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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manfried Qu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Let's Be Friends as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfried Qu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Qu stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitchell. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Qu is avoiding it.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Qu. No joy for Mitchell on that attempt.
Mitchell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Qu is positioning himself well to prevent Mitchell advancing to mount.
Mitchell controlling the action here.
Qu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qu is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Qu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Qu defending well though.
Qu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Qu tries to get out of the position.
Mitchell stands up out of the half guard.
Qu missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Qu misses with a few strikes there.
Qu looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qu circles away quickly and effectively.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Qu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Qu throws a combination that misses
and Mitchell counters with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Qu circles away quickly and effectively.
Qu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitchell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Qu thinking.
Qu is breathing heavily.
Qu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Manfried Qu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Mitchell.
Qu connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Qu.
Mitchell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell trying to control the pace.
Qu has hold of Mitchell's hands but Mitchell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves nicely into side control.
Mitchell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mitchell decides to stand back up.
Manfried Qu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qu.
Mitchell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Manfried Qu has been cut.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Qu trying to hold on to Mitchell's head to control him but Mitchell postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stands up and beckons Qu to join him on the feet.
Mitchell thuds his right hand into Qu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qu throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell clinches with his opponent.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Qu is trying to defend but Mitchell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Qu dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manfried Qu's cut.
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.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Qu misses with a series of wild punches.
Qu scores with a jab to the head.
Qu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
Qu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Qu dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Qu cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Qu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right-left combo lands from Mitchell.
Qu moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Jab by Qu.
Qu catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Qu does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell throws a series of strikes that have Qu backpedaling.
Qu misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Qu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Qu keeps moving.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell gets to his feet. Qu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qu avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Qu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitchell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mitchell is looking to slow Qu down with leg kicks.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qu moves away.
Mitchell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mitchell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mitchell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Mitchell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mitchell lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Manfried Qu is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell cracks Qu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mitchell!
Qu 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. Qu looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Qu looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheers as Qu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mitchell doesn't seem phased though.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Qu backs away looking to recover.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Qu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Qu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Qu fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Qu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Qu misses.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Qu defends it nicely.
Qu misses with a series of wild punches.
Qu connects with the punch.
Manfried Qu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Qu counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchell backing up. Mitchell nods at Qu to acknowledge the strikes.
Qu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
Qu throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Qu throws out the jab.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Qu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Manfried Qu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Qu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qu.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Qu.
Manfried Qu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Qu looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Qu avoids nicely.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Qu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Qu looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qu manages to avoid it.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Qu in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Qu misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Qu.
Qu works over Mitchell's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Qu with a series of wild strikes but Qu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Qu misses.
Mitchell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mitchell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Qu to his feet.
Qu slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Qu throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Qu tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Qu backwards.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Qu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Qu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Qu.
Qu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Qu looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Qu moves out of range.
Qu scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Mitchell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Qu checks it well.
Mitchell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mitchell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Qu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mitchell!
Qu throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Qu avoids it well.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qu lands with a straight right. Mitchell didn't see that one coming.
Mitchell moves out of range as Qu strikes.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Qu knows he should have avoided that one.
Mitchell rushes Qu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Qu has had enough of the clinch but Mitchell keeps him there for the moment.
Mitchell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Manfried Qu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Mitchell.
Qu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mitchell is pushing Qu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Qu can't break the clinch.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Qu.
Mitchell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Qu walks away with a smile on his face. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves out of range as Qu strikes.
Mitchell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Qu circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Qu!
Qu cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Qu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Qu throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Qu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Qu moves out of range.
Qu throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Qu.
Mitchell scores with a one two! Qu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Qu throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Qu avoids nicely.
Manfried Qu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dave Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left and a right from Qu both land. Nice combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mitchell!
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hype
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RATING
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