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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gable bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gable misses with a head kick.
Gable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gable ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gable counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Gable is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Gable really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Gable tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Gable is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gable to the mat. Gable regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gable seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Gable scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Justin Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gable counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Gable misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick from Gable lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Gable counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gable counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva misses with a combination
so Gable counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gable really is a fat lump.
Gable throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gable clinches with his opponent.
Gable has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Gable tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Gable is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Gable pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jake Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Silva.
Gable rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable breaks from the clinch.
Gable tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Gable misses with a series of wild punches.
Gable clinches with his opponent.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Gable working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva keeps control of Gable as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gable manages to break the clinch.
Gable is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Gable fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
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 is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Gable avoids the damage to the body.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Gable won't allow it.
Gable wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gable wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gable can't break the clinch.
Gable manages to pull guard.
Gable might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gable is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gable working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gable working Silva over with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable decides to return to a standing position.
No joy there for Gable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Gable dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gable scores with a nice body kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gable counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gable has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva has Gable pressed against the cage, preventing Gable from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva prevents Gable from breaking the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Gable counters with a left to the body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gable.
Silva blocks a head kick by Gable.
Silva is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Gable counters with a takedown into side control.
Gable decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Gable moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gable pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Gable counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gable counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Gable working some strikes from top position.
Jake Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gable lands a couple of digs.
Gable gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gable counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gable gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Gable counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gable.
Gable stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jake Gable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gable cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Gable counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gable.
Gable displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Gable moves into the clinch.
Gable gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Gable wants to break free but Silva has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Gable's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gable tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Gable is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Gable on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gable pulls guard.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Gable's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gable bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Gable lands a couple of elbows.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gable is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Gable working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gable lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gable decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Silva throws a leg kick
and Gable cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gable throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
A head kick misses from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Gable to counter with a crisp jab.
Gable throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Gable counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Gable dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gable doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Gable throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Gable counters by clinching up.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Gable working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gable's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gable breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gable takes the fight into the clinch.
Gable has Silva pushed against the cage.
Gable is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Gable blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gable is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gable is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gable gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Gable jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gable uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Gable throws a head kick that misses.
Gable forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gable blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gable wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Gable wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gable has him pressed against the cage.
Gable is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gable wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has Gable pressed against the cage, preventing Gable from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gable wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva keeps control of Gable as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gable wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva prevents Gable from breaking the clinch.
Gable tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva is working for takedown but Gable is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jake Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Silva.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gable pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Gable stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gable avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Gable throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gable takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gable counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gable.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Gable distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gable scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gable with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable lands a couple of elbows.
Gable postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Gable scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gable. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Gable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gable lands a couple of digs.
Gable scoring with some ground and pound.
Gable controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Justin Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Gable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gable lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Gable showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gable has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Gable!
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