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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AJ Brown (ranked 793 p4p, 817 weight class) and Dale Doback (ranked 108 p4p, 113 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Ace Hood - Undefeated blaring out of the sound system. 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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188 cm 25 206 11 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm 24 215 12 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Dangerous knees 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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, AJ Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback! The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Doback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Doback misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming. Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doback. Brown slips under a jab. Good standup being displayed there by Doback as he connects with a hook. Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing. Doback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it. Doback moves out of range as Brown strikes. Doback takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. A looping hook to the body misses from Doback. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown pushes Doback up against the cage in a clinch. Doback scores with a knee to the head.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A nice left hand lands by Brown.
Doback blocking some punches.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doback lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow. Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback misses with a short punch on the inside. Brown working aggressively here.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown. Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch. Doback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Brown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Black House in the buildup to the fight. Doback staying out of range there. A nice side step and Doback releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Good work by Doback as he checks the leg kick. Doback throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Brown forces Doback back against the cage and clinches. Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Brown. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doback prevents a body shot from Brown. Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow. Doback tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. Doback lands a nice uppercut. A right handed body shot lands from Doback.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doback backwards. Doback lands a right hand. Doback with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Doback misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Doback.
Doback lands on the inside with an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Doback. A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land. Doback misses with a hook from the clinch. Doback tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Doback - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Brown. Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brown avoids it. Doback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Brown slips under a jab. Doback takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doback throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it. Doback throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily. Brown throwing a counter right hand but Doback manages to avoid it. Brown moves away from the strike by Doback. Doback misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely. A slapping leg kick lands for Doback.
Doback fails in his attempt to clinch. Brown looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Doback keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown. A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown blocks a jab. Doback misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice inside leg kick there by Brown. That's going to slow Doback down. Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doback. AJ Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Doback loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch. It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Doback throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Brown uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Doback lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Doback rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Doback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Brown bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doback's head. Brown moves into range and clinches up with Doback. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that AJ Brown will probably get the nod. That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Doback tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily. Doback moves out of range of the strikes. Brown pushes Doback away with a front kick. Doback takes one to the side of the head.
Brown throws a head kick but Doback moves out of range.
Brown jabs Doback right on the nose. Doback blinks but takes it well. Doback misses with a looping right. Brown swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Brown is looking to score with low kicks. Doback avoids the body shot from Brown.
Brown lands a jab to the nose. Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A chopping leg kick lands by Brown. Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Doback ducks right into an uppercut from Brown. Brown gets a clinch. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Doback lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Doback wants to stall.
Doback lands with a short shot to the head. Doback lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Doback misses with a knee strike.
Doback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Brown tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Doback misses with an elbow over the top. A nice glancing elbow lands by Doback.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut. Doback misses with a hook from the clinch. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback stalling in the clinch.
Doback stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position. Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Doback. Doback lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Doback misses with a hook from the clinch. Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Brown misses with some punches.
Doback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Doback misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Doback misses with an uppercut. Doback on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Brown checks a low kick from Doback. Brown slips a straight right by Doback. Doback swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doback moves away. Doback throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease. Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Doback moves out of range easily. Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doback throws a sloppy body shot
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Doback throws a right and a left that both miss. Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doback. Doback circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Doback throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brown lands a lovely overhand right. Doback misses with a low kick. A quick step to the side and Brown tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Doback cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head. Doback wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs. The fight moves into the clinch position. Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow. Doback tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown lands a shoulder strike. Doback tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Brown misses with a hook from the clinch. Brown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dale Doback seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doback scores with an uppercut up the middle. Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow. Brown is leaning against Doback and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Brown blocking some punches.
Doback blocks a body shot from Brown. Doback throws an elbow that misses.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head. Brown lands a body punch in the clinch. Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown pushes Doback back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Brown lands a body shot. Doback is breathing heavily. Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land. Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown lands with a light punch inside. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Doback takes a shot to the head. A short uppercut from Brown. Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch. A right hand to the body from Brown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Brown dominated that second round. The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Doback misses with a few strikes there.
AJ Brown is winning the standup battle so far. Brown scores with a hook. Doback misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely. Brown throws out a loose jab but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it. A head kick misses from Brown. Doback looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely. Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow. Doback scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Brown lands a slapping body shot.
Doback connects with the punch. Brown looks to land a left hand but Doback moved out of range nicely. Doback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brown loads up on a big right hand but Doback slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doback. Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brown. Nice cross by Brown. Brown throws a hook but Doback avoids it easily. Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback. Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Brown is looking to slow Doback down with leg kicks. Brown lands a body shot.
Brown moves into the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Doback.
Doback throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback. Brown tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown. Doback's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Doback's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. 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! An inside leg kick lands from Brown. Doback has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Doback's head. Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Doback appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Doback bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head. Doback blocks a jab. Brown lands a glancing blow to the side of Doback's head. Doback keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dale Doback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doback can do to turn this around? Doback avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brown looks to land a right hand but Doback moved out of range. Doback doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doback is out of range. Brown takes the fight into the clinch. Doback throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms. Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobacks head. Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Doback working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. AJ Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A left hand lands to the body for Doback.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage. Doback tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doback is trying to push Brown away but Brown has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Brown blocks an uppercut.
Doback throws a head punch that misses. Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown. Doback misses with the head strike.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown has Doback pressed against the cage, preventing Doback from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight! AJ Brown showed his dominance in that final round. Well Brown 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown! After winning the bout, AJ Brown thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. Dale Doback spoke after the fight, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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