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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Gordon (ranked 864 p4p, 770 weight class) and Arthur Mitchell (ranked 112 p4p, 95 weight class). Mitchell has chosen I Think We're Alone Now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Mitchell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Gordon throws a combination that misses
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Gordon slips the punch.
It looked like Gordon wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gordon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell is looking to score with low kicks.
Gordon drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mitchell sprawls and moves away.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab, jab by Mitchell - just one landing.
Mitchell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arthur Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Gordon misses its target.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the body
and Gordon counters with a stiff right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Mitchell looks to move away, Gordon throws a big counter combo but Mitchell just gets out of the way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mitchell!
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Gordon misses with a double jab.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
We've been told by Gordon's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Gordon counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gordon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell throws a low kick but Gordon avoids it.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gordon defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Gordon misses the target.
Arthur Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Gordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Gordon.
Mitchell throws out a counter right but Gordon avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Gordon misses the jab.
Gordon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gordon on the side of the head.
Good exchange - Mitchell coming out on top.
Gordon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with the body kick
and Gordon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Gordon's body. Gordon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell cracks Gordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Gordon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Gordon moved out of range.
Gordon is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.
Mitchell cracks Gordon with an open hand slap.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy right hand. Gordon should have avoided that one.
Gordon has Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchell.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mitchell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gordon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mitchell pulls guard successfully.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gordon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mitchell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gordon missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gordon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon slips a jab from Mitchell.
Gordon changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Arthur Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gordon throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Noah Gordon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell with a nice calf kick.
Mitchell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Gordon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gordon at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gordon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
Gordon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gordon has time to react.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Gordon throws a big counter combination but Mitchell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mitchell jabs Gordon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gordon misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
Noah Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Gordon is looking to counter punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mitchell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Mitchell!
Arthur Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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