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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Gabriel (ranked 4396 p4p, 4499 weight class) and Zayne Cold (ranked 530 p4p, 530 weight class). Cold has chosen Born In The Winter as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zayne Cold!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gabriel looks to land a body kick but Cold moved away.
A lazy body kick from Gabriel
and Cold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice takedown defense from Cold. No joy for Gabriel on that attempt.
Cold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cold blocks a jab.
Cold takes the fight into the clinch.
Gabriel wants to take the fight to the mat but Cold manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gabriel tries to break free but Cold pushes him back against the cage.
Gabriel is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold 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 is trying to break the clinch but Cold is controlling him.
Cold is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gabriel is defending well.
A frustrated look appears on Gabriel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cold is trying to drag Gabriel to the mat but Gabriel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cold is trying to pull guard but Gabriel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gabriel walks away with a smile on his face. Cold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Gabriel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Gabriel.
Gabriel works Cold's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jacques Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cold moves in looking to clinch but Gabriel pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cold or perhaps it was just good defense by Gabriel, which made it look bad.
Cold clinches up with Gabriel and pushes him back against the cage.
Cold tries to pull guard but Gabriel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cold tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gabriel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gabriel tries to avoid it but Cold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gabriel to the ground. Gabriel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gabriel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gabriel throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Gabriel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel throws a jab when Cold was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Cold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cold avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gabriel is breathing heavily.
Gabriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold misses the shot to the body.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Gabriel is just out of range.
Gabriel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gabriel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cold checks it well.
Cold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gabriel throws a big shot that misses.
Cold avoids the head kick by Gabriel.
Cold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gabriel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cold scores with a nice body kick.
A lazy left from Gabriel finds it's target.
Cold shoots in but Gabriel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cold is defended easily by Gabriel.
It looked like Gabriel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gabriel misses with an uppercut
and Cold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cold scores with a kick to the body.
Gabriel is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gabriel is fending him off so far but Cold persists. Nope, Gabriel circles away and we're back to standing.
Cold shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gabriel pinned against the cage. Gabriel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cold checks the leg kick.
Gabriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Gabriel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gabriel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cold checks it well.
Cold moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gabriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold moves into the clinch.
Cold has Gabriel pushed against the cage.
Gabriel has had enough of the clinch but Cold keeps him there for the moment.
Gabriel is looking to break free of the clinch but Cold has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cold goes for a takedown attempt but Gabriel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cold throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gabriel's waist but Gabriel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cold off to one side.
Gabriel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gabriel jabs at Cold's body.
Gabriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabriel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gabriel is not content to let Cold control the position.
Cold decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gabriel to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabriel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gabriel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cold wants to clinch but Gabriel slips to the side
and Gabriel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cold lands a leg kick that knocks Gabriel off balance momentarily.
Gabriel 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.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cold.
Jacques Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayne Cold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold avoids a kick to the body.
Cold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gabriel or perhaps it was just good defense by Cold, which made it look bad.
Gabriel throws a head kick that misses.
Gabriel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a lazy body kick
and Cold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gabriel defends it nicely.
Cold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gabriel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cold shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gabriel but Gabriel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cold scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cold wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gabriel, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold working away.
Gabriel tries to buck Cold off but Cold is having none of it.
Gabriel is pushing Cold's head away, looking to escape. Cold manages to hold on to the position though.
Cold scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cold lands a nice forearm strike.
Gabriel is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cold asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gabriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cold can do to turn this around?
Cold is trying to get an arm triangle but Gabriel is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Gabriel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A lazy body kick from Gabriel
and Gabriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cold blocks the body kick.
Gabriel throws a sloppy head kick
and Cold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cold moves out of range of the body kick.
Gabriel throws a lazy head kick
and Cold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gabriel throws out the jab.
Cold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cold moves out of range as Gabriel throws a body kick.
Gabriel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cold.
Gabriel is looking to counter punch.
Gabriel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gabriel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cold somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold misses with a straight right.
Cold is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gabriel is looking to counter punch.
Jacques Gabriel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cold checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cold is defended easily by Gabriel.
Gabriel throws a sloppy head kick
and Cold counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Cold.
Gabriel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cold defends well and Gabriel ends up having to push Cold into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cold jumps guard but Gabriel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jacques Gabriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zayne Cold.
Cold throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Gabriel misses.
Cold avoids a kick to the body.
Gabriel throws a head kick but Cold moves out of range.
Cold takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cold.
Cold with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cold stalling the fight.
Gabriel working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold jumps guard but Gabriel stands there with Cold around his waist. Cold gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cold is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cold tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gabriel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy left from Gabriel finds it's target.
Gabriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel throws a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Cold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gabriel is looking to score with low kicks.
Cold blocks a head kick by Gabriel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cold scores with a three punch combo!
Cold wants to clinch up but Gabriel keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Cold, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cold tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cold scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gabriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cold moves away.
Cold blocks a head kick by Gabriel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cold has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cold dives in and grabs Gabriel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gabriel pushes down on Cold's head and hops out.
Gabriel throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cold counter with a right hand.
Cold rushes Gabriel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jacques Gabriel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gabriel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zayne Cold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Gabriel!
Jacques Gabriel spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Zayne Cold was interviewed post fight and said 'As my mum once said, every loss is one step closer to achieving greatness, and brother, I will not let this win stop me from finding you. I will end your career, put you in poverty. Just like you did to our family.'.
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