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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Ablett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Kinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Ablett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dean Kinder! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ablett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinder. Ablett misses with a body shot.
Dean Kinder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kinder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ablett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kinder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Ablett shoots in and bounces Kinder off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Ablett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kinder is keeping the position for now. Ablett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Ablett won't allow Kinder to sweep him here. Kinder keeping moving, preventing Ablett from controlling successfully. Ablett distracts Kinder with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Ablett postures up in Kinder's guard and throws a big left but Kinder blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ablett trying to control but Kinder is working from the bottom. Kinder wants to get back to his feet but Ablett is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Kinder is looking to sweep but instead, Ablett has passed into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ablett in particular looking to stall. Kinder is trying to stand.
Ablett throwing shots but Kinder is blocking nicely. Ablett takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Ablett not doing much here.
Ablett wants to work for an arm triangle but Kinder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kinder has hold of Ablett's hands but Ablett slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Ablett lands strikes from half guard. Ablett working the head and body with strikes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kinder is looking to escape. Ablett not landing any meaningful shots this time. Still in half guard, Ablett seems content to control. Ablett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Ablett is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kinder taking some punishment here, with Ablett in his half guard. Kinder is in trouble now - Ablett has advanced to mount! A nice elbow there by Ablett.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ablett lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kinder is rocked! Ablett looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Kinder covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Ablett! In his post fight interview, Gary Ablett started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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