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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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135 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ricardo Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Mitchell wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell feints and as Anderson raises his hands in defense, Mitchell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Anderson is working an open guard so Mitchell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mitchell's calf.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mitchell doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitchell. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Matt Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Mitchell.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell fails to land the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anderson can't break the clinch.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Anderson does no damage.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Anderson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matt Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell clinches with his opponent.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Anderson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Mitchell lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Matt Anderson has been cut.
Mitchell digs a right hand into Anderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anderson's gas tank.
Mitchell prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Anderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchell tries to score a body lock takedown but Anderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell has clasped his hands together around Anderson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell staying calm.
Mitchell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Anderson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Anderson enables Mitchell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mitchell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitchell manages to get himself to full guard.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Anderson is trying to stand.
Mitchell has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Anderson works to full guard.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell clinches up against the cage.
Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Anderson tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anderson takes one on the button.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Anderson circles away.
Mitchell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
Matt Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Mitchell.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson throws a head punch that misses.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ricardo Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Still in half guard, Mitchell seems content to control.
Mitchell stops Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but Mitchell postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but Anderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell fails to land the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matt Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mitchell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mitchell passes to side control.
Anderson trying his best to control but Mitchell has mounted him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell throwing strikes here but Anderson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mitchell tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mitchell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mitchell tries to control but Anderson wriggling away.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricardo Mitchell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell gets a clinch.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Anderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Anderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mitchell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mitchell trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell wants to free his trapped foot but Anderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Anderson controls his leg.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mitchell decides to return to a standing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mitchell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Mitchell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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