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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Sheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 cm
35
215 lbs
28 - 22 - 2 |
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178 cm
28
205 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Sheck! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Bruno Hogan and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doom misses with a body shot.
Doom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheck moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Sheck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Doom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Sheck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well. Doom takes a swing at Sheck's ribcage but misses. Sheck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheck was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom. Doom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom misses the jab. Doom takes a swing at Sheck's ribcage but misses. Sheck feints the counter takedown. Doom connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sheck moves out of range of the strikes. Doom misses with a few strikes there.
Sheck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well. Doom throws a right and a left that Sheck avoids nicely. Doom pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sheck is out of range and Doom settles back down. Sheck changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Sheck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sheck with the counter takedown but Doom avoids it easily. Doom will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dave Doom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheck moves away. Sheck feints the counter takedown. Doom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sheck counters with a shoot takedown. Doom fights it but they end up in guard. Doom is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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! Doom throws a leg kick and Sheck counters with a nice double leg into guard. Doom uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Doom connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Doom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheck.
Doom misses with a low kick as Sheck jumps back. Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheck sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sheck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doom loads up on a big right hand but Sheck slips the punch. Sheck with the counter takedown but Doom avoids it easily. Doom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doom misses with a shot to the body and Sheck decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doom's guard. Doom keeping moving, preventing Sheck from controlling successfully. Doom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sheck is one step ahead there. Sheck is looking to work some ground and pound but Doom has wrist control. Sheck scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Sheck postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Doom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sheck, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Sheck looking for a guillotine here but Doom defends easily.
Doom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sheck works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Sheck throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sheck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doom. Sheck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doom slips nicely into half guard. Sheck throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sheck avoids the body shot from Doom.
Sheck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well. Doom throws a shot from downtown. Sheck moves away and avoids it. Sheck with the counter takedown but Doom avoids it easily. Doom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheck sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sheck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Doom lands a jab to Sheck's midsection. Sheck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
And Sheck tries to counter it with a takedown but Doom pushes his down on his head and steps out. Doom throws a body shot but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sheck is out of range. Sheck slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doom 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. Sheck slips under a jab from Doom. Doom looks to land a body kick but Sheck moved away. Doom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doom throws a wild body kick that Sheck sees coming a mile off. Dave Doom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doom throws a solid leg kick but Sheck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doom. Dave Doom is winning the standup battle so far. Doom chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheck.
Doom is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheck can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doom throws a solid leg kick but Sheck takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doom. Nice body kick there by Doom. Nice defenses there by Sheck. Doom pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sheck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Doom tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Doom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheck was well out of range. Poor timing from Doom. Roger Sheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Doom misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. The fighters circling - Doom throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Doom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheck. Doom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sheck manages to avoid it. Doom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Sheck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well. Sheck moves out of range of the leg kick from Doom. Doom misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doom. Sheck feints the counter takedown. Doom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Sheck moves out of range as Doom throws a body kick.
Sheck feints the counter takedown. Doom throws a front kick aimed at Sheck's knee but Sheck avoids it well. Sheck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well. Doom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Sheck blocks the body kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Doom throws a front kick aimed at Sheck's knee but Sheck avoids it well. Sheck drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doom defends it well. Doom lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Doom 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!
Doom lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sheck's sensitive parts. Doom misses with a low kick as Sheck jumps back. Sheck tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Doom punishes Sheck's body with a nice straight punch. Doom swings for the body but Sheck moves out of range.
Doom throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheck. Doom throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Sheck is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Doom is looking to wear down Sheck with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doom looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheck is just out of range. Doom tried to score with a low kick but Sheck checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheck moves away. Doom throws a leg kick and Sheck decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Doom's guard. Sheck with a nice head shot there. Sheck got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sheck has managed to get both his arms back between Doom's legs - danger averted. Sheck throwing strikes from guard but Doom blocks nicely. Sheck sitting in guard, not really doing much. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Doom keeping moving, preventing Sheck from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sheck loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sheck forces his way into half guard. Sheck is working for a submission of some sort.
Sheck is keen to just control but Doom is a slippery customer. Doom trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Sheck goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Doom turns into him and now he's in Sheck's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Sheck pulls Doom in close to his closed guard and prevents Doom from doing any damage or advancing position. Dave Doom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Doom trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sheck's guard. Sheck has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Doom doesn't defend quickly enough and Sheck has managed to lock this one up! Can Doom escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sheck on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Sheck! A victorious Roger Sheck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
47% |
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