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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance Powell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Gale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chance Powell!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gale. Gale obviously looking to wear him down.
Gale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gale looking to control.
Gale keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gale works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gale pulls Powell in close to prevent any damage.
Powell trying to control the position from guard on top but Gale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Powell has managed to get both his arms back between Gale's legs - danger averted.
Gale is controlling Powell's posture.
Powell trying to control but Gale is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gale clinches with his opponent.
Gale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Powell is keeping busy.
Powell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Gale landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gale pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gale tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Gale tries to land knees in the clinch but Powell avoids the damage to the body.
Gale prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Gale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell tries to score a body lock takedown but Gale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chris Gale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Powell.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
Powell tries to pull guard but Gale holds him up against the cage and eventually Powell drops back down to his feet.
Gale is looking to control Powell's arms but Powell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gale has his back to the cage.
Powell managing to block the knees to the body from Gale.
Gale stalling in the clinch but Powell improves position.
Gale working Powell over with knees to the body.
Powell has Gale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Gale.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powell clinches but Gale breaks the clinch
and Gale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Powell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Powell looks gassed!
Powell is thwarting Gale's attempts to control the position.
Powell works his way into full mount!
Powell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gale is in a horrible position here. Powell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gale wants to hold on but Powell pushes him away.
Powell goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gale turns into him and now he's in Powell's guard.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gale trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Gale looking to sit in guard and control but Powell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gale is trying to control the position but Powell postures up.
Powell trying to control but Gale is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gale had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Powell defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Gale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Powell tries for a takedown but Gale circles away easily
and Gale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Powell wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gale looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Powell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gale is looking for a kimura but Powell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gale to get the leverage.
Powell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gale's back!
Powell is trying to stick to Gale's back but Gale is turning into Powell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Powell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gale.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is adopting a defensive guard.
Powell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gale manages to get himself to full guard.
Powell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chris Gale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell misses with a takedown
and Gale counters by moving into the clinch.
Gale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Gale tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Gale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Powell has Gale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chris Gale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Powell.
Powell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gale missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale trying to stall but Powell improves his position.
Powell avoiding damage as Gale throws knees to the body.
Gale prevents the takedown attempt.
Powell wants a takedown.
Gale misses with a punch to the body.
Gale wants to break free but Powell has control.
Powell avoiding damage as Gale throws knees to the body.
Powell wants a takedown.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell prevents Gale from breaking the clinch.
Gale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Gale looking to stall.
Powell tries for a takedown but Gale manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell managing to block the knees to the body from Gale.
Powell avoiding damage as Gale throws knees to the body.
Gale prevents the takedown attempt.
Gale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Powell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gale prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gale obliges.
Powell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gale slows down the pace here.
Powell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Powell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Powell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gale is just riding it out for now. Powell eventually gives up the hold.
Gale wants to control but Powell is keeping busy.
Powell is pressing down on Gale's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gale is holding on for now.
Powell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gale's head.
Gale trying to control from the bottom.
Gale is looking to improve his position.
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 Chris Gale will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Powell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gale did well to prevent Powell getting side control.
Gale is trying to control but can't.
Powell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Powell is looking for a kimura here.
Gale wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Powell controlling the action here.
Gale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell throws a strike but Gale avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Powell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gale throws a head kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Powell or perhaps it was just good defense by Gale which made him look bad.
Gale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gale.
Powell checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powell gets the takedown into side control.
Powell tries for a kimura but Gale is defending well.
Powell tries to score with some ground and pound. Gale controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gale regains half guard, as Powell was trying to land strikes.
Powell wants to stand but Gale has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Powell wants to pass the guard but Gale is defending well.
Gale moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gale is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell keeping moving, preventing Gale from controlling successfully.
Gale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chance Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gale tries to free his leg and advance position but Powell is retaining full guard.
Gale trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Powell is looking for a triangle but Gale pushes his legs off easily.
Powell is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Gale frees his head nicely. Oh but Powell has switched to an armbar! Gale is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Chance Powell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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