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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run Away. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernesto Rivera!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell instigates a clinch.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Rivera won't want to take too many of those.
Mitchell gets control of Rivera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mitchell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
Mitchell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera throwing strikes from guard but Mitchell blocks nicely.
Mitchell is trying to keep Rivera in close.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
Mitchell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jason Mitchell has been cut.
Rivera throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Rivera is avoiding it.
Rivera misses with a double jab.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Rivera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Jason Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitchell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell is in close to Rivera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Rivera is looking to sweep but instead, Mitchell has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell prevents Rivera from improving his position.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitchell passes to full mount!
Mitchell looking to secure an arm triangle but Rivera defends it well.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivera is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell with a couple of short strikes.
Mitchell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rivera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rivera is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rivera has worked his arm free - good work by Rivera!
Rivera is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mitchell's best efforts.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Rivera gets back to full guard.
Rivera looks gassed!
Rivera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mitchell uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera taking a bit of punishment here - Mitchell scoring with strikes.
Rivera is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mitchell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mitchell wants to control but Rivera is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Rivera. No joy for Mitchell on that attempt.
Mitchell closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
Mitchell turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mitchell manages to end up in side control.
Rivera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rivera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Mitchell takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mitchell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
It looks like Ernesto Rivera has been cut.
Rivera really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mitchell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rivera looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rivera is rocked!
Mitchell lands a heavy elbow.
Rivera is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Rivera is in trouble!
Mitchell looking for a guillotine from mount but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera is bucking up trying to escape but Mitchell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mitchell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivera is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera seems to have recovered his senses.
Rivera manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rivera actively working from the bottom here.
Rivera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rivera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Rivera looking for subs off his back but Mitchell has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mitchell is working for a submission of some sort.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Rivera's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mitchell is controlling the pace.
Mitchell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rivera to get to his feet.
Mitchell looks for a takedown but Rivera sprawls well.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Mitchell dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Rivera stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitchell. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell tries to score with some ground and pound. Rivera controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Rivera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivera is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rivera to see if he's OK.
Rivera is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rivera, up you get!
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rivera did well to prevent Mitchell getting side control.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rivera to get to his feet.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivera avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rivera defends it nicely.
Jason Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Ernesto Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jason Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivera stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Ernesto Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Rivera throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Rivera backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Rivera counter with a right hand.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell pushes Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell has hold of one of Rivera's legs. Rivera is fighting the takedown attempt but Mitchell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rivera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitchell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mitchell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Mitchell!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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