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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rinta Pelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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276 lbs
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190 cm
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274 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rinta Pelle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grant Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelle tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell shoots for a takedown but Pelle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Pelle misses its intended target.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Pelle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pelle throws a series of strikes that have Mitchell backpedaling.
It looks like Grant Mitchell has been cut.
Pelle looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Rinta Pelle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelle lands a jab to the nose.
Pelle fails to land with a series of punches.
Pelle throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Pelle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pelle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pelle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelle throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pelle cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pelle. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pelle misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a shoot takedown. Pelle fights it but they end up in guard.
Pelle is controlling Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pelle, up you get!
Pelle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pelle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pelle.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Pelle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Pelle wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Pelle didn't expect that.
Pelle controlling Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Pelle has a closed guard, preventing Mitchell from standing up.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Pelle is retaining full guard.
Mitchell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pelle is proving hard to escape from.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle is working an open guard so Mitchell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Pelle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mitchell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pelle's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell wants to stand but Pelle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pelle wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.
Pelle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitchell manages to get himself to full guard.
Pelle stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelle gets to his feet. Mitchell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pelle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Pelle.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Pelle.
Pelle looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Rinta Pelle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pelle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pelle loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pelle lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinta Pelle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Mitchell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pelle is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Pelle circles away and we're back to standing.
Pelle throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pelle loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Pelle misses with a hook.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rinta Pelle is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelle throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Pelle tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pelle connects with a jab.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Pelle.
Pelle connects with a body shot.
Jab by Pelle.
A combination from Pelle does no damage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pelle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pelle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pelle scores with a punch to the head.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pelle was covering up waiting for the punch and Mitchell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pelle wants to sweep here but Mitchell controlling him for the moment.
Mitchell stands and steps away. Pelle gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle's corner calls for a 1-2. Pelle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pelle tries to clinch but Mitchell moves away
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Pelle.
Pelle scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell works Pelle's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Pelle tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Pelle moves out of range.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Pelle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mitchell's head.
Pelle throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Pelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a two punch combo.
Pelle tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelle misses with a series of wild punches.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pelle.
Pelle misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Pelle.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelle.
Pelle throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Pelle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pelle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mitchell gets to his feet. Pelle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pelle misses with the combination.
Pelle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelle sizes up Mitchell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pelle scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Pelle checks a low kick from Mitchell.
Rinta Pelle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
Pelle misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Pelle scores with a nice strike.
Pelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelle with a hook.
Pelle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Pelle.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Pelle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pelle misses with a combination
so Mitchell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pelle wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rinta Pelle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Mitchell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mitchell moves out of range as Pelle strikes.
Pelle throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Pelle misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pelle did well to prevent Mitchell getting side control.
Mitchell stops Pelle from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pelle is pressing down on Mitchell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pelle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell tries to stand but Pelle is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Pelle keeps moving.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pelle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Pelle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pelle keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pelle misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Pelle avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Pelle misses with the combination.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
No joy there for Pelle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pelle throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Pelle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Pelle throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Pelle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitchell backs up against the cage.
Pelle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Pelle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pelle lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Pelle.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Pelle misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Pelle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pelle doesn't seem phased though.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Grant Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Pelle avoids it well.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelle.
Pelle's corner calls for a 1-2. Pelle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pelle counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pelle misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Pelle.
Pelle darts in trying to clinch
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Pelle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pelle scores with a nice head shot.
Pelle throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Pelle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pelle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pelle.
Pelle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Pelle does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelle misses with a hook.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pelle throws out the jab.
Pelle misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pelle won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rinta Pelle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pelle, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rinta Pelle!
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