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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Giles (ranked 1832 p4p, 2349 weight class) and Dale Doback (ranked 212 p4p, 274 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22 - 13 - 3 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Leland Giles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dale Doback!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doback pushes Giles up against the cage in a clinch.
Giles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doback.
Giles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doback's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doback.
Doback swings wildly with an uppercut but Giles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doback lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doback softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Giles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A body shot lands from Doback.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Giles avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Giles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doback is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doback controlling the action here for a moment.
Giles misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles is working Doback over against the cage.
Doback is leaning against Giles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doback blocks a body shot from Giles.
Giles can't find room to land a body shot as Doback controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doback.
Giles misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Doback fails to land.
Doback throws a punch but it's blocked by Giles.
Giles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback blocking some punches.
Giles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giles tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Giles throws a head punch that misses.
Giles tries to throw a body punch but Doback avoids it by throwing Giles back against the cage.
Giles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Giles looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Giles working aggressively here.
Doback misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles struggles to land a body shot inside as Doback controls his hands.
Giles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Giles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doback letting Giles take a breather here.
Doback blocks a body shot from Giles.
Doback tries to throw a body punch but Giles avoids it by throwing Doback back against the cage.
Doback tries to work over Giles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Doback.
The referee calls for Giles to work.
Nice body punch from Doback - that landed with a thud.
Doback tries to work over Giles's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giles.
Giles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Doback.
Doback lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback breaks the clinch.
A big left from Giles misses.
Doback has taken the fight to the clinch.
Giles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Doback.
Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
Doback misses with the head strike.
Giles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giles lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Giles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giles misses with a punch to the body.
Giles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doback misses with some punches.
Giles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Giles lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Giles.
Giles misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doback misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doback.
Giles tries a body shot but Doback blocks it.
Doback blocks a body shot from Giles.
Doback swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Giles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doback misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Giles lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doback lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Giles tries to throw a body punch but Doback avoids it by throwing Giles back against the cage.
Giles is working Doback over against the cage.
Good body shot from Giles.
Giles tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doback blocks a body shot from Giles.
Giles throws a head punch that misses.
Doback is leaning against Giles and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for 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 Leland Giles will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doback ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doback looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giles dips to his left and cracks Doback with an uppercut!
Doback moves in looking to clinch but Giles pushes him off.
Giles throws a body punch but Doback moves out of range.
Giles throws a body shot but no joy.
Doback tries to clinch up.
Giles misses the shot to the body.
Doback tries to clinch but Giles is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles misses with an uppercut. Doback saw that one coming.
Giles misses the shot to the body.
Giles takes a swing at Doback's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Doback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doback gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Doback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles scores with a hook.
Giles throws a hook but Doback blocks it.
Giles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doback.
Doback doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Giles misses with a body shot.
Giles moves in looking to clinch but Doback pushes him off.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Giles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Giles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doback is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Doback, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giles misses the jab.
Doback looks to clinch
so Giles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Giles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Giles postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Giles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doback's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giles won't allow Doback to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giles postures up in Doback's guard and throws a big left but Doback blocks it.
Giles makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Doback is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Giles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doback is keeping the position for now.
Giles throwing strikes but missing.
Giles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Giles throws an elbow that misses. Doback uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giles's guard. Nice move by Doback!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giles tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doback wants to control from the top but Giles keeps moving.
Giles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Doback slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Doback wants to stand but Giles has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Giles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doback manages to get himself to full guard.
Giles is in close to Doback's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Giles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Giles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Giles landing with the ground and pound.
Giles scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doback has momentary wrist control but Giles slips an elbow through the middle.
Doback is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Giles dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice uppercut there from Giles.
Dale Doback has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doback tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Giles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doback uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giles.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giles looks to land a right hand but Doback moved out of range.
Leland Giles is winning the standup battle so far.
Doback misses with a body shot.
Doback has managed to clinch.
Giles tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doback prevents a body shot from Giles.
Doback misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giles has Doback pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Giles pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Doback tumbling to the mat - Giles dives into Doback's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Giles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giles with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doback's head.
Doback looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Doback trying to keep a closed guard but Giles is proving a slippery customer.
Doback avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Giles working some strikes from top position.
Giles scoring with punches to the head and body.
Doback is rocked!
Giles postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Doback covers up, he's hurt! Giles keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Giles and the ref steps in to end the fight! Giles can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leland Giles!
During a confident post fight interview, Leland Giles thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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RATING
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