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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dobbs (ranked 2049 p4p, 116 weight class) and Don Sheidu (ranked 2653 p4p, 137 weight class). Dobbs comes into the arena with Dont fear the reaper, Blue oyster cult. blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Sheidu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dobbs swinging wildly here.
Dobbs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheidu was well out of range. Poor timing from Dobbs.
Sheidu tries to counter with a clinch but Dobbs shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Dobbs does it's job there.
A nice combination there by Dobbs.
Sheidu is looking to clinch.
Dobbs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dave Dobbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dobbs throws a series of punches but Sheidu moves out of range.
Dobbs swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dobbs swings widly with a right hand
and Sheidu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sheidu jumps guard but Dobbs stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheidu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dobbs smiles and moves away.
Dobbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheidu circles away quickly and effectively.
Dobbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Sheidu clinches.
Sheidu has Dobbs pressed against the cage, preventing Dobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but Dobbs has him pressed against the cage.
Dave Dobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Sheidu.
Sheidu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dobbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dobbs throws a right hand that Sheidu ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheidu also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Dobbs.
Dobbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sheidu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sheidu feints the counter takedown.
Sheidu dodges the punch combination from Dobbs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Dobbs.
Sheidu throws out a counter right but Dobbs avoids it with no problem.
Sheidu dodges the punch combination from Dobbs.
Sheidu shoots in for a takedown but Dobbs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sheidu checks a leg kick.
Sheidu wants to counter with a clinch but Dobbs pushes him away.
No joy there for Dobbs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dobbs lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dobbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sheidu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheidu.
A punch combination from Dobbs misses.
Dave Dobbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dobbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheidu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dobbs defends it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheidu.
Dobbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheidu wants to counter the offense by Dobbs and move into the clinch position.
Dobbs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dobbs stuffs the takedown attempt from Sheidu. Sheidu gets slowly back to his feet.
Dobbs stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobbs throws a head kick but Sheidu moves out of range.
Sheidu feints the counter takedown.
Dobbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dobbs looks for the body kick but Sheidu saw that one coming.
Sheidu wants to counter with a clinch but Dobbs pushes him away.
Sheidu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dobbs misses with a wild body shot.
Sheidu with the counter takedown but Dobbs avoids it easily.
Dobbs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dobbs throws a head kick that misses.
Dobbs throws a series of punches but Sheidu moves out of range.
Sheidu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sheidu rushes Dobbs and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sheidu decides to pull guard.
Dobbs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Dobbs dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sheidu blocks a leg kick.
Dobbs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dave Dobbs is winning the standup battle so far.
Dobbs throws a push kick but Sheidu slaps the foot to one side.
Dobbs throws a head kick but Sheidu moves out of range.
Dobbs throws out a loose jab but Sheidu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dobbs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sheidu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sheidu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sheidu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dave Dobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dobbs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dobbs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sheidu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheidu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dobbs.
Dobbs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sheidu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dobbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheidu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobbs throws a series of punches but Sheidu avoids them all with ease.
Sheidu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sheidu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dobbs.
Sheidu is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dobbs connects with a looping right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dobbs. Sheidu shrugs it off though.
Dobbs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sheidu circles away quickly and effectively.
Sheidu feints the counter takedown.
Dobbs throws a wild body kick that Sheidu sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheidu. Dobbs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dobbs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sheidus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sheidu avoids the head kick by Dobbs.
Dobbs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dobbs tries to score with a low kick but Sheidu moves his leg out of the way.
Dobbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheidu can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobbs throws a sloppy head kick and Sheidu moves out of range easily.
Sheidu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dobbs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sheidu checks a low kick from Dobbs.
Sheidu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dobbs is fending him off so far but Sheidu persists. Nope, Dobbs circles away and we're back to standing.
Dobbs fails to land with a series of punches.
Dobbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Sheidu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheidu tries to counter with a clinch but Dobbs shakes him off and moves away.
Dobbs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheidu.
Sheidu has his takedown stuffed
and Dobbs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobbs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dobbs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dobbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheidu blocks a head kick by Dobbs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Dobbs.
Sheidu wants to counter the offense by Dobbs and move into the clinch position.
Nice takedown defense from Dobbs. No joy for Sheidu on that attempt.
Dave Dobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Sheidu.
Dobbs throws a series of punches but Sheidu avoids them all with ease.
Dobbs throws a head kick but Sheidu moves out of range.
Sheidu instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheidu fails to pull guard.
Sheidu tries to pull guard but Dobbs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sheidu blocks a body shot from Dobbs.
Sheidu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dobbs to keep the fight standing.
Sheidu jumps guard but Dobbs stands there with Sheidu around his waist. Sheidu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sheidu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dobbs uses from the top position.
Dobbs stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Sheidu throws up his legs and catches Dobbs in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Dobbs tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Sheidu! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Don Sheidu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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