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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cael Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by 'We Gave It Hell' by 36 Crazyfists. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Markus Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cael Gable!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gable throws out the jab.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gable swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Gable punishes Riley's body with a nice straight punch.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Riley throws the left hand but Gable avoids the punch easily.
Gable avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gable takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Gable.
Gable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gable thows a body shot but no joy.
Gable is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riley rather than just go for the knockout.
Riley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gable scores with a jab. Riley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gable shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Let's hope that Gable has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gable is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gable.
Gable is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Riley has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riley wants to control but Gable passes into side.
Riley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gable off and has taken his back!
Gable preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Riley.
Riley lands a shot to the body.
Riley looking to hold on to the position here but Gable rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Gable had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Riley is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gable Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Riley's back instead.
Gable landing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riley rolls, trying to escape but Gable keeps control of the position.
Gable is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Riley is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gable is trying to stick to Riley's back but Riley is turning into Gable. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gable's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Riley.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Gable looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Gable preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gable wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Riley has gone for a leg lock! Gable slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riley's guard.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Riley working a defensive guard here.
Riley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gable slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Gable dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gable works Riley's body with a nice hook.
Gable scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riley doesn't seem bothered though.
Gable scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Markus Riley has been cut.
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!
Gable darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gable scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gable connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gable shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gable was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Gable's attempts to control the action.
Gable has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gable controlling from mount.
Riley tries to lock up and control but Gable gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Gable's attempts to control the action.
Riley tries to hold on but Gable pushes him away.
Gable looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riley has given up his back. Will we see Gable going for some submissions?
Riley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gable is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Riley!
Gable mounts Riley! Really nice guard pass there!
Riley wants to control but Gable is having none of it.
Gable controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Riley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gable blocks Riley's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Gable with good strikes from the mount here!
Riley tries to hold on but Gable pushes him away.
Riley is working to get back to half guard.
Gable trying to control but Riley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riley wants to control but Gable is having none of it.
Gable trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Riley wants to control but Gable is having none of it.
Riley flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cael Gable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Markus Riley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gable throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Markus Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Gable.
Riley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gable connects with a crisp jab.
Riley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Riley throws a push kick but Gable slaps the foot to one side.
Gable ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riley slips a straight right by Gable.
A cross from Riley lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
Gable shoots in and bounces Riley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gable is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley working for a triangle but Gable defends it easily.
Riley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gable defends well.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Gable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Riley is looking for a triangle here but Gable uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cael Gable has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riley wants to control but Gable postures up.
Gable tries to move to mount but Riley blocks the move with his legs.
Riley tries to improve position but can't.
Gable decides to stand back up. Gable steps back and let's Riley get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Gable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Gable attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gable swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Riley misses.
Gable misses the shot to the body.
Riley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gable to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cael Gable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gable got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gable has managed to get both his arms back between Riley's legs - danger averted.
Gable advances position into side control!
Markus Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley wants to control but Gable postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Gable politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gable prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gable tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Riley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Riley wants to control but Gable postures up.
Riley is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cael 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cael Gable!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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