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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Gans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kunta Kinte!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kinte looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kinte taking some punishment here, with Gans in his half guard.
Gans frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gans has hold of Kinte's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kinte manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gans content just to control the position here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinte is looking to get to half guard.
Gans controlling the position easily from mount.
Gans looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gans controlling the position easily from mount.
Gans has hold of Kinte's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kinte manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Gans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kinte hang on?
Kinte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kinte actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gans is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gans is working for a kimura but Kinte is defending it quite comfortably.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gans in particular looking to stall.
Gans working Kinte over with strikes.
Gans controlling the action here.
Gans seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kinte for as long as he can get away with.
Gans tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinte knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gans is trying for a kimura here. Kinte looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gans wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mikey Gans!
A very excited looking Mikey Gans 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
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
54% |
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