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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brady Gamble (ranked 7089 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Franks (ranked 6923 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Brady Gamble has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brady Gamble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Franks!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamble throws a right and a left that Franks avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franks. Gamble does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franks swings widly with a right hand
letting Gamble counter with a right hand.
Gamble tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gamble avoids it really well and circles away.
Franks misses with a head kick.
Franks looks winded!
Franks with a poor takedown
and Gamble counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamble has closed the distance and engaged Franks in a clinch.
Gamble pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gamble counters with a stiff right hand.
Brady Gamble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Franks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble throws a nice head kick!
Gamble lands a jab to the head.
Gamble moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gamble scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gamble lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gamble.
Gamble lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas Franks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Gamble lands but Franks takes it in his stride.
Gamble goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gamble connects with a nice looking jab.
Gamble lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franks shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Franks was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gamble can't do much from the bottom here.
Gamble is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Franks is controlling him well.
Gamble is not content to let Franks control the position.
Franks prevents Gamble from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franks trying to control the action but Gamble is working from the bottom.
Gamble is trying to control Franks's posture but Franks avoids it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gamble is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Franks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gamble comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Franks slips a jab and a cross from Gamble.
Franks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gamble as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks with a poor takedown
and Franks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franks dodges the punch combination from Gamble.
Gamble lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gamble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gamble scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A shot to the liver by Gamble. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Gamble dominated that round.
That's time! Gamble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gamble scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gamble connects with a high kick.
Gamble lands with a kick to the temple. Franks shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Franks has Gamble up against the cage in a clinch.
Franks keeps control of Gamble as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Franks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franks 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.
Gamble lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamble misses with a shot to the body
and Franks counters with a good low kick that Gamble was not able to check.
Brady Gamble is winning the standup battle so far.
Franks is breathing heavily.
Gamble throws a nice looking combination but Franks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gamble pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Franks back to the cage. Gamble follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brady Gamble is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gamble throws a sloppy head kick
and Franks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Franks.
Gamble scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gamble misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Franks.
Gamble throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Gamble, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gamble throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Gamble lands but Franks takes it in his stride.
Gamble misses with a head kick.
Gamble throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gamble lands a jab to Franks's midsection.
Gamble throws a shot to the body.
Franks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gamble sprawls well. Gamble wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Franks gets slowly back to his feet.
Gamble is looking to wear down Franks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gamble throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.
Franks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gamble throws a sloppy head kick and Franks moves out of range easily.
Gamble changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamble instigates a clinch.
Gamble looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Franks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brady Gamble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Franks.
A shot in the inside from Gamble.
Gamble is looking for a takedown.
Gamble is trying to stall.
Franks prevents Gamble from breaking the clinch.
Gamble is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Franks can do to turn this around?
Gamble manages to break the clinch.
Gamble fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks lands a head shot.
Franks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gamble counters with a head kick. That will keep Franks thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gamble throws a combination. Franks tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gamble keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Franks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Franks avoids the head kick by Gamble.
Franks looks for a takedown but Gamble sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brady Gamble dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gamble lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Franks misses with a head kick.
Franks fails with the takedown
and Gamble counters with a big head kick but Franks shrugs it off.
Gamble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franks takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gamble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gamble moves into range and connects with a jab.
Franks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gamble lands a head kick!
Franks takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamble scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Franks doesn't seem bothered though.
Franks throws a sloppy head kick and Gamble moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Gamble, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gamble throws a head kick that misses.
Gamble looks to land a combination. Franks sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gamble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franks only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Franks fails with a takedown attempt.
Gamble swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gamble.
Gamble misses with a few strikes there.
Franks avoids the head kick by Gamble.
Franks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gamble's jab looks to have found its range, popping Franks under the eye.
Gamble throws a head kick but Franks moves out of range.
Franks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gamble counters with a nice uppercut.
Brady Gamble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Franks.
Franks takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamble lands a jab to the head.
Franks shoots for a takedown but Gamble saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gamble ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Franks fails to land with a series of punches.
Gamble throws a nice looking combination but Franks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Franks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Franks just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGamble.
Gamble pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franks shoots and misses
and Gamble counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gamble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franks closes the distance and pushes Gamble back into the cage.
Franks wants a takedown.
Gamble softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gamble lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franks fails to pull guard.
Franks drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gamble gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gamble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brady Gamble showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gamble 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brady Gamble!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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