How does Gane handle Ngannous blitz?
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Ngannou loads up, especially on those massive overhands, that blitz against Rozenstruik was heavily telegraphed. He missed the first time and was countered.
A fighter with Ganes speed is getting out of the way and cutting an angle with relative ease which forces Ngannou onto his back-foot and to reset. This is exhausting for a HW and why it is unlikely Ngannou "blitzes" at any time during the fight.
The reason Rozenstruik was knocked out during that "blitz" is because instead of getting out of the way and forcing Ngannou to reset, he decided he was going to knock Ngannou out instead, and countered with a well placed left hook that would have put most if not every other fighter in the promotion out cold. Ngannou absorbed the blow though leaving Rozenstruik on the line and ready to be hit.
Jairzinho was also fighting Ngannou at a range that Gane never fights at. It is worth remembering nearly all of Ngannous knockouts come off of counter opportunities created by frustrated and frazzled opponents.
If Ngannou wants to win he needs to get Ganes back on the cage wall plain and simple, if he fails to do that within 10 minutes the fight is over, and thats just the reality of Ngannous conditioning and the energy he expends throwing shots; big movements require big energy and when that energy is gone the power goes away with it.
A fighter with Ganes speed is getting out of the way and cutting an angle with relative ease which forces Ngannou onto his back-foot and to reset. This is exhausting for a HW and why it is unlikely Ngannou "blitzes" at any time during the fight.
The reason Rozenstruik was knocked out during that "blitz" is because instead of getting out of the way and forcing Ngannou to reset, he decided he was going to knock Ngannou out instead, and countered with a well placed left hook that would have put most if not every other fighter in the promotion out cold. Ngannou absorbed the blow though leaving Rozenstruik on the line and ready to be hit.
Jairzinho was also fighting Ngannou at a range that Gane never fights at. It is worth remembering nearly all of Ngannous knockouts come off of counter opportunities created by frustrated and frazzled opponents.
If Ngannou wants to win he needs to get Ganes back on the cage wall plain and simple, if he fails to do that within 10 minutes the fight is over, and thats just the reality of Ngannous conditioning and the energy he expends throwing shots; big movements require big energy and when that energy is gone the power goes away with it.
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He needs to move his feet very quickly and not move backwards in a straight line. If you move straight backwards you might end up knocked out in similar fashion to Rozenstruik.
Now Rozenstruik was never fleet of foot kind of fighter, he’s pretty flat footed and he came in over from kickboxing where it’s standard to cover up with big gloves instead of galloping away from your opponent.
Gane is quick and can move in and out, circle and fights well at a distance. The problem is that he has to engage with Ngannou sooner or later and he’s at a huge risk every time. Ngannou has shown that he can counterstrike you to shadow realm and doesn’t need to come at you windmilling (like he did against Rozenstruik).
It’s a very interesting fight and I hope we get to see the best versions of both monsters.
Now Rozenstruik was never fleet of foot kind of fighter, he’s pretty flat footed and he came in over from kickboxing where it’s standard to cover up with big gloves instead of galloping away from your opponent.
Gane is quick and can move in and out, circle and fights well at a distance. The problem is that he has to engage with Ngannou sooner or later and he’s at a huge risk every time. Ngannou has shown that he can counterstrike you to shadow realm and doesn’t need to come at you windmilling (like he did against Rozenstruik).
It’s a very interesting fight and I hope we get to see the best versions of both monsters.
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Sounds like CroCop vs Fedor
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The fight bout to look like Pena vs Nunes, just two bros swangin n bangin.
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Not saying Ngannou can't hit him because dude is pretty fast and has loooong reach.
But I have seen Gane clinching himself out of dangerous situations like the one Francis put Roz. Jairzinho just went backwards with his chin up and trying to land a counter.
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Just keep your hands up and hopefully block most of that blitz.
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Leg kicks and push kicks, Gane is gonna leg kick and body kick Ngannou to death in this fight, I see a lopsided unanimous decision for Gane 50-45, the skill and talent level will be very far apart. Ngannou loads up and loads up on every punch, its ok against slow and flat footed and old guys, but against someone who is fast and accurate its gonna look really bad
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That blitz by Ngannou was so amateur looking. If Jair was quicker on his feet he could've avoided it.
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All this.
Threatening a TD wouldn't be a terrible idea even if Gane is not a wrestler. I wouldn't want Nganou to get too comfortable with the idea that this is just going to be contested as a kickboxing match. You don't want that man getting comfortable planting his feet and throwing power.
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He got hit hard on the back of his head and side and didn’t flinch against Beast. It wasn’t clear from the angle of the gifs but I saw tough fighter get dropped from lesser blows
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To be honest I think its still a bit of an unknown, Gane's movement has looked good and he's not given away many openings BUT he's also not really faced anyone who's really gone after him.
Everyone good he's faced so far has tended to just look to slowly advance on him hoping for an opening to counter which he didnt give them, movement wise really he's just had to circle out slowly and offence wise just jab and lowkick until they were beaten.
Its possible that might be enough here, Ngannou might freeze up like he did vs Lewis and just get jabbed to death but if he does come out aggressive I think Gane will need to show more than he has so far to survive it.
Everyone good he's faced so far has tended to just look to slowly advance on him hoping for an opening to counter which he didnt give them, movement wise really he's just had to circle out slowly and offence wise just jab and lowkick until they were beaten.
Its possible that might be enough here, Ngannou might freeze up like he did vs Lewis and just get jabbed to death but if he does come out aggressive I think Gane will need to show more than he has so far to survive it.
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I imagine the game plan is range establishing kicks, and foot work to escape the forward advances. Just a guess, but it'd be hard to fathom they'd be planning anything else where Gane is as fast as he is, has the kind of kicks he does, and seems to have pretty good stamina. Whether or not it works is the real debate. But i'd have to wager that's the plan. Can't imagine we'd see much of his hands until he either gets francis hurt, or tired if he's able.
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Take him down, let him work his way back up.
Do that 3 times and Francis is gassed.
Do that 3 times and Francis is gassed.
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He'll have to stun him with jabs and quick straight strikes to freeze him up a little, bomb well ti.ed low kicks, and then mix in a TD when (if) Francis starts to panic strike and 2nd guess himself.
Stipe 1 laid a pretty clear blueprint, but Stipe 2 showed that it can just as easily go off the rails if you aren't razor sharp with it.
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Rozenstruik backed up on a straight line when he was getting blitzed. Gane actually has footwork and will evade him. That being said all it takes is a bomb from Francis and lights out. Excited for this fight!
I think this is Gane's best option. He has to feint and make Ngannou commit to punching then level change to take him down.
And no, Gane should be more worried about Ngannou's Uppercut of Death ™
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Duck, circle, keep his hands up. Stipe did it more than a few times in the first fight. Rozenstruik just went straight back with his hands down throwing a wide hook, some weird jab and a weak leg kick. Not exactly the best thing to do in that situation.
That doesn't effect your per min output at all. Actually fighters than end fights quick tend to have a much higher strikes per min. Gane fights at a higher pace. If Ngannou trys to fight a high pace, he is far more likely to gas than Gane is
