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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Gans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Gans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Gans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith avoids the body shot from Gans.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gans.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Alan Smith has been cut.
Smith takes a swing at Gans's ribcage but misses.
Gans defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Gans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gans.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gans.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gans was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Gans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith takes a swing at Gans's ribcage but misses.
Smith swings for the body but Gans moves out of range.
Gans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gans fails to land with a series of punches.
Gans moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Gans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith throws a head kick but Gans moves out of range.
Alan Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Gans. Gans gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gans to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gans connects with a couple of short punches.
Gans throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gans trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Gans looking to pass the guard.
Gans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gans is fighting to break Smith's control of his arms but Smith is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alan Smith wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gans throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Gans.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Gans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gans is breathing heavily.
A combination from Gans does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Gans shoots in.
Smith throws a body punch but Gans moves out of range.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gans circles away quickly and effectively.
Gans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gans there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gans takes one to the chin there.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Gans tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Gans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gans is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Gans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gans slips under a jab.
Gans slips under a jab from Smith.
Gans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith lands a big shot that drops Gans! Can he finish him?
Gans is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gans keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Gans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alan Smith was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gans walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gans cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Gans ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gans rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Gans counters with an outside leg kick.
Gans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a body punch but Gans moves out of range.
Smith throws a right and a left that Gans avoids nicely.
Gans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith is rocked!
Gans fakes the body blow, causing Smith to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Smith goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikey Gans!
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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