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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Peque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Gans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 cm
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213 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lil Peque! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Gans! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Peque takes a body punch but keeps moving. Gans connects with a right hand. Peque shakes it off. Gans misses with the combination.
Gans scores with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gans. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gans.
Peque with a poor takedown and Gans counters by moving into the clinch. Gans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peque avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Gans scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gans throws a shot from downtown. Peque moves away and avoids it. Gans is looking to slow Peque down with leg kicks. Gans feints a jab promting Peque to slip. Gans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Peque slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Gans thumps Peque with a low kick. Gans with a jab. Peque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Peque checks the leg kick. Gans lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Gans scores with a body shot.
A combination from Gans does no damage. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gans, right into the meat.
Gans connects with a jab. Gans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gans misses with the combination.
Gans misses with a wild combination.
Peque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gans.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gans feints and then cracks Peque's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peque down. Gans feints a jab promting Peque to slip. Gans then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Peque slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Gans lands a jab-cross combination. Mikey Gans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. No joy there for Gans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gans swinging wildly here.
Gans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gans throws a series of punches but Peque avoids them all with ease. Gans misses with a series of wild punches.
Gans looks winded! Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gans.
Peque ducks under a wild hook from Gans. Mikey Gans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gans cracks Peque with a right hand to the side of the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Peque misses with a takedown and Gans counters with a nice body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Gans dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Gans.
Gans throws a one two combo.
Peque misses with a takedown and Gans counters by moving into the clinch. Peque tries to pull guard but Gans forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Peque tries to pull guard but Gans won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Peque. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Peque shoots and misses enabling Gans to counter with a crisp jab. Gans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peque.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gans delivers a nice body kick. Gans with a nice cross. That kick from Gans tenderised Peque's leg. Peque is trying to keep his angry face on. Gans takes a swing at Peque's ribcage but misses. Peque has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Gans throws a push kick but Peque slaps the foot to one side. Peque misses with a takedown attempt and Gans counters by clinching up. Gans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gans throws a right and a left that Peque avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gans throws a nice looking combination but Peque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Gans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gans is breathing heavily. Gans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Peque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gans. Gans is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peque. Sloppy strikes from Gans. Those never looked like landing. Peque moves out of range as Gans throws a body kick.
Gans jabbing away but nothing is landing. Peque is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gans throws a nice looking combination but Peque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Gans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Peque in his tracks. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gans lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Peque has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Peque and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Gans thuds his right hand into Peque's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Gans looks to land a combination but Peque avoids it well. Gans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Lil Peque is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Peque fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Gans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Gans looks to score with a jab to the body but Peque is just out of range. Gans misses with an uppercut. Peque fails with the takedown and Gans counters into the clinch. Nicely done. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Peque has Gans pressed against the cage, preventing Gans from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Gans manages to break the clinch.
Gans throws a series of punches but Peque avoids them all with ease. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Gans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Peque slips a jab and a cross from Gans.
Gans throws a hook to the side of Peque's head but Peque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Peque checks a leg kick nicely. Peque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gans throws out the jab. Gans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Peque takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Gans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gans has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Gans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Peque defending well as Gans loads up on a big left hand. Gans swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gans misses with a low kick. Gans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Peque. Good shot there by Gans. Gans throws a nice looking combination but Peque bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Gans throws a hook but Peque avoids it easily. Gans throws a body punch but Peque moves out of range. Peque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gans.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gans misses with a low kick as Peque jumps back. Peque blocks a jab. Gans throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Peque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gans. Peque with a poor takedown and Gans counters with an inside leg kick. Gans connects with a jab. Peque is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gans. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Peque. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Peque dodges the punch combination from Gans.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gans misses with a few strikes there.
Gans looks to land a combination. Peque sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Peque tries for a takedown but Gans circles away easily and Peque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Peque. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Gans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peque.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gans tries to bum rush Peque with a series of wild strikes but Peque uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Peque showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gans.
Peque checks the leg kick. Gans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peque dodges the punch combination from Gans.
Lil Peque has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mikey Gans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gans fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight! Mikey Gans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Gans has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Mikey Gans! Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Mikey Gans! Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Mikey Gans!
Mikey Gans wins by unanimous decision! A victorious Mikey Gans thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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