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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Doby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owain Glyndwr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doby comes to the ring accompanied by International Players Anthem. Glyndwr has chosen Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau as his entrance music. The key to victory for Shane Doby has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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220 lbs
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223 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Doby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owain Glyndwr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glyndwr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doby is out of range.
Doby changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glyndwr tries to avoid it but Doby manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glyndwr to the ground. Glyndwr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left and a right from Doby both land. Nice combination.
Glyndwr thows a body shot but no joy.
Doby misses with a takedown attempt - Glyndwr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Glyndwr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doby blocks a head kick by Glyndwr.
Doby connects with a jab.
Glyndwr throws a front kick aimed at Doby's knee but Doby avoids it well.
Glyndwr tries for a takedown but Doby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Glyndwr misses with a low kick.
Doby lands a jab-cross combination.
Glyndwr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doby moves out of range of the strikes.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Glyndwr enables Doby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Glyndwr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Doby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Glyndwr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doby scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doby has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyndwr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Glyndwr is looking to stand up but Doby isn't so interested in that idea.
Doby throws a big right hand that misses.
Doby working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doby's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Doby throwing strikes but missing.
Glyndwr wants to sweep but no luck.
Glyndwr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Glyndwr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Doby just wasn't active enough.
Glyndwr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doby.
Doby connects with a body shot.
Doby keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Shane Doby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doby dives in and grabs Glyndwr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Glyndwr pushes down on Doby's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glyndwr.
Doby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Glyndwr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doby cracks Glyndwr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doby connects with a right hand. Glyndwr shakes it off.
Doby connects with a looping right hand.
Glyndwr tries to bum rush Doby with a series of wild strikes but Doby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doby checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doby fails to land with a series of punches.
Doby shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Glyndwr defends it nicely.
Doby misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Glyndwr.
Glyndwr throws a head kick but Doby moves out of range.
Glyndwr swings for the body but Doby moves out of range.
Doby scores with a takedown into Glyndwr's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Glyndwr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Glyndwr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doby content to stall in guard here.
Glyndwr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Glyndwr wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby trying to control but Glyndwr is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shane Doby just wasn't active enough.
Glyndwr has a takedown stuffed.
Glyndwr misses with a low kick.
Doby fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Glyndwr to the ground. Doby is now in Glyndwr's guard.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Glyndwr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doby preventing the sweep.
Glyndwr keeping moving, preventing Doby from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Doby dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doby gets a double leg takedown into Glyndwr's guard.
Doby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Doby connects with a couple of short punches.
Doby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Glyndwr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doby trying to control but Glyndwr is working from the bottom.
Doby wants to pass the guard but Glyndwr is keeping the position.
Glyndwr keeping moving, preventing Doby from controlling successfully.
Doby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Glyndwr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Doby preventing the sweep.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Doby postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyndwr looking for a guillotine here but Doby defends easily.
Doby trying to control the position from guard on top but Glyndwr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glyndwr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doby trying to control but Glyndwr is working from the bottom.
Doby won't allow Glyndwr to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Glyndwr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doby.
Doby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doby shoots in and drives through. Glyndwr sprawls well.
Doby throws a right and a left that Glyndwr avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyndwr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doby.
Glyndwr gets the takedown into side control.
Glyndwr is breathing heavily.
Doby bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glyndwr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Doby's half guard.
Doby gets back to full guard.
Shane Doby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Glyndwr postures up in Doby's guard and throws a big left but Doby blocks it.
Glyndwr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doby wants to sweep here but Glyndwr controlling him for the moment.
Doby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Glyndwr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doby working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doby working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Glyndwr is looking to improve his position but Doby isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Doby connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Doby raining down hammerfists from mount.
Doby landing strikes from the mount.
Doby trying to control but Glyndwr is having none of it.
Glyndwr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
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!
Doby is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Glyndwr keeps working.
Glyndwr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Doby.
Doby is keen to just control but Glyndwr is a slippery customer.
Glyndwr tries to get to full guard but Doby has control of the leg.
Doby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doby prevents Glyndwr from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glyndwr is defending against the submission attempts here by Doby.
Glyndwr trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Doby dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Doby looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shane Doby is winning the standup battle so far.
Doby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Doby does it's job there.
Doby darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doby is defended easily by Glyndwr.
Doby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glyndwr has time to react.
Glyndwr misses with the combination.
Glyndwr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doby lands a slapping body shot.
Doby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glyndwr.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doby scoring well with a low kick there.
Doby shoots for a takedown but Glyndwr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Doby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doby shoots in but Glyndwr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Glyndwr.
Glyndwr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Glyndwr lands some shots froms side control.
Doby is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Doby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Glyndwr working the body and head with strikes.
Glyndwr trying to control the action but Doby is working from the bottom.
Glyndwr grinds an elbow into Doby's temple.
Doby is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyndwr grinds an elbow into Doby's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glyndwr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doby has escaped the position, nice work there.
Doby gets back to half guard.
Doby looking for submissions off his back.
Doby slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glyndwr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glyndwr has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Doby to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Glyndwr is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Doby pulls down on the head and he's put Glyndwr to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shane Doby!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Doby thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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