susskind scores with a head kick.
Susskind misses with an uppercut
and Sheppard counters with a crisp right hand that drops Susskind! Sheppard lets Susskind back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheppard throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sheppard.
Susskind buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Susskind scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sheppard throws out a loose jab but Susskind uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Sheppard misses.
Susskind was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Susskind throws a right hand that misses
and Sheppard counters with a right hand to the body.
Sheppard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Sheppard dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Sheppard's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sheppard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Susskind.
Sheppard slips a straight right by Susskind.
Sheppard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Susskind moves away.
Susskind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sheppard throws a right hand that misses
and Susskind counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheppard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sheppard throws a body shot but no joy.
Susskind misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppard misses with a low kick.
Sheppard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Susskind.
Susskind has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Susskind there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheppard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sheppard misses with a body shot.
Susskind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheppard.
Sheppard scoring well with a low kick there.
Sheppard misses with a shot to the body
and Sheppard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Susskind throws a poor cross that misses
and Sheppard counters with a nice uppercut.
Susskind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sheppard can pounce on him.
A low kick lands for Sheppard.
Susskind misses with a jab, cross combination.
Susskind has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Susskind there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard throws a poor cross that misses
and Susskind counters with a right hand to the body.
Sheppard misses with a low kick as Susskind jumps back.
Sheppard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Susskind on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susskind scores with a body shot.
Susskind takes one to the side of the head.
Sheppard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susskind circles away quickly and effectively.
Susskind throwing a counter right hand but Sheppard manages to avoid it.
Susskind misses with an uppercut. Sheppard saw that one coming.
Sheppard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Susskind fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheppard manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Sheppard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sheppard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 47:48
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Sheppard!
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