I was on a Sabre (I was an unlawful but not with [R], mind you) right from the start. [LN] was not ganked, but instead had the upper hand for close to 40 minutes, they lost because they
1) failed to kill 2 sabres in 30 minutes with 2 gunboats, and a VHF
2) lost 2 ships to double nova suicide (the turning point)
3) didn't have a CD to stop the main targets from refilling because of 2)
The lawful side was perfectly capable of winning that fight with the numbers and ship composition they had if they played better.