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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Draiman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draiman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draiman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draiman leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gabriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draiman tries to clinch up but Gabriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabriel shoots in looking for a takedown but Draiman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gabriel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gabriel shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Draiman is trying to defend but Gabriel finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gabriel tries to pass to full mount but Draiman defends it.
Draiman trying to control but Gabriel postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but Draiman defending well.
Gabriel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gabriel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Draiman sees it coming and defends easily.
Gabriel wants to pass the guard but Draiman is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Draiman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Draiman keeping full guard, as Gabriel tries to pass.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gabriel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gabriel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gabriel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gabriel manages to get himself to full guard.
Gabriel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Draiman's guard.
Draiman keeping full guard, as Gabriel tries to pass.
Draiman looking to control.
Draiman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to control from the top but Draiman keeps moving.
Draiman pulls Gabriel in to control the position.
Gabriel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Draiman is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gabriel shoots for a double leg takedown but Draiman sprawls well. He's pushed Gabriel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carl Draiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Gabriel.
Draiman misses with a kick to the body.
Gabriel feints and as Draiman raises his hands in defense, Gabriel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draiman trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Gabriel dominated that round.
That's time! Draiman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Draiman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Draiman doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabriel circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gabriel checks a leg kick.
Carl Draiman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draiman just misses with a punch to the body.
Gabriel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Draiman is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gabriel gets tackled into the cage by Draiman. Draiman maintains the clinch.
Draiman tries to break the clinch but Gabriel is controlling the position.
Draiman drags the fight down to the ground.
Gabriel is looking to advance position but Draiman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Draiman avoids the attempt from Gabriel to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Draiman avoids the attempt from Gabriel to control.
Gabriel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to hold on but Draiman postures up.
Draiman wants to control the pace but Gabriel is squirming around nicely.
Gabriel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gabriel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Draiman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gabriel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Draiman is trying to control the position but Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gabriel looking to sit in guard and control but Draiman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gabriel looking to control.
Jacques Gabriel has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Draiman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gabriel controls Draiman momentarily but Draiman frees himself.
Gabriel doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Gabriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gabriel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carl Draiman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draiman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gabriel shoots for a double leg takedown but Draiman sprawls well. He's pushed Gabriel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Draiman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Draiman throws a sloppy head kick and Gabriel moves out of range easily.
Draiman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gabriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draiman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draiman throws a shot from downtown. Gabriel moves away and avoids it.
Draiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a takedown attempt - Draiman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carl Draiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Gabriel.
No luck for Gabriel with that takedown attempt.
Draiman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Draiman pulls Gabriel into guard.
Draiman keeping full guard, as Gabriel tries to pass.
Gabriel trying to control the position from guard on top but Draiman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jacques Gabriel wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gabriel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draiman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Draiman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draiman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draiman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel has a takedown stuffed.
Carl Draiman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draiman throws a chopping leg kick but Gabriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Draiman throws a leg kick but Gabriel moved away.
Draiman tries to clinch up.
Gabriel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draiman tries to clinch but Gabriel moves out of range.
Gabriel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Draiman!
Gabriel tries to score with some ground and pound. Draiman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman tries to improve position but can't.
Gabriel trying to control the action but Draiman is working from the bottom.
Gabriel tries for a kimura but Draiman is defending well.
Gabriel tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jacques Gabriel just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gabriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gabriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draiman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gabriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Draiman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draiman moves away.
Draiman looks to land a combination but Gabriel avoids it well.
Gabriel moves out of range as Draiman throws a body kick.
Draiman fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman tries to clinch up but Gabriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabriel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gabriel keeps the fight on the outside.
Gabriel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Draiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draiman rushes Gabriel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Draiman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gabriel.
Gabriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Draiman is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel misses the shot to the body.
Gabriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Draiman.
Draiman throws a head kick but Gabriel moves out of range.
Draiman looks for the body kick but Gabriel saw that one coming.
Draiman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draiman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gabriel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel trying to pass the guard but Draiman defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is working for a submission of some sort.
Gabriel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gabriel is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gabriel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Jacques Gabriel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Draiman tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draiman tries to work over Gabriel's front leg with a kick but Gabriel checks it.
Gabriel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draiman swivels and escapes.
Draiman just misses with a punch to the body.
Draiman is looking to wear down Gabriel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gabriel misses with a takedown
and Draiman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Draiman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draiman looks to land a combination but Gabriel avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Draiman.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Draiman but Draiman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carl Draiman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacques Gabriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but Draiman shows good takedown defense.
Draiman throws a solid leg kick but Gabriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Draiman.
Gabriel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draiman.
Draiman is looking to clinch.
Draiman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Draiman throws a wild body kick that Gabriel sees coming a mile off.
Carl Draiman is winning the standup battle so far.
Draiman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gabriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draiman throws a chopping leg kick but Gabriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gabriel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gabriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draiman.
Draiman is looking to clinch but Gabriel is avoiding it.
Draiman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draiman misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Gabriel shoots for a takedown but Draiman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Draiman misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gabriel avoids the body shot from Draiman.
No joy there for Draiman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draiman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draiman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draiman throws a head kick but Gabriel moves out of range.
Draiman throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gabriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Draiman as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel swats away the attempt to clinch by Draiman.
Draiman closes the distance but Gabriel moves to the side
so Gabriel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gabriel looking to pass the guard.
Gabriel is looking to advance position but Draiman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gabriel is looking to improve his position but Draiman isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carl Draiman.
I think Gabriel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacques Gabriel!
Jacques Gabriel is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Jacques Gabriel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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