Dariush/Dober - Southpaw vs Southpaw, so both of their left body kicks will be taken away which both use with regularity. Dariush has the better weapons standing in this matchup with his jab and outside low kick. The only southpaw Dober has faced recently was OAM who bloodied him early and often with his jab and simply outstruck him in general even though he is as robotic as they come on the feet, especially back then. Both Dober and Dariush also like to pressure, which puts them into the clinch often. Dober is good in the clinch, but Dariush has a nasty Thai plum and great clinch tds which give him the advantage. Rashid is very solid in the clinch and Dariush 30-27'd him with huge parts of the fight playing out there. The grappling is not very close, Dober is a decent wrestler but Dariush is on another level on the mat. OAM got dropped, but was able to create space, grab a leg lock, sweep to top, take his back and RNC him in under a minute once it hit the mat. Dariush is the more powerful striker with better weapons, especially when accounting for SP v SP, should win the clinch exchanges, and has a substantial grappling advantage. Dober has better cardio and punch resistance.
This writeup makes me want to go even bigger, but given the cardio and durability issues, I am not comfortable laying a huge bet at -185, so only 1.5u for now.
