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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable's entrance music is Rick Derringer - I am a Real American. A fine choice. Silver has chosen Blooddrunk as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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282 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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257 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Silver!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver throws a head kick that Gable semi-blocks.
It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
Gable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver stuffs the takedown.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver misses with a hook. Gable ducked under it nicely.
Gable avoids the head kick by Silver.
A big right from Gable misses.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver lands a jab.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
It looks like John Silver has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.
Gable jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gable avoids the head kick by Silver.
Gable avoids the head kick by Silver.
A good leg kick by Silver.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gable.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gable.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable misses with a straight right.
Gable shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Silver that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gable wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Gable throwing strikes here but Silver is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Silver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gable thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silver is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gable scoring with strikes but Silver is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver tries to reverse the position but Gable maintains control.
Gable goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silver turns into him and now he's in Gable's guard.
Gable utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gable is on top in guard.
Silver pulls Gable in close to prevent any damage.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gable manages to get himself to full guard.
Gable is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silver prevents Gable from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable seems keen to control Silver's posture.
Silver throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gable works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
Gable trying to control the position.
Gable preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gable is breathing heavily.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Gable's front leg but catches the back leg as Gable tries to avoid it.
Gable avoids the head kick by Silver.
Gable avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver lands a head kick!
Gable keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gable takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver tries to clinch there but Gable circles away.
Gable looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silver manages to avoid it.
Gable listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Gable shoots in looking for a takedown. Silver tries to sprawl out of it but Gable keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silver manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Silver dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gable lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gable can't get the takedown.
Silver tries a knee to the head but Gable blocks it.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but Gable blocks with his arms.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver scores with a knee to the head.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gable blocks it with crossed arms.
Silver has Gable pressed against the cage, preventing Gable from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gable has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silver. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gable wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gable drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gable managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable blocks an elbow strike from Silver.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gable escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gable avoids the head kick by Silver.
John Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gable.
Gable thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Gable.
Silver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.
Gable missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gable shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silver defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Gable. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Gable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gable lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gable's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gable trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver trying to control but Gable postures up.
Gable seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gable looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gable lands strikes from half guard.
Silver is looking for a sweep. Gable is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gable is thwarting Silver's attempts to control the position.
Gable is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silver is just riding it out for now. Gable eventually gives up the hold.
Silver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gable.
Gable works his way into side control.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to control but Gable postures up.
Gable creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silver sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gable takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gable is defending well for now.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gable avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Silver gets underhooks to prevent Gable's takedown attempt.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gable.
Gable blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dan Gable will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gable shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silver pinned against the cage. Silver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gable swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gable's sensitive parts.
Gable misses with a wild body shot.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Gable counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silver is trying to maintain the position but Gable is very close to passing his half guard.
Silver gets full guard.
Gable throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable thows a big elbow that misses.
Silver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gable!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gable can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silver thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gable is trying desperately to improve position.
Silver misses with a head shot.
Silver thowing shots but they're missing.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gable is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Silver unloads with some shots from mount but Gable bucks and avoids them well.
Silver thowing shots but they're missing.
Silver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gable is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silver with the ground and pound from mount.
Gable wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silver.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silver sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silver working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is looking to get to half guard.
Silver thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silver lands a big shot there that rocks Gable but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silver throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gable because Silver loaded up on that one.
Silver avoids the attempt from Gable to control.
Silver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gable is looking to escape.
Gable reaches up and holds on to Silver to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver looking to finish Gable with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gable!
Silver throws some wild stikes that Gable manages to avoid easily.
Gable tries to lock up and control but Silver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Silver connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gable in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silver 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Silver!
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