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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Doback (ranked 1101 p4p, 954 weight class) and Akira Maeda (ranked 168 p4p, 147 weight class). Dale Doback has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 18 - 6 - 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 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Maeda misses.
Maeda tries to clinch up but Doback circles away and keeps his distance.
Doback uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maeda.
Doback misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Doback.
Maeda lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doback misses with a body shot.
A jab from Doback finds it's way through Maeda's defenses.
Doback avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doback is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doback tries to score with a low kick but Maeda moves his leg out of the way.
Maeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doback counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A cross from Maeda lands.
Doback slips under a jab from Maeda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback throws a nice looking combination but Maeda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doback darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doback misses the shot to the body.
Maeda moves away from the strike by Doback.
Doback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maeda throws a hook to the side of Doback's head but Doback sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maeda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akira Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maeda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maeda takes one on the button.
Doback defending well as Maeda loads up on a big left hand.
Maeda slips a jab and a cross from Doback.
Doback is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Maeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doback. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maeda throws a big shot that misses.
It looks like Doback has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Maeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doback is looking to score with low kicks.
Doback connects with a solid leg kick.
Maeda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maeda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doback scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maeda closes the distance and clinches.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maeda.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Maeda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maeda.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Doback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maeda lands a takedown into guard.
Doback pulls Maeda in to control the position.
Maeda is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doback controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself.
Maeda lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doback's head.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
Maeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doback swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Maeda is fighting to break Doback's control of his arms but Doback is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maeda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Maeda slips a straight right by Doback.
Doback stuffs the takedown attempt from Maeda. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Doback. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doback.
Maeda lands with a straight right. Doback didn't see that one coming.
Maeda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Doback takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doback lands a nice hook to Maeda's body. Maeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maeda.
Maeda throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Doback works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Doback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Dale Doback will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doback misses with a wild body shot.
Doback lands a body shot.
Maeda misses with an uppercut. Doback saw that one coming.
Doback lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maeda closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Maeda - that landed with a thud.
Maeda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Doback manages to break the clinch.
Doback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Doback.
It seemed like Maeda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jab from Doback.
Maeda rushes Doback and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maeda misses with a body punch.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Maeda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda scores with a hook to the body.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maeda backwards.
Maeda has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doback seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Maeda can turn it around.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda lands with a left to the head.
Doback blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maeda working aggressively here.
Doback working hard to break the clinch.
Doback blocking some punches.
Doback stops a takedown attempt from Maeda.
Maeda misses with the head strike.
Maeda can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Doback uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback can't find room to land a body shot as Maeda controls the action.
Doback lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maeda lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with some punches.
Doback lands with a left to the head.
Maeda is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doback is defending well.
Maeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maeda has Doback pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doback manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dale Doback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doback is trying to push Maeda away but Maeda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Doback scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maeda turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Doback wants to control but Maeda postures up.
The referee asks Maeda politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maeda prefers to stall for the moment though.
Maeda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Doback is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Doback is trying to control Maeda's posture but Maeda avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maeda throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maeda trying to control the action but Doback is working from the bottom.
Doback managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Maeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doback tries to buck Maeda off but Maeda is having none of it.
An elbow from Maeda crashes against the mat.
Doback is looking to regain half guard here but Maeda keeps moving and retains side control.
Maeda trying to control the position but Doback is working away.
Maeda in side control, throwing shots but Doback defends.
Maeda trying to control the position but Doback is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Doback misses with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Maeda - just one landing.
Maeda throws a right and a left that Doback avoids nicely.
Maeda lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Maeda stuns Doback with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doback walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Maeda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doback.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doback.
Doback throws a shot from downtown. Maeda moves away and avoids it.
Maeda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maeda moves into the clinch.
Maeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akira Maeda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dobacks head.
Maeda works on Doback's body with a couple of short punches.
Doback wants to break free but Maeda has control.
Maeda lands a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda misses with a body punch.
Doback working hard to break the clinch.
Maeda lands a shot to the body.
Maeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda scores with a shoulder strike.
Maeda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doback pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Maeda.
Maeda misses with some punches.
Maeda working aggressively here.
Maeda scores with a shot to the side of Doback's head.
Maeda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doback tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maeda wants a takedown but no success here.
Maeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doback.
Doback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda throws a nice looking combination but Doback bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doback throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maeda lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doback takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doback looks to land a combination. Maeda sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doback throws a jab but it's blocked by Maeda.
Maeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doback's hands.
Maeda lands the left hand.
Doback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maeda throws out the jab.
Maeda with a jab.
Maeda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doback takes one on the button.
Doback is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Maeda tries to close the distance and clinch but Doback swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doback dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maeda tries to clinch but Doback moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Maeda.
Dale Doback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Maeda.
A jab from Doback misses.
Dale Doback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maeda looks to land a right hand but Doback moved out of range.
Maeda throws a hook but Doback avoids it easily.
Maeda swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Maeda tries to clinch up.
Doback ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doback was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doback catches Maeda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maeda blocks a jab.
Doback misses with a wild body shot.
A left lands for Doback.
Doback throws a big shot that misses.
Doback misses with a looping right.
Maeda looks to throw the jab but Doback is out of range.
Maeda scores with a punch to the head.
Maeda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doback misses with a hook.
Doback throws a solid leg kick but Maeda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doback.
Maeda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doback throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda misses with an uppercut.
Maeda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doback lands with a cross.
Maeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maeda swings for the body but Doback moves out of range.
Doback fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maeda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doback lands a nice looking body shot.
Maeda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doback cracks Maeda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maeda.
Maeda throws a poor cross that misses
and Doback counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doback ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maeda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doback momentarily.
Maeda misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akira Maeda.
I think Maeda 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akira Maeda!
After the big win, Akira Maeda made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Threads and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Dale Doback stepped up to the mic, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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