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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacques Gabriel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
23 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Big right hand |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danny Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacques Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gabriel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gabriel seems to be working for a kimura but Harper defends the submission attempt.
Harper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gabriel is looking for submissions but instead, Harper has regained full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gabriel drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Gabriel off! Gabriel jumps back into Harper's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gabriel.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gabriel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gabriel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gabriel looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gabriel misses with the ground and pound.
Harper prevents Gabriel from moving into mount.
Gabriel is looking to take a break and control but Harper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gabriel looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to advance to mount but Harper denies him.
Harper is not content to let Gabriel control the position.
Gabriel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harper is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harper is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gabriel connects with a decent elbow.
Gabriel tries for a kimura but Harper is defending well.
Gabriel is trying to get an arm triangle but Harper is defending well.
Gabriel has hold of Harper's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Harper seems comfortable defending it but Gabriel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Harper is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Harper is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gabriel couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacques Gabriel!
A very excited looking Jacques Gabriel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
23% |
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