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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby has chosen International Players Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Shane Doby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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166 cm
26
142 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
33
145 lbs
21 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rowan Stevenson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doby tries to land a leg kick but Stevenson saw it coming and moves away.
Doby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center. Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Doby counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stevenson! Doby is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Stevenson dodges the ground and pound from Doby. Doby landing a few strikes. Doby throwing shots but missing, from side control. Doby sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stevenson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Doby landing a few strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Doby looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stevenson is avoiding damage well.
Doby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevenson keeps working. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Doby tries to score with some ground and pound. Stevenson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doby cracks Stevenson with an elbow. That is naaassty. Doby throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Doby throwing strikes but missing, from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Doby tries for a kimura but Stevenson is defending well. Stevenson is trying to improve his position. Stevenson wants to control but Doby postures up. Doby has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Stevenson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Doby yanks on the arm and Stevenson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Doby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shane Doby! A relieved looking Shane Doby thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
41% |
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