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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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192 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Gans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meyers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gans.
Gans doesn't manage to clinch there - Meyers circles away.
Meyers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gans misses with a body kick.
Gans throws a series of punches but Meyers avoids them all with ease.
Meyers looks to land a combination but Gans avoids it well.
Gans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meyers slips a jab from Gans.
Gans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Meyers pinned against the cage. Meyers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyers.
Gans swinging wildly here.
Gans misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gans misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers tries to bum rush Gans with a series of wild strikes but Gans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Meyers misses with a two punch combination.
Meyers ducks under a wild hook from Gans.
Meyers throws a hook but Gans blocks it.
Meyers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gans. That's going to slow Meyers down.
Gans takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gans.
Gans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meyers backwards.
Gans tries to break the clinch but Meyers is controlling the position.
Gans has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meyers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Gans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gans blocking some punches.
Gans blocks an uppercut.
Gans drops down looking for an ankle pick but Meyers pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gans 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers ducks under a wild hook from Gans.
Gans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyers.
Gans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Meyers's hands.
Meyers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meyers misses with an uppercut. Gans saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Gans.
Meyers throws a jab but it's blocked by Gans.
Gans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyers manages to avoid it.
Travis Meyers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meyers misses with a wild combination.
Gans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Meyers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Meyers connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers throws a big shot that misses.
Meyers avoids a kick to the body.
Gans misses with a takedown attempt - Meyers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gans misses the target.
Gans throws a shot from downtown. Meyers moves away and avoids it.
Gans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gans.
Gans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gans takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Meyers throws a right and a left that Gans avoids nicely.
Gans fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meyers checks it well.
Meyers swinging wildly here.
Meyers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gans misses with a punch on the inside.
Meyers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meyers prevents Gans from breaking the clinch.
Gans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meyers fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gans scores with a sloppy right hand. Meyers should have avoided that one.
Meyers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gans dives in for a single leg takedown but Meyers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gans is trying to push Meyers away but Meyers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gans has had enough of the clinch but Meyers keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gans misses with the head strike.
Meyers misses with some punches.
Gans breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mikey Gans will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gans wants to clinch up but Meyers keeps it at a distance.
Mikey Gans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meyers.
Gans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meyers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Travis Meyers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gans shoots in for a takedown but Meyers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meyers.
Meyers has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Meyers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gans.
Meyers lands a lovely overhand right.
Gans fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Meyers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gans misses with a body shot.
Gans dips to his left and cracks Meyers with an uppercut!
Gans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyers was well out of range. Poor timing from Gans.
Gans lands a jab to the nose.
Meyers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gans swings widly with a right hand
and Meyers counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gans slips a jab from Meyers.
Gans swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers throws the left hand but Gans avoids the punch easily.
Meyers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Gans. Those never looked like landing.
Gans moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gans takes a swing at Meyers's ribcage but misses.
Gans thows a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Gans tenderised Meyers's leg. Meyers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meyers scores with a nice strike.
Gans misses the shot to the body.
Meyers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyers throws an off balance right hand
and Gans counters with a nice uppercut.
Gans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Meyers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Meyers defending well as Gans loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Meyers throws a series of punches but Gans moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Gans or perhaps it was just good defense by Meyers which made him look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meyers. Gans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meyers misses with a two punch combination.
Gans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyers moves away.
A combination from Meyers does no damage.
Meyers throws a series of punches but Gans moves out of range.
Gans shoots for a double leg takedown but Meyers sprawls well. He's pushed Gans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Gans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyers throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Meyers.
Gans ducks under a wild hook from Meyers.
Meyers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gans.
Gans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meyers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meyers takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gans slips under a jab.
Meyers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Meyers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gans throws a hook to the side of Meyers's head but Meyers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meyers ducks under a wild hook from Gans.
Gans rushes Meyers and presses him up against the cage.
Meyers has a couple of punches blocked by Gans.
Meyers working aggressively here.
Gans misses with some punches.
Gans is trying to force a seperation but Meyers has the dominant position.
Gans is trying to push Meyers away but Meyers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gans is looking to take this one to the mat.
Meyers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meyers.
Meyers has a couple of punches blocked by Gans.
Meyers blocks a body shot from Gans.
Gans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Meyers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gans tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Meyers fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gans thows a body shot but no joy.
Gans lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mikey Gans will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meyers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gans takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meyers sizes up Gans with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gans misses with a double jab.
Meyers misses the jab.
Meyers misses the jab.
Gans tries to clinch up.
Gans thuds his shin into the meat of Meyers's side.
Meyers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sloppy strikes from Gans. Those never looked like landing.
Meyers keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick there by Gans.
Gans throws an overhand right that lands on Meyers's shoulder, as Meyers tries to avoid the shot.
Meyers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gans.
Meyers scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gans lands a slapping body shot.
Gans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meyers throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gans moves out of range of the strikes.
Meyers dodges the punch combination from Gans.
Meyers slips a jab and a cross from Gans.
Gans moves out of range as Meyers strikes.
Meyers wants to clinch up but Gans keeps it at a distance.
Gans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meyers but Meyers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meyers throws a big shot that misses.
Meyers throws a right and a left that Gans avoids nicely.
Meyers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meyers lands with an overhand left.
Gans takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meyers.
Meyers blocks a jab.
Mikey Gans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gans misses with a low kick as Meyers jumps back.
Gans moves out of range as Meyers strikes.
Gans slips under a jab.
Gans shoots in and gets a takedown into Meyers's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Meyers keeping full guard, as Gans tries to pass.
Meyers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Meyers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mikey Gans.
Gans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meyers.
Gans avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gans scores with a jab to the jaw.
Travis Meyers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meyers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gans.
Gans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meyers swivels and escapes.
Gans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gans looks to throw the jab but Meyers is out of range.
Gans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meyers throws a jab when Gans was well out of range.
Gans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gans takes a swing at Meyers's ribcage but misses.
Gans cracks a nice hook into Meyers's ribs.
Gans throws a hook but Meyers avoids it easily.
Gans moves in looking to clinch but Meyers pushes him off.
Gans throws a push kick but Meyers slaps the foot to one side.
Meyers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Meyers misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gans. Meyers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gans lands with a thumping leg kick.
Meyers throws a jab but it's blocked by Gans.
Meyers throws a looping overhand right but Gans ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Meyers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gans connects with an inside leg kick.
Gans throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
Meyers connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Meyers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Meyers.
I think Gans 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mikey Gans!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikey Gans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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