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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Forde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin Forde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melvin Gabriel !
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forde scores with a one two! Gabriel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Forde leaves Gabriel with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gabriel looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Forde!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Forde is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gabriel jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Forde manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee asks Gabriel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gabriel prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gabriel tries for a kimura but Forde is defending well.
Gabriel throws a strike aimed at the side of Forde's head but Forde avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Forde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Forde wants to control but Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A left and a right from Forde both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forde throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gabriel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Forde avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Forde. No joy for Gabriel on that attempt.
Dustin Forde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Gabriel .
Gabriel closes the distance but Forde moves to the side
and Forde counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gabriel dodges the punch combination from Forde.
Dustin Forde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel tries to clinch up.
Forde throws a nice looking combination but Gabriel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Forde.
Gabriel forces Forde back against the cage and clinches.
Gabriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forde scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gabriel misses with a two punch combination.
Forde lands a jab to Gabriel 's midsection.
Gabriel closes the distance and clinches up with Forde, looking for a takedown. Gabriel pushes Forde against the cage but Forde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown but Forde shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Forde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Forde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gabriel misses with a takedown attempt - Forde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gabriel looks gassed!
Gabriel tries to score a power double leg takedown but Forde sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gabriel somewhat.
Gabriel throws the left hand but Forde avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forde swinging wildly here.
Forde punishes Gabriel 's body with a nice straight punch.
Gabriel takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Gabriel misses.
Gabriel clinches.
Gabriel jumps guard but Forde stands there with Gabriel around his waist. Gabriel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gabriel .
Forde misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gabriel .
Forde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gabriel wants a takedown but no success here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Gabriel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gabriel is looking to clinch.
Gabriel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Forde. Those never looked like landing.
Forde throws a right hand that Gabriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Gabriel also avoids with ease.
Gabriel tries to clinch up.
Forde throws a right hand that Gabriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Gabriel also avoids with ease.
Forde defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gabriel .
Forde lands a two punch combo.
Forde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gabriel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Forde sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dustin Forde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Gabriel .
Gabriel tries to clinch there but Forde circles away.
Forde swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Forde sprawls well initially but Gabriel persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Forde is looking to improve his position.
Gabriel wants to control but Forde is keeping him busy.
Gabriel prevents Forde from standing back up.
Gabriel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gabriel scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel wants to take a breather but Forde is having none of it.
Forde is trying to stand.
Gabriel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Forde knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gabriel on the ground.
Gabriel postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Forde to stand up.
Gabriel moves into range and clinches up with Forde.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gabriel 's elbow.
Forde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gabriel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Forde misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Forde misses.
Dustin Forde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forde checks a low kick from Gabriel .
Forde scores with a nice strike.
Forde lands an overhand right.
Forde misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Forde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel gets a clinch.
Forde misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gabriel breaks the clinch.
Forde throws a series of strikes that have Gabriel backpedaling.
Gabriel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Forde.
Forde throws a series of punches but Gabriel avoids them all with ease.
Forde staying out of range there.
Gabriel has a takedown stuffed.
Forde lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gabriel throws a sloppy head kick and Forde moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Forde.
Forde throws a right hand that Gabriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Gabriel also avoids with ease.
Gabriel moves into range and clinches up with Forde.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gabriel tries to score a body lock takedown but Forde shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Forde has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forde is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Gabriel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Forde stuns Gabriel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gabriel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Forde.
A combination from Forde does no damage.
Forde goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good leg kick by Gabriel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gabriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Forde circles away.
Forde throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Forde blocks the body kick.
Gabriel shoots in looking for a takedown. Forde tries to sprawl out of it but Gabriel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Forde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gabriel fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forde checks the leg kick nicely there.
Forde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Forde sprawls well. Forde wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gabriel gets slowly back to his feet.
Gabriel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Forde's guard.
Gabriel is pushing down on Forde's leg trying to pass to half guard. Forde is fighting to maintain full guard but Gabriel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gabriel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gabriel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Forde scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gabriel manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forde has given up his back here. Will Gabriel look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Forde trying to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in full control for now.
Gabriel working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Forde is doing well to defend. Gabriel seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Forde is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Melvin Gabriel !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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