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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby comes to the cage accompanied by International Players Anthem. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Repomies.
Repomies lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Doby blocks a low kick nicely.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doby takes a kick to the side of the head.
That kick from Repomies tenderised Doby's leg. Doby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Repomies moves into range and clinches up with Doby.
Repomies escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doby jabs Repomies right on the nose. Repomies blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from Repomies misses.
Repomies scoring well with a low kick there.
Repomies plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Doby misses with a few strikes there.
Repomies steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doby.
Jab by Repomies.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies connects with a nice looking jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Repomies.
Repomies pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doby is out of range and Repomies settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Repomies's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Repomies is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doby is stalling in the full guard.
Repomies keeping full guard, as Doby tries to pass.
Repomies is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Repomies keeping moving, preventing Doby from controlling successfully.
Repomies pulls Doby in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Repomies throws a head kick but Doby moves out of range.
Doby jabs Repomies to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Doby moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Repomies.
Good standup being displayed there by Doby as he connects with a hook.
Doby looks to land a left hand but Repomies moved out of range nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Repomies - that will leave a mark!
Repomies lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Repomies tries to score with a low kick but Doby moves his leg out of the way.
Doby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Repomies sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby blocks the body kick.
Rauno Repomies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doby shoots in but Repomies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repomies blocks a jab.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Doby as he checks the leg kick.
Doby tries to close the distance and clinch but Repomies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Repomies there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Repomies is looking to slow Doby down with leg kicks.
Repomies lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doby takes a step back to recover.
Doby avoids the body shot from Repomies.
Doby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Repomies.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Doby moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doby's head.
Horrible takedown by Doby or perhaps it was just good defense by Repomies which made him look bad.
Repomies moves out of range of the strikes.
Doby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Repomies throws a nice outside leg kick.
Repomies rushes Doby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doby fails to pull guard.
Repomies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Repomies misses with a punch on the inside.
Repomies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doby is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies prevents a takedown attempt there.
Repomies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Repomies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doby or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauno Repomies 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.
Repomies has taken the fight to the clinch.
Repomies lands with a light punch inside.
Doby jumps guard but Repomies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Repomies lands a shoulder strike.
Repomies just leaning against Doby, taking a breather.
Repomies looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Repomies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doby jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Repomies walks away with a smile on his face. Doby gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Repomies lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Repomies uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Repomies wants to slow Doby down by chopping away at his legs.
Repomies keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doby.
Doby lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Repomies lands with a slapping head kick.
Repomies lands the left hand.
Repomies stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies ducks under a wild hook from Doby.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repomies looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Repomies lands a glancing blow to the side of Doby's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Repomies.
Doby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A good leg kick by Repomies.
Nice sprawl there from Repomies as Doby shoots in.
Doby moves out of range of the body kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Doby sees it coming and moves out of range.
Repomies buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Repomies is predictable there
and Doby counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
Repomies wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby wants to control from the top but Repomies keeps moving.
Repomies is adopting a defensive guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doby misses with an uppercut.
Doby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Repomies feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doby's calf.
Doby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doby moves out of range of the body kick from Repomies.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lands a head kick. Doby smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Repomies.
Repomies throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Repomies connects with an inside leg kick.
Repomies pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rauno Repomies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Repomies misses with the combination.
Repomies motions for Doby to come forward. Repomies throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Doby throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doby feints a jab promting Repomies to slip. Doby then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Repomies slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Doby shoots in looking for a takedown but Repomies manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Doby's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Repomies throws a leg kick
and Doby counters with a shoot takedown. Repomies fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doby is looking to work some ground and pound but Repomies has wrist control.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Repomies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Repomies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Repomies looking to control.
Repomies wants to stand up but Doby is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repomies is pulling down on Doby's head. It's preventing any offense from Doby, at least for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rauno Repomies.
Doby has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rauno Repomies will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Doby looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Repomies throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Repomies. No joy for Doby on that attempt.
Rauno Repomies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doby is looking to chop away at Repomies's legs.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Repomies throws a head kick that half lands.
Repomies takes the fight into the clinch.
Doby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Doby jumps guard but Repomies turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Doby jumps into guard, dragging Repomies to the mat.
Repomies got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Repomies has managed to get both his arms back between Doby's legs - danger averted.
Doby controls Repomies momentarily but Repomies frees himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doby escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Repomies gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doby looking for a guillotine here but Repomies defends easily.
Doby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Repomies is one step ahead there.
Repomies stands and throws Doby's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Repomies is looking to take a break and control but Doby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shane Doby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doby tries to buck Repomies off but Repomies is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Repomies swings around for an armbar but Doby sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Repomies's guard.
Repomies wants to stand and escape but Doby is having none of it.
Repomies looking for a sweep. Not yet Repomies, not yet.
Shane Doby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doby is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Repomies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby trying to control but Repomies is working from the bottom.
Doby cracks Repomies with a solid left hand.
Doby trying to control but Repomies is working from the bottom.
Repomies looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doby is one step ahead there.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Repomies is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Repomies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Repomies swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby won't allow Repomies to sweep him here.
Rauno Repomies is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doby trying to control but Repomies is working from the bottom.
Repomies is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doby is controlling him.
Doby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Repomies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Repomies is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doby stops Repomies from standing up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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!
Repomies keeping full guard, as Doby tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shane Doby.
I think Repomies 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rauno Repomies!
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hype
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