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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1471 p4p, 1553 weight class) and Vlad Dracul (ranked 194 p4p, 204 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracul!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dracul looks to land a left hand but Doback moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick from Doback misses.
It seemed like Dracul was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vlad Dracul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doback's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dracul connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doback scrambles back to his feet.
Dracul just misses with a punch to the body.
Doback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dracul throws out the jab.
Doback on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dracul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dracul has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Doback clinches with his opponent.
Doback blocks a body shot from Dracul.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doback obliges.
Dracul struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
Dracul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doback tries a knee to the head but Dracul blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dracul avoids the elbow strike from Doback, against the cage.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dracul's efforts to push away.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Dracul controls his hands.
Doback misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dracul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul prevents a body shot from Doback.
Doback tries to work over Dracul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dracul misses with a punch on the inside.
Doback misses with a knee strike.
Dracul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doback blocking some punches.
Dracul's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doback lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dracul throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Dracul controls the action.
Doback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dracul avoids it.
Dracul swings wildly with an uppercut but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Dracul.
Dracul breaks the clinch.
Dracul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doback.
Dracul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doback sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doback looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dracul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dracul lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Doback wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dracul.
Dracul jabs at Doback's body.
Dracul lands a nice looking body shot.
Dracul throws a leg kick but Doback moved away.
Dracul throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Doback to counter with a crisp jab.
Doback avoids the body shot from Dracul.
Doback tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dracul manages to circle out of the way.
Doback throws a jab when Dracul was well out of range.
Doback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dracul.
Dracul is looking to score with low kicks.
Doback tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dracul manages to circle out of the way.
Dracul ducks under a wild hook from Doback.
Doback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dracul.
Doback misses with an uppercut. Dracul saw that one coming.
Dracul cracks a nice hook into Doback's ribs.
Donk. Dracul catches Doback right on the button with a cross.
Dracul clobbers Doback with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doback scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doback waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dracul.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch but Dracul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dracul.
Doback is looking to clinch but Dracul is avoiding it.
Doback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doback looks to score with a jab to the body but Dracul is just out of range.
Doback walks into a jab.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dracul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doback throws a jab when Dracul was well out of range.
Dracul doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dracul scores with a shot to the body.
Dracul lands a nice shot that snaps Doback's head back.
Doback fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dracul scores with a punch to the head.
Doback takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doback staying out of range there.
Doback was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback lands a right hook to the body.
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!
Dracul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
Dracul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dracul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dracul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doback lunges at Dracul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dracul's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback dips to his left and cracks Dracul with an uppercut!
Doback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dracul counters with a straight right hand.
Doback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dracul.
Doback wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dracul is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doback had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Dracul throws the left hand but Doback avoids the punch easily.
Doback checks a leg kick.
Dracul checks the leg kick.
Dracul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doback throws out the jab.
Doback takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doback blocks a low kick nicely.
Dracul lands a really nice looking cross but Doback seems unphased.
Dracul misses with a low kick.
Doback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dracul.
Doback misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doback throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dracul appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dracul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dracul throws a body shot but no joy.
Doback fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Doback.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Dracul dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dracul misses with a leg kick.
Doback was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback is looking to clinch.
Doback walks into a jab.
Dracul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doback.
Dracul throws the left hand but Doback avoids the punch easily.
Dracul throws a leg kick that misses.
Doback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dracul stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dracul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Dracul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doback takes the fight into the clinch.
Dracul can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Dracul controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dracul.
Dracul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul misses with the head strike.
Doback lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dracul lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doback taking a breather.
Dracul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dracul misses with some punches.
Doback creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul lands a right hand.
Dracul throws a head punch that misses.
Doback working aggressively here.
Doback lands a knee to the head.
Dracul lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dracul tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Dracul goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dracul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dracul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Doback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dracul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dracul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doback swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doback walks into a left hand.
Dracul scores with a shot to the body.
Doback lands a nice shot that snaps Dracul's head back.
Doback moves in looking to clinch but Dracul pushes him off.
Dracul moves away from the strike by Doback.
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!
Doback clinches.
Dracul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback has a couple of punches blocked by Dracul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dracul takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dracul struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
Dracul can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Doback obliges.
Doback tries to land knees in the clinch but Dracul avoids the damage to the body.
Doback pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dracul lands a right hand.
Doback landing knees to the head.
It looks like Vlad Dracul has been cut.
Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dracul scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dracul misses with a body punch.
Dracul tries to throw a body punch but Doback avoids it by throwing Dracul back against the cage.
Doback blocks an uppercut.
Doback tries a knee to the head but Dracul blocks it.
Dracul lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dracul misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dracul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Dracul.
Doback working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dracul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback blocks an uppercut.
Dracul fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dracul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dracul misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dracul tries to break free but Doback pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dracul.
Dracul lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dracul.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doback.
Doback makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doback lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dracul tries to throw a body punch but Doback avoids it by throwing Dracul back against the cage.
Dracul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Dracul.
Doback tries to work over Dracul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doback misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Doback.
Doback lands with a right to the head.
Dracul lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul breaks the clinch.
Doback tries to move into range but Dracul moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doback lands a nice shot that snaps Dracul's head back.
Dracul keeps the fight on the outside.
Doback tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dracul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doback throws a body shot but no joy.
Doback doesn't manage to clinch there - Dracul circles away.
Doback checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doback wants to clinch.
Dracul will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Doback wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dracul misses with a low kick.
Doback swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dracul.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Doback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doback checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dracul misses with a looping right.
It looked like Doback was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dracul.
Dracul misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad Dracul showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad Dracul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Doback takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dracul swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doback was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vlad Dracul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doback gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dracul struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
Doback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dracul avoids it.
Dracul struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
Doback scores with a shot to the side of Dracul's head.
Doback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doback blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doback.
Doback prevents a body shot from Dracul.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dracul.
A short right from Dracul.
Dracul tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Doback pushes off an throws an elbow but Dracul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Doback stalling the fight.
Dracul breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dracul scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dracul walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Doback fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doback misses with a hook. Dracul ducked under it nicely.
Doback scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dracul doesn't seem bothered though.
Doback avoids the body shot from Dracul.
Doback tries to counter by clinching up but Dracul breaks away and moves out of range.
Doback throws a shot from downtown. Dracul moves away and avoids it.
Dracul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doback wants to clinch.
Dracul misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Dracul misses.
Dracul digs a good hook to Doback's body.
Doback misses with a straight left.
Doback throws a body shot but no joy.
Doback ducks under a wild hook from Dracul.
Vlad Dracul is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback throws a good cross that connects.
Dracul with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dracul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dracul punishes Doback's body with a nice straight punch.
Dracul throws a leg kick
and Doback holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doback misses with some punches.
Doback lands a left hand.
Doback tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Doback.
Dale Doback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doback tries to land knees in the clinch but Dracul avoids the damage to the body.
Doback misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Dracul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback tries to land knees in the clinch but Dracul avoids the damage to the body.
Doback taking a breather.
Doback lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dracul.
Doback scores with a shoulder strike.
Doback lands a knee to the body.
Dracul blocks an elbow strike from Doback.
Dracul blocks an uppercut.
Doback throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dracul blocks it with crossed arms.
Doback lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doback.
Dracul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dracul managing to block the knees to the body from Doback.
Doback makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Dracul avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Doback scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doback throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dale Doback has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doback looking to stall.
Dracul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dracul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Dracul controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dale Doback showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dracul has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Dracul!
A victorious Vlad Dracul thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dale Doback spoke after the fight, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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