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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Doucet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gable has chosen Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA as his entrance music. Matthew Doucet has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Doucet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doucet.
Doucet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doucet throwing shots but Gable is blocking nicely.
Gable tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Gable wants to improve his position but Doucet is controlling well.
Gable gets back to full guard.
Gable wants to sweep but no luck.
Doucet really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Doucet is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gable Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Doucet's back instead.
Gable punishes Doucet with strikes from the back mount.
Doucet is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gable gets his way!
Doucet breaks Gable's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Doucet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gable is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gable tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doucet avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gable has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doucet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gable throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Doucet stopping the sweep attempt from Gable.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Doucet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws a series of punches but Doucet moves out of range.
Doucet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gable.
Gable pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doucet moves out of range of the strikes.
Doucet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doucet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gable.
Doucet decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Doucet wants to take a breather but Gable is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doucet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doucet's back!
Doucet is breathing heavily.
Gable scores with strikes from the back.
Doucet manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gable's guard. Nice work there by Doucet.
Gable throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Gable throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gable can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gable working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doucet has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Doucet will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gable fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doucet manages to avoid it.
Doucet tries for a takedown but Gable sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doucet shoots in for a double leg but Gable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gable throws an overhand right that lands on Doucet's shoulder, as Doucet tries to avoid the shot.
Gable throws a jab but it's blocked by Doucet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable missing with a left hand there. Doucet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gable tries to clinch up but Doucet circles away and keeps his distance.
Doucet shoots in for a double leg but Gable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Doucet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gable tries to bum rush Doucet with a series of wild strikes but Doucet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Gable misses.
Doucet dodges the punch combination from Gable.
Doucet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gable swivels and escapes.
Gable throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gable lands with a nice body punch.
Gable tries to close the distance and clinch but Doucet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gable fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws a hook to the side of Doucet's head but Doucet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gable looks to land a left hand but Doucet moved out of range nicely.
Gable misses with a hook. Doucet ducked under it nicely.
Dan Gable seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doucet keeps the fight on the outside.
Doucet circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gable connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doucet is rocked!
Doucet misses with a takedown attempt - Gable sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gable looks to land a right hand but Doucet moved out of range.
Doucet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doucet shoots in for a double leg but Gable sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doucet tries for a takedown but Gable sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doucet slips a jab from Gable.
Doucet staying out of range there.
Doucet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gable.
Gable jabs at Doucet's body.
Gable wants to clinch.
Doucet avoids the body shot from Gable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable misses the jab.
Doucet staying out of range there.
Doucet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gable.
Gable slow jab from Doucet misses its intended target.
Gable dips to his left and cracks Doucet with an uppercut!
Oh Doucet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice takedown defense from Gable. No joy for Doucet on that attempt.
Doucet seems to have got his legs back now.
A swing and a miss from Gable.
Gable closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doucet to the mat! Doucet manages to get full guard.
Gable passes Doucet's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gable looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gable showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gable misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Gable misses.
Doucet shoots and misses
and Gable counters with a big right hand! Oh Doucet is in trouble here! Gable follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Gable!
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hype
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pop
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