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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1579 p4p, 3386 weight class) and Bobby Cruz (ranked 230 p4p, 441 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bobby Cruz enters the cage!
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200 cm 19 215 5 - 1 - 0 |
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193 cm 26 218 2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Big right hand |
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Decent wrestler Excellent boxer Granite chin |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dale Doback! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Cruz! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doback moves into the clinch. Doback lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback has Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range. A nice left hand lands by Doback.
Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback misses with some punches.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. Doback misses with some punches.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
Doback misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cruz can't break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Doback has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Doback digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected. Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz. Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Doback has the dominant position. Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback working some nice short punches in the clinch. Doback misses with a hook from the clinch. Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback has him pressed against the cage. Doback misses with a body punch.
Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback digs a right hand into Cruz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cruz's gas tank. Cruz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Cruz blocks a body shot from Doback. A right hand to the body from Doback.
A body shot lands from Doback.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Doback lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not. Doback lands a body shot. Cruz looks winded! Doback lands with a short head shot on the inside. Doback tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Doback scores with a nice short uppercut. Cruz blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doback creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Doback won't allow it.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. Cruz is pushing Doback up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Cruz prevents a body shot from Doback.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doback stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Doback throws a head punch that misses. Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Doback misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruz's efforts to push away. Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback is controlling him. Cruz takes a shot to the head. Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz. Doback lands with a right to the head. Cruz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cruz tries to circle away but Doback has him pinned against the cage. Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Cruz tries to stall but Doback uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz wants to break free but Doback has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Nice body punch from Doback - that landed with a thud.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Doback has double underhooks. Cruz working hard to break the clinch. Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz. Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Doback dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Doback connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Doback dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Doback seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Doback ducks under a wild hook from Cruz. Cruz missing with a left hand there. Doback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Cruz throws a hook to the side of Doback's head but Doback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Cruz lands a lovely overhand right. Doback throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz. Cruz misses with a double jab
and Doback connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Cruz misses with a hook
and Doback cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Bobby Cruz has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Some wild striking there from Cruz.
We've been informed that Cruz has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Doback showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cruz.
It looked like Doback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doback counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cruz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Doback thuds his shin into the meat of Cruz's side. Cruz swings and misses with a shot to the body and Doback counters with a nice kick to the body. Cruz is breathing heavily. Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick from Doback, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz misses with a series of wild punches.
Doback lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily. Doback misses with a wild body shot. Doback has Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruz. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. A frustrated look appears on Cruz's face as he tries to break the clinch. Doback throws a head punch that misses. Cruz taking a breather. Doback is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruz can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round. A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land. Cruz is pushing Doback up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Doback lands a nice uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cruz tries to break the clinch but Doback is controlling the position. A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land. Doback tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards. Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback pushes Cruz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Come on Cruz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback lands with a light punch inside. Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruz backwards. Doback lands a left hand.
Doback misses with a punch to the body.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Cruz controls his hands.
Doback scores with a nice hook to the head. Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Doback has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage. Doback prevents a body shot from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback prevents Cruz from breaking the clinch. Cruz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Doback lands a left hand.
Dale Doback has scored more points in the clinch so far. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Cruz is trying to break the clinch but Doback is controlling him. Doback misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Doback has the dominant position. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doback as Cruz tries to tie him up. Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz looking to slow down the pace here. A short right hand to the side of the head by Doback. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Doback dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bobby Cruz's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! Doback tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Cruz misses with a straight left. A low kick lands for Doback.
Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doback counters with a nice leg kick. Nice defenses there by Doback. Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Doback counters with a nice uppercut. Doback has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doback lands with a light punch inside. Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Doback misses with some punches.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside. Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow. Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doback misses with the head strike.
Cruz blocks an uppercut.
Doback digs a right hand underneath Cruz's ribcage. Cruz let out a lung full of air as it connected. Doback lands a right hand. Cruz blocking some punches.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Cruz is trying to break free. A right handed body shot lands from Doback.
Doback working aggressively here.
Doback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Doback keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doback. Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
Dale Doback is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cruz wants to break free but Doback has control.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Cruz.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it. Doback keeps control of Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Doback fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Cruz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Cruz continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. Cruz trying to stall but Doback improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Cruz tries to break the clinch but Doback is controlling the position. Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bobby Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Doback blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Cruz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight! Dale Doback showed his dominance in that final round. Well Doback has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26 Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale Doback! Bobby Cruz was interviewed post fight and said 'Shame on me losing in my own home'.
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energy
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RATING
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