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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell's entrance music is Joe Jackson- I'm the Man. A fine choice. Imbula has chosen ~Apache~ as his entrance music. Cheik Imbula is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
24 - 16 - 0 |
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185 cm
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186 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Imbula has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mitchell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Imbula manages to avoid it.
Imbula looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell rushes Imbula and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Imbula pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Imbula.
Mitchell pushes Imbula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Imbula scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Imbula fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Imbula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Imbula tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Imbula doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mitchell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Imbula dodges an elbow strike from Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Imbula.
Imbula lands an uppercut.
Imbula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mitchell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Imbula is working Mitchell over against the cage.
Imbula lands with a short shot to the head.
Imbula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Imbula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Imbula.
Imbula tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell takes a shot to the head.
Imbula can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
Imbula works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mitchell misses with an elbow over the top.
Imbula swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell tries to land knees in the clinch but Imbula avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Imbula controls his hands.
Imbula swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Imbula misses with some punches.
Imbula tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Imbula tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
A short uppercut from Imbula.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Imbula managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Imbula lands a body shot.
Imbula blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imbula pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mitchell was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Imbula works Mitchell's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Imbula moves out of range.
It seemed like Imbula was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Imbula fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the cage.
Imbula throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imbula misses with an attempted mid kick.
Imbula jabs at Mitchell's body.
Imbula lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Imbula throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Imbula misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell throws a jab when Imbula was well out of range.
A jab from Imbula finds it's way through Mitchell's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imbula tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Imbula.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Mitchell backing away here, and Imbula unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Imbula takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Imbula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Imbula throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell lands the left hand.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. Imbula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cheik Imbula will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body
and Imbula makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the head.
Imbula feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mitchell sprawling to the canvas! Mitchell rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Imbula finish him?!
Mitchell is rocked!
Imbula has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Mitchell misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Imbula! But no joy.
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Imbula jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell attempts a counter takedown but Imbula avoids it well and moves away.
Mitchell misses the body punch
and Imbula counters with a nice body kick.
Imbula cracks Mitchell with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mitchell looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Imbula finish him?
Imbula drops Mitchell with a big left hand! Mitchell is injured, injured bad! Imbula jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheik Imbula!
Cheik Imbula thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Malcolm Mitchell stepped up to the mic, saying 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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energy
A | B |
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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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