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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Zing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mickman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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184 cm
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194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gabriel Zing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Mickman!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mickman misses with a series of wild punches.
Zing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zing is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mickman's half guard.
Zing looks to land a strike but Mickman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zing is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zing working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zing postures up in Mickman's guard and throws a big left but Mickman blocks it.
Mickman trying to keep a closed guard but Zing is proving a slippery customer.
Zing scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing trying to control but Mickman is working from the bottom.
Mickman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zing looking to pass the guard.
Mickman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zing postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zing throwing strikes from guard but Mickman blocks nicely.
Zing postures up and lands a big shot to Mickman's brow.
Mickman trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zing tries for a takedown but Mickman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Zing dodges the punch combination from Mickman.
Mickman throws out a loose jab but Zing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mickman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jack Mickman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mickman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mickman.
It looks like Gabriel Zing has been cut.
Mickman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mickman throws a right hand that Zing ducks under and follows up with a left that Zing also avoids with ease.
Zing shoots in for a takedown but Mickman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mickman misses with a body kick.
Zing checks the leg kick.
Zing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mickman is fending him off so far but Zing persists. Nope, Mickman circles away and we're back to standing.
Zing fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zing is breathing heavily.
Zing shoots in looking for a takedown. Mickman tries to sprawl out of it but Zing keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mickman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mickman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickman fakes the leg kick and cracks Zing in the body.
Mickman misses with a double jab.
Mickman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack Mickman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mickman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zing somewhat.
No luck for Zing with that takedown attempt.
Mickman throws a right hand that Zing ducks under and follows up with a left that Zing also avoids with ease.
Zing has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mickman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mickman.
Zing slips a jab and a cross from Mickman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickman throws a series of punches but Zing moves out of range.
Mickman tries to bum rush Zing with a series of wild strikes but Zing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mickman misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zing.
Mickman throws a good cross that connects.
Zing throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mickman was covering up waiting for the punch and Zing finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mickman wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zing thows a big elbow that misses.
Zing is working Mickman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Mickman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mickman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mickman tries to lock up and control but Zing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zing postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mickman looks a forlorn figure.
Zing scoring with strikes but Mickman is staying in there.
Mickman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zing avoids the attempt from Mickman to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zing punching from mount but Mickman doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Zing with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mickman tries to hold on but Zing pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Zing.
Zing fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mickman is breathing heavily.
Zing landing punches.
Zing wants to control the pace but Mickman is squirming around nicely.
Zing is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mickman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mickman is in a horrible position here. Zing smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Zing trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mickman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zing wants to control the pace but Mickman is squirming around nicely.
Zing lands with some strikes.
Zing landing punches.
Zing landing shots from mount.
Mickman is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mickman regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zing trying to control from half guard but Mickman is working away.
Zing lands strikes from half guard.
Mickman wants to get back to his feet.
Zing is trying to control. Mickman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zing is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Zing thows a huge punch but Mickman dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zing is keen to just control but Mickman is a slippery customer.
Mickman wants to improve his position but Zing is controlling well.
Zing working over Mickman with some ground and pound. Mickman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zing thows a huge punch but Mickman dodges it nicely.
Zing working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zing is trying to control the action in half guard but Mickman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zing perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zing is looking to stall here but Mickman recovers full guard.
Zing works over Mickman with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Zing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Zing's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mickman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zing shoots in but no luck this time.
Mickman is looking to land body kicks.
Zing fails with a takedown attempt.
Zing takes one to the side of the head.
Mickman stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Zing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mickman connects with a nice looking jab.
Mickman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mickman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zing.
Mickman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mickman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mickman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mickman misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mickman.
Zing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zing misses with a takedown attempt - Mickman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mickman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zing shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zing looking to control but Mickman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mickman blocking the ground and pound.
Zing is landing with some decent strikes but Mickman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zing unloads with some shots from mount but Mickman bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zing raining down shots from the mount!
Zing looking to ground and pound but Mickman is blocking nicely.
Zing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zing lands a heavy elbow.
Zing throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zing is landing with some decent strikes but Mickman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zing with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Mickman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zing lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gabriel Zing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickman is looking to improve his position but Zing isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Zing cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zing raining down shots from the mount!
Zing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mickman hang on?
Zing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zing working the ground and pound effectively.
Zing looking to control but Mickman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zing landing strikes from the mount and Mickman is in trouble!
Mickman is squirming around, avoiding Zing's attempts to control the action.
Mickman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mickman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Zing lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mickman tries to hold on but Zing postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zing working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zing with a couple of short strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Zing showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zing 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Zing!
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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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