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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dc Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dc Gable acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
25 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dc Gable!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nitschke darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nitschke is trying to control. Gable wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nitschke controlling the pace.
Gable tries to roll over but Nitschke keeps him under control.
Nitschke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gable keeps working.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damian Nitschke wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gable bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gable swings for the body but Nitschke moves out of range.
Gable takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gable throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nitschke.
Gable misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nitschke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nitschke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nitschke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gable is trying to control Nitschke's posture but Nitschke avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Nitschke throws an elbow but Gable slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nitschke working away.
Nitschke creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gable sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gable wants to control but Nitschke postures up.
Nitschke is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gable is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gable is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nitschke connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gable is not content to let Nitschke control the position.
Gable is trying to get back to half guard.
Nitschke is looking to take a break and control but Gable is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gable is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable wants to control but Nitschke postures up.
Nitschke is working Gable over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gable is looking for a sweep.
Nitschke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gable keeps working.
Nitschke in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gable manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nitschke's best efforts.
Nitschke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damian Nitschke wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gable lands a nice hook to Nitschke's body. Nitschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Damian Nitschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gable stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gable lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nitschke at a distance.
Gable throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nitschke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nitschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gable misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gable connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nitschke. Nitschke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nitschke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gable.
Nitschke stuns Gable with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitschke throws a leg kick
and Gable connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nitschke misses with a looping right.
Gable gets caught napping as Nitschke dives in and scores a takedown. Gable manages to retain guard.
Nitschke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Nitschke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Nitschke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gable looks to land a left hand but Nitschke moved out of range nicely.
Gable misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitschke.
Gable is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nitschke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gable.
Nitschke connects with a body shot that sends Gable's belly button to the back.
Nitschke misses with a body shot.
Nitschke lands a nice shot that snaps Gable's head back.
It looks like Dc Gable has been cut.
Nitschke throws a leg kick but Gable sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nitschke is looking to wear down Gable with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gable lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nitschke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gable is just out of range.
Nitschke motions for Gable to come forward. Nitschke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nitschke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gable connects with a body shot that sends Nitschke's belly button to the back.
Gable is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nitschke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke thows a leg kick but Gable checks it
and Gable counters with a two punch combo.
Gable misses the shot to the body.
Gable rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nitschke counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gable!
The ground and pound from Nitschke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Gable's face as Nitschke controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gable is not content to let Nitschke control the position.
Gable seems a little lost for a moment, as Nitschke dominates the positioning.
Nitschke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Gable gets back to half guard.
Nitschke is thwarting Gable's attempts to control the position.
Nitschke lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gable regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nitschke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nitschke trying to control the position from guard on top but Gable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
Gable is pulling down on Nitschke's head. It's preventing any offense from Nitschke, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable working a defensive guard but Nitschke manages to pass into side control anyway.
Nitschke has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nitschke in side control, throwing shots but Gable defends.
Nitschke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nitschke in side control, throwing shots but Gable defends.
An elbow from Nitschke crashes against the mat.
Gable manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gable manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nitschke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gable is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nitschke won't allow Gable to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable wants to sweep here but Nitschke controlling him for the moment.
Gable is trying to control the position but Nitschke postures up.
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.
Nitschke keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gable's head.
Nitschke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nitschke trying to control the position from guard on top but Gable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nitschke is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gable is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Gable catches Nitschke right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Nitschke dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gable connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nitschke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke looks to score with a jab to the body but Gable is just out of range.
Nitschke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nitschke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nitschke checks a low kick from Gable.
Nitschke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gable has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gable throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nitschke.
Nitschke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gable has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An inside leg kick from Gable misses.
Gable throws out a loose jab but Nitschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gable.
Nitschke gets a double leg takedown into Gable's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nitschke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nitschke throws a big elbow that misses.
Gable working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nitschke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable is pulling down on Nitschke's head to control his posture.
Nitschke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nitschke trying to control but Gable is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Damian Nitschke just wasn't active enough.
Nitschke just misses with a punch to the body.
Nitschke gets tackled into the cage by Gable. Gable maintains the clinch.
Nitschke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gable tries to break free but Nitschke pushes him back against the cage.
Nitschke struggles to land a body shot inside as Gable controls his hands.
I was talking to Nitschke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gable misses with some punches.
Nitschke tries to work over Gable's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke has a couple of punches blocked by Gable.
Gable tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gable can't find room to land a body shot as Nitschke controls the action.
Nitschke tries a body shot but Gable blocks it.
Gable lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Nitschke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nitschke - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gable working aggressively here.
Nitschke struggles to land a body shot inside as Gable controls his hands.
Gable lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gable blocks a body shot from Nitschke.
Nitschke tries a body shot but Gable blocks it.
Nitschke blocking some punches.
Gable lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nitschke backwards.
Nitschke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dc Gable has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gable scores with a shot to the side of Nitschke's head.
Gable lands a hook that snaps the head of Nitschke backwards.
Nitschke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gable.
Gable tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nitschke's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gable lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Gable.
Gable lands a shot to the body.
Gable throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nitschkes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable can't find room to land a body shot as Nitschke controls the action.
Gable prevents a body shot from Nitschke.
Nitschke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nitschke tries a body shot but Gable blocks it.
Nitschke takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke tries to throw a body punch but Gable avoids it by throwing Nitschke back against the cage.
Nitschke misses with a body punch.
Nitschke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gable's elbow.
Gable lands a body shot.
Gable misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gable stalling in the clinch.
Nitschke taking a breather.
Nitschke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nitschke blocks a body shot from Gable.
Gable misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gable scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nitschke lands with a left to the head.
Nitschke misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gable lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nitschke backwards.
Gable scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nitschke is rocked!
Nitschke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Nitschke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Gable.
Nitschke seems to have got his legs back now.
Gable breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dc Gable comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nitschke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke very nearly forgot to thank BeastMode amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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