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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Mitchell (ranked 910 p4p, 1680 weight class) and Marek Siuta (ranked 119 p4p, 203 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by I Think We're Alone Now. Siuta has chosen On My Way to the Cage as his entrance music. Marek Siuta is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marek Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell pushes Siuta up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Siuta.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but Siuta won't allow it.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Siuta.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Siuta.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Siuta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Mitchell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Siuta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Siuta lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Siuta.
Siuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siuta misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Mitchell.
Siuta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
As Siuta backs away, Mitchell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Siuta misses with a hook
and Siuta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Siuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuta motions for Mitchell to come forward. Siuta throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Siuta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Siuta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siuta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell closes the distance but Siuta moves to the side
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Siuta circles away and keeps his distance.
Siuta takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Siuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Siuta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Siuta backs away, Mitchell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Siuta lands a jab to Mitchell's midsection.
Siuta fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siuta connects with a body shot.
Siuta misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell jabs Siuta to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Siuta throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
And Mitchell counters with a quick kick to the body but Siuta blocks it.
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siuta.
Siuta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Siuta.
Mitchell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Siuta misses with the head strike.
Siuta works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Siuta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siuta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Siuta.
Mitchell throws a solid leg kick but Siuta takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitchell.
Siuta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mitchell with a body shot.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Siuta didn't see that one coming.
Siuta scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Marek Siuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell wants to clinch but Siuta slips to the side
and Siuta counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siuta throws out the jab.
Siuta swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siuta.
Siuta dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Siuta throws out the jab.
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Siuta.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siuta momentarily.
Mitchell misses the body punch
and Siuta counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchell backing up. Mitchell nods at Siuta to acknowledge the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Siuta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Siuta lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Siuta checks a leg kick.
Siuta now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Siuta.
Mitchell thinks about countering with a body kick.
Siuta swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Siuta misses with a hook
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siuta loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Siuta throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Siuta.
Some bone on bone action there as Mitchell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Siuta swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siuta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siuta on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Siuta appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Siuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siuta misses with the combination.
Siuta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell scores with a spinning back kick!
Siuta swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Siuta misses the target.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Siuta manages to avoid it.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Siuta.
Siuta looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitchell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siuta scoring well with a low kick there.
Siuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Siuta.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the head.
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but Siuta pushes him off.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Siuta's leg. Siuta is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Siuta to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Siuta misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Siuta is just out of range.
Siuta misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Siuta drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siuta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Siuta is having none of it.
Siuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arthur Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Siuta swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Siuta misses with a straight left.
Siuta is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Mitchell.
Siuta with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Siuta moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Siuta takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Siuta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell with a jab.
Siuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siuta misses with a left hand
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Siuta misses with a wild body shot.
Siuta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Siuta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Siuta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Siuta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Siuta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siuta throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siuta appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Siuta throws a leg kick
and Mitchell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Siuta really felt that one!
Siuta takes one on the button.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.
Siuta only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Siuta misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Siuta's head but Siuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Siuta misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Siutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mitchell throws a push kick but Siuta slaps the foot to one side.
Arthur Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Siuta throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Siuta's belly button to the back.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Siuta.
Mitchell throws a chopping leg kick but Siuta manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Siuta feints a counter leg kick.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Siuta.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siuta misses with a hook to the body
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siuta throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siuta manages to avoid it.
Mitchell moves to clinch but Siuta breaks away
and Siuta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Siuta lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siuta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Siuta momentarily.
Siuta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Arthur Mitchell!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Arthur Mitchell!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Arthur Mitchell!
Arthur Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Arthur Mitchell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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