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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Sheppard (ranked 24486 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ryabov (ranked 6094 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Ryabov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillon Sheppard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Ryabov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryabov looks to throw the jab but Sheppard is out of range.
Ryabov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sheppard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sheppard pushes Ryabov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryabov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sheppard is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryabov has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheppard is trying to force a seperation but Ryabov has the dominant position.
Ryabov stalls.
Ryabov tries to stall but Sheppard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryabov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheppard.
Ryabov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sheppard dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ryabov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryabov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sheppard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryabov tries to break the clinch but Sheppard is controlling the position.
Sheppard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryabov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryabov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryabov tries to stall but Sheppard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sheppard stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Ryabov.
Ryabov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sheppard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryabov.
Sheppard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryabov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sheppard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sheppard moves into the clinch.
Ryabov is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryabov.
Ryabov working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryabov has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sheppard as Ryabov tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Ryabov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sheppard as Ryabov tries to tie him up.
Ryabov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Victor Ryabov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryabov misses with a wild combination.
Ryabov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheppard.
Ryabov throws the left hand but Sheppard avoids the punch easily.
Sheppard gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ryabov tries to work over Sheppard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sheppard misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryabov looking to slow down the pace here.
Sheppard scores with a shot to the side of Ryabov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Victor Ryabov.
Sheppard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheppard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ryabov throws out the jab.
Ryabov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sheppard counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheppard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ryabov is trying to control Sheppard's posture but Sheppard avoids it.
Ryabov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sheppard presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryabov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sheppard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sheppard breaks from Ryabov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sheppard manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ryabov to take his back!
Ryabov prevents Sheppard from getting a body triangle.
Sheppard keeps control of the position as Ryabov tries to break free.
Sheppard keeps control of the position easily here as Ryabov tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard wants to control but Ryabov is keeping busy.
Ryabov can't escape the position.
Ryabov showing good submission defense here.
Will Sheppard go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four 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.
Ryabov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Sheppard tries to get the hooks in deep but Ryabov pushed the leg off.
Ryabov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryabov just trying to survive but Sheppard is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Sheppard is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ryabov up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Sheppard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ryabov throws a lazy right hand but Sheppard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Ryabov misses.
Sheppard is looking to clinch.
Sheppard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryabov can do to turn this around?
Ryabov takes a swing at Sheppard's ribcage but misses.
Sheppard gets a clinch.
Ryabov has had enough of the clinch but Sheppard keeps him there for the moment.
Sheppard prevents Ryabov from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryabov is trying to force a seperation but Sheppard has the dominant position.
Ryabov is trying to break the clinch but Sheppard is controlling him.
Sheppard has had enough of the clinch but Ryabov keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryabov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sheppard throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryabov.
Ryabov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryabov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ryabov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ryabov can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ryabov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ryabov is looking to control Sheppard's arms but Sheppard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryabov has his back to the cage.
Ryabov prevents a body shot from Sheppard.
Ryabov managing to block the knees to the body from Sheppard.
Ryabov avoiding damage as Sheppard throws knees to the body.
Sheppard is trying to break free.
Ryabov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryabov takes a swing at Sheppard's ribcage but misses.
Sheppard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryabov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheppard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryabov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryabov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Ryabov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dillon Sheppard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sheppard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sheppard is trying to break the clinch but Ryabov has him pressed against the cage.
Sheppard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryabov's elbow.
Ryabov tries to stall but Sheppard uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sheppard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryabov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sheppard is keeping busy.
Ryabov blocks a body shot from Sheppard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sheppard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ryabov.
Sheppard keeps control of Ryabov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryabov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sheppard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sheppard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryabov has him pressed against the cage.
Ryabov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Victor Ryabov.
I think Ryabov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Victor Ryabov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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