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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Willing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willing has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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178 cm
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160 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Willing!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willing gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gable counters with a takedown into side control.
Gable lands an elbow.
Gable trying to control the position but Willing is working away.
Willing dodges the ground and pound from Gable.
Gable trying to control the position but Willing is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Gable.
The ground and pound from Gable seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Willing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Willing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willing dodges the ground and pound from Gable.
Gable lands a decent elbow from side control.
Willing pushes Gable away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gable gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gable has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Willing takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gable lands a few punches from side control.
Willing parries the strikes from Gable easily there. Gable is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Willing to escape.
Willing tries to improve position but can't.
Gable wants to control but Willing is keeping him busy.
Gable looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Willing is avoiding damage well.
Willing is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable throws a strike aimed at the side of Willing's head but Willing avoids it well.
Willing bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gable shoots in and bounces Willing off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gable is stalling in the full guard.
Gable wants to pass the guard but Willing is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willing wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Willing working a defensive guard here.
Gable engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Willing.
Willing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willing has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willing throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
Willing shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dan Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Willing.
Willing drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gable is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gable is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Willing has just dragged him back down to the mat.
My spies in Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches inform me that Willing has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gable is trying to control Willing's posture but Willing avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willing slows the pace down.
Gable is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gable dominated that round.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Willing moves away from the strike by Gable.
Willing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willing fails with the takedown
so Gable counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gable prevents Willing from getting back to his feet.
Gable scoring with some ground and pound.
Gable controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gable works over Willing with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willing tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willing working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gable.
Gable throws a big right hand that misses.
Gable trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gable trying to control but Willing is working from the bottom.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gable lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gable looking to sit in guard and control but Willing gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gable is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Willing is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable keeping moving, preventing Willing from controlling successfully.
Willing avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gable is on top in guard.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Willing is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willing utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gable postures up.
Willing keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable is looking to work some ground and pound but Willing has wrist control.
Gable connects with a couple of short punches.
Willing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable trying to control but Willing is working from the bottom.
Gable postures up.
Gable working some strikes from top position.
Willing avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willing keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
Willing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable with a nice head shot there.
Willing working a defensive guard but Gable passes into half guard.
Gable tries to pass the half guard into mount. Willing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Willing is not content to let Gable control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willing wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gable dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Willing fails to land with a series of punches.
Gable tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Willing swivels and escapes.
Gable scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Willing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Willing has his takedown stuffed
and Gable counters with a single leg into guard. Willing didn't expect that.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gable wants to control from the top but Willing keeps moving.
Gable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Willing trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Willing shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense.
Dan Gable has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Willing.
Willing uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gable.
The fight stays on the outside here - Willing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gable takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jack Willing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willing throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
Willing shoots in for a takedown but Gable shows good takedown defense.
Gable gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Willing misses with a takedown attempt - Gable sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gable takes a swing at Willing's ribcage but misses.
Gable closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gable drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Willing gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gable wants to stall.
Willing looking to slow down the pace here.
Gable pushes Willing back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable tries to score a body lock takedown but Willing shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gable is working for takedown but Willing is calmly controlling the position for now.
Willing gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gable.
Willing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Willing prevents the takedown attempt.
Willing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Willing gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willing gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gable regains guard.
Gable wants to sweep but no luck.
Willing prevents Gable from getting back to his feet.
Willing is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gable is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willing pulls Gable in close to prevent any damage.
Jack Willing has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Willing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willing throws an overhand right that lands on Gable's shoulder, as Gable tries to avoid the shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Gable.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gable, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gable!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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