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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rydolf Karel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel comes to the cage accompanied by Hail Czech. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 cm
24
190 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
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177 cm
25
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rydolf Karel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Gable! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Karel scores with a nice head shot. Karel throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it. Karel missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Karel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Karel misses with a series of wild punches.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gable takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karel throws a jab when Gable was well out of range. Karel throws a series of punches but Gable moves out of range. Karel misses with a looping left. Jab by Karel.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karel digs a good hook to Gable's body.
Karel throws a combination. Gable tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Karel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Karel misses with a straight right. Karel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Karel darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gable staying out of range there. Gable doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Karel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Gable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Gable. Karel misses with a hook. Karel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Karel misses the shot to the body. Karel throws a jab but it's blocked by Gable. Karel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karel throws the left hand but Gable avoids the punch easily. Karel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gable manages to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Karel throws a looping overhand right but Gable ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Karel throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Gable ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Gable dodges the punch combination from Karel.
A cross from Karel lands. Karel misses with a series of wild punches.
Karel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Karel misses with an uppercut. Gable saw that one coming. Karel lands a nice shot that snaps Gable's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Karel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Karel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Karel loads up on a big right hand but Gable slips the punch. Gable moves out of range as Karel strikes. Karel throws a jab when Gable was well out of range. Karel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Karel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Karel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Karel missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Karel lands a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rydolf Karel dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Karel throws a looping overhand right but Gable ducks down to avoid it. Karel fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Karel. Karel misses with a looping right. Decent striking displayed by Karel there. Karel thows a left - swing and a miss! No joy there for Karel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Karel misses the target. Karel missing with a left hand there. Gable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rydolf Karel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karel dips to his left and cracks Gable with an uppercut! Karel lands a head shot. Gable steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karel. Karel just misses with a punch to the body.
Gable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karel. Karel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Karel misses with a hook to the body
and Gable counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gable. Karel looking for a takedown. Karel is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gable is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Karel to the mat. Karel regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Gable trying to control but Karel is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gable content to stall in guard here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Don Gable has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Gable uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karel. Karel throws a right and a left that both miss. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Karel misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Karel scores with a sloppy right hand. Gable should have avoided that one. Gable ducks under a wild hook from Karel. Gable displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karel throws out the jab. The fighters circling - Karel throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A looping hook to the body misses from Karel. Gable does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice defenses there by Gable. Karel misses with a series of wild punches.
Karel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Karel throws a hook but Gable avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Karel throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it. Karel throws a hook but Gable blocks it. Karel throws a series of punches but Gable avoids them all with ease. Karel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karel misses with an uppercut. Karel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gable moves out of range and avoids them all easily. A jab from Karel misses. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Karel misses with a double jab.
Karel connects with a single shot there. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rydolf Karel dominated that second round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Karel connects with a body shot. Karel misses with a wild combination.
Karel punishes Gable's body with a nice straight punch. Karel throws a looping overhand right but Gable ducks down to avoid it. Karel throws a series of punches but Gable avoids them all with ease. Karel throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Karel looks to throw the jab but Gable is out of range. Karel throws a series of punches but Gable moves out of range. A jab from Karel misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Karel misses with a wild combination.
Karel throws a body punch but Gable moves out of range. Karel throws a shot from downtown. Gable moves away and avoids it. Karel swings for the body but Gable moves out of range.
Karel misses with a body shot.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Karel. Karel just misses with a punch to the body.
Rydolf Karel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Karel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gable. Karel misses with a hook. Don Gable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gable takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Karel pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Gable avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gable moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Gable moves out of range of the strikes. Gable ducks under a wild hook from Karel. Karel misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Karel throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it. Gable defending well as Karel loads up on a big left hand. Karel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gable can do to turn this around? Karel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gable. Karel jabs at Gable's body. Karel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. No joy there for Karel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Karel throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gable keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karel. Karel throws a poor cross that misses
and Gable counters with a nice double leg into side control. Karel won't be happy with that. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gable working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gable working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gable landing strikes. Karel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gable. Gable misses with the ground and pound. Gable is chipping away with strikes.
Gable sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Karel is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gable tries to advance to mount but can't. Gable working the ground and pound but Karel is defending the strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Karel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gable connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karel some visible discomfort.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Don Gable. I think Karel 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:27 Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rydolf Karel! Rydolf Karel took some time post fight to say the following; 'HAIL TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC WHITE POWER WPWW'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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