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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seb Shawcross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Seb Shawcross!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel works Shawcross's body with a nice hook.
Gabriel takes a swing at Shawcross's ribcage but misses.
Gabriel moves out of range of the strikes.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Shawcross moves out of range.
Gabriel throws the left hand but Shawcross avoids the punch easily.
Shawcross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gabriel checks a low kick from Shawcross.
Shawcross jabs Gabriel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gabriel lands a jab.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shawcross lands a head shot.
A low kick from Shawcross misses
and Gabriel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shawcross moves into the clinch successfully.
Gabriel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shawcross has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gabriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shawcross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabriel is defending well for now.
A short right from Gabriel.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shawcross makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawcross scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shawcross blocks an uppercut.
Gabriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shawcross is trying to push Gabriel away but Gabriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shawcross is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gabriel is defending well for now.
Gabriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gabriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab by Shawcross.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Shawcross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gabriel drives through and clinches with Shawcross against the cage.
Gabriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shawcross blocks an elbow strike from Gabriel.
Gabriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shawcross goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gabriel prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shawcross creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross working Gabriel over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shawcross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shawcross blocks an elbow strike from Gabriel.
Gabriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gabriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shawcross steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gabriel.
Nice defenses there by Shawcross.
Gabriel looks to land a combination but Shawcross avoids it well.
A big right from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shawcross moves away from the strike by Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a series of wild punches.
Shawcross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shawcross tries to counter by closing the distance.
Seb Shawcross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shawcross plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shawcross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabriel darts in looking for a takedown but Shawcross gets double underhooks and turns Gabriel into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shawcross moves away.
Gabriel clinches.
Gabriel blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Gabriel's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gabriel tries to score a body lock takedown but Shawcross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shawcross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gabriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shawcross throws a leg kick which misses Gabriel's front leg but catches the back leg as Gabriel tries to avoid it.
Shawcross slips a straight right by Gabriel.
Nice uppercut there from Gabriel.
Gabriel motions for Shawcross to come forward. Gabriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shawcross wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Gabriel. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Shawcross.
Gabriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Shawcross.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Shawcross fails to land.
Gabriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shawcross swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabriel.
A good leg kick by Shawcross.
Gabriel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gabriel misses the shot to the body.
Shawcross is looking to score with low kicks.
Shawcross throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gabriel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shawcross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shawcross finds it's way round the side to connect with Gabriel's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seb Shawcross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
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 listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gabriel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel connects with a nice looking jab.
Shawcross throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel throws a right and a left that Shawcross avoids nicely.
Gabriel takes a swing at Shawcross's ribcage but misses.
Shawcross steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shawcross moves into the clinch.
Gabriel tries to land knees in the clinch but Shawcross avoids the damage to the body.
Shawcross scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shawcross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabriel avoids it.
Shawcross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gabriel avoids it.
Shawcross tries to land knees in the clinch but Gabriel avoids the damage to the body.
Gabriel tries a body shot but Shawcross blocks it.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shawcross blocks an uppercut.
Shawcross prevents Gabriel from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawcross landing knees to the body.
Gabriel is working for takedown but Shawcross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shawcross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gabriel.
Shawcross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.
Gabriel scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shawcross working hard to break the clinch.
Gabriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shawcross obliges.
Gabriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabriel tries to work over Shawcross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gabriel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gabriel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shawcross misses with a looping right.
Gideon Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross slips a straight right by Gabriel.
Shawcross dodges the punch combination from Gabriel.
Shawcross wants to counter with a clinch but Gabriel pushes him away.
Gabriel thuds his shin into the meat of Shawcross's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shawcross misses with a head kick.
Gabriel throws a head kick that Shawcross semi-blocks.
It looks like Seb Shawcross has been cut.
Gabriel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gabriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shawcross wants to counter with a clinch but Gabriel pushes him away.
Gabriel connects with a single shot there.
Shawcross misses the shot to the body.
Shawcross tries to clinch up but Gabriel circles away and keeps his distance.
Shawcross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gideon Gabriel is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawcross swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a wild combination.
Gabriel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shawcross slips a jab and a cross from Gabriel.
Shawcross tries to keep at a distance but Gabriel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but Shawcross blocks with his arms.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A body shot lands from Gabriel.
Gabriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shawcross working Gabriel over with knees to the body.
Seb Shawcross seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gabriel wants to break free but Shawcross has control.
Gabriel is trying to break the clinch but Shawcross is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel connects with a knee to the head.
Shawcross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Gabriel coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shawcross misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Gabriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gabriel tries to clinch but Shawcross moves out of range.
Shawcross walks into a stiff left hand from Gabriel.
Gabriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shawcross at a distance.
Gabriel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shawcross avoids the body shot from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shawcross counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gabriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Gabriel.
Shawcross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the head but Shawcross blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Gabriel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shawcross rushes Gabriel and presses him up against the cage.
Shawcross lands a right hand.
Shawcross lands a shoulder strike.
Gabriel looking for a takedown.
Gabriel tries to break free but Shawcross pushes him back against the cage.
Gabriel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gabriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gabriel wants to take the fight to the mat but Shawcross manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gabriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch but Shawcross keeps him there for the moment.
Shawcross can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel lands a shot to the body.
Gabriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Shawcross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
Gabriel misses with a body punch.
Shawcross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabriel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gabriel tries to break the clinch but Shawcross is controlling the position.
Shawcross lands a hook that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
Shawcross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.
Gabriel tries a knee to the head but Shawcross blocks it.
Gabriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shawcross prevents a body shot from Gabriel.
Shawcross blocks an uppercut.
Gabriel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shawcross has him pressed against the cage.
Gabriel misses with a punch to the body.
Gabriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel digs a right hand underneath Shawcross's ribcage. Shawcross let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shawcross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gabriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shawcross tries to land a knee to the head but Gabriel blocks with his arms.
Shawcross misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gabriel turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gabriel manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gabriel looks up at the clock and then as Shawcross takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gabriel smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Shawcross is trying to improve his position.
Shawcross is still trying to improve position.
Shawcross sneaks back into half guard.
Shawcross tries to roll over but Gabriel keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel prevents Shawcross from standing back up.
Shawcross is trying to maintain the position but Gabriel is very close to passing his half guard.
Gabriel looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shawcross with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gabriel is thwarting Shawcross's attempts to control the position.
Shawcross wants to improve his position but Gabriel is controlling well.
Gabriel wants to pass the guard but Shawcross is defending well.
Gabriel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gabriel not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shawcross keeps working.
Gabriel is just content to waste time from the top position. Shawcross takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shawcross looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shawcross wants to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabriel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shawcross not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gabriel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gabriel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shawcross slips a jab and a cross from Gabriel.
Gabriel checks a leg kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Gabriel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gabriel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Gabriel!
During a confident post fight interview, Gideon Gabriel 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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hype
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pop
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