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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magna Carta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magna Carta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Gable!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable stuffs the takedown attempt from Carta. Carta gets slowly back to his feet.
Gable dips to his left and cracks Carta with an uppercut!
Gable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carta manages to avoid it.
Carta just misses with a punch to the body.
Gable wants to clinch up but Carta keeps it at a distance.
Carta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carta shoots in looking for a takedown. Gable tries to sprawl out of it but Carta keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gable manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gable scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gable slips a nice elbow through Carta's hands, connecting with Carta's forehead.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gable.
Gable wants to take a breather but Carta is having none of it.
Carta trying to control but Gable postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable drops an elbow to the side of Carta's head.
Gable prevents Carta from improving his position.
Gable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carta wants to control but Gable is keeping busy.
Carta is refusing to be controlled, as Gable sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable thows a huge punch but Carta dodges it nicely.
Gable is looking for a kimura but Carta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gable to get the leverage.
Carta is not content to let Gable control the position.
Gable throwing shots but Carta is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gable is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.
Gable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carta defending well though.
Carta wants to improve his position but Gable is controlling well.
Gable is looking for a kimura but Carta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gable to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carta wants to control but Gable is keeping busy.
Carta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.
Carta is looking to improve his position.
Gable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gable thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carta's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable wants to control but Carta is keeping him busy.
Gable is looking for a kimura but Carta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gable to get the leverage.
Carta is refusing to be controlled, as Gable sits in half guard.
Carta tries to kick Gable off but Gable keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gable wants to take a breather but Carta is having none of it.
Carta on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carta tries to get out of the position.
Gable is trying to work for a kimura but Carta is defending well.
Carta is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gable is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carta is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gable dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carta misses with a takedown
and Gable counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carta thinking.
Carta on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Carta.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gable lands a jab to Carta's midsection.
Gable scores with a body shot.
Carta throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gable's waist but Gable gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carta off to one side.
Carta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gable avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magna Carta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gable scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Don Gable has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carta prevents Gable from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carta sneaks back into half guard.
Gable content to control rather than advance.
Carta tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control.
Gable thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carta's head.
Carta tries to roll over but Gable keeps him under control.
Gable wants to control but Carta is keeping him busy.
Carta avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.
Gable working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carta wants to improve his position but Gable is controlling well.
Gable thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gable winds up and cracks Carta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gable stops Carta from getting back to his feet.
Gable trying to pass the guard but Carta defending well.
Gable is keen to just control but Carta is a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carta defending well though.
Carta is looking for a sweep. Gable is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gable works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carta wants to control but Gable is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable looking for a guillotine from mount but Carta is having none of it.
Gable looking to finish with strikes here!
Gable thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gable looking to finish with strikes here!
Gable wants to control the pace but Carta is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carta's face.
Carta blocking the ground and pound.
Gable cracks Carta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gable with shots to the head and body - Carta looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gable has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gable moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carta has worked his arm free - good work by Carta!
Gable tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gable has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gable trying to control the action but Carta is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Gable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Carta fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Carta misses.
Carta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gable tries to avoid it but Carta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gable to the ground. Gable escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gable lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gable wants to clinch.
Carta shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gable as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Magna Carta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gable avoids it really well and circles away.
Gable lands a nice shot to the body.
Gable lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carta.
Carta blocks a leg kick.
Carta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gable is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carta's half guard.
Gable not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gable is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gable is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gable is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carta defends it well.
Gable is looking for a kimura but Carta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gable to get the leverage.
Don Gable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gable has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carta is looking to control Gable's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carta avoid being mounted?
Gable is trying to control. Carta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carta is trying to control but can't.
Gable wants to free his trapped foot but Carta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carta is trying to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in half guard, Gable seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable trying to pass the guard but Carta defending well.
Carta is controlling Gable's trapped leg to prevent Gable from advancing to side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carta manages to avoid it.
Gable thows a body shot but no joy.
Carta checks a leg kick.
Gable has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Carta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carta prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carta is trying to break the clinch but Gable has him pressed against the cage.
Gable softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carta is trying to force a seperation but Gable has the dominant position.
Carta is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gable is keeping busy.
Gable is trying to trip Carta. He has hold of a leg but Carta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gable persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gable sitting in guard here, content to control.
Magna Carta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Gable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gable has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Mangel scores the fight for Don Gable!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Don Gable!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Don Gable!
Don Gable wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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RATING
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