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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianmarco Lobosco (ranked 24939 p4p, 2717 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle has chosen The Clash - Jimmy Jazz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 cm 26 150 0 - 2 - 0 |
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171 cm 47 150 34 - 22 - 1 |
Good wrestling Brawler Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gianmarco Lobosco! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 34 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle! The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow. Good standup being displayed there by Doyle as he connects with a hook. Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Lobosco seems unphased.
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lobosco, pushing him back against the cage. A short left from Doyle. Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from Doyle. Lobosco blocks a body shot from Doyle. Lobosco wants a takedown.
Lobosco is working for takedown but Doyle is calmly controlling the position for now. Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch. Doyle scores with a hook to the body. Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lobosco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight. Lobosco shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianmarco Lobosco. That's going to take a lot out of him. 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! Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lobosco's sensitive parts. Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Lobosco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lobosco fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Doyle scores with a punch to the head. Lobosco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Lobosco is breathing heavily. Doyle is trying to stand back up but Lobosco is controlling him
Doyle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lobosco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lobosco's back! Lobosco is trying to remain composed but Doyle is hammering down strikes to the side of his head. Doyle trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lobosco doesn't escape. Doyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Doyle is trying to stick to Lobosco's back but Lobosco is turning into Doyle. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Doyle's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lobosco. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Doyle is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lobosco throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Doyle's body to avoid the submission. Doyle has instead reached around Lobosco's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Doyle arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Doyle! A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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65% |
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