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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Motumba Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motumba Zulu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Mitchell's chin.
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285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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265 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Motumba Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zulu lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Zulu avoids it well.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchell swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
Tony Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zulu.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zulu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Motumba Zulu has been cut.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Zulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Zulu moves out of range.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Zulu avoids it well.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Zulu with a series of wild strikes but Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zulu works the jab nicely.
Mitchell lands a nice hook to Zulu's body. Zulu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Zulu avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zulu.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Zulu backs away looking to recover.
Mitchell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell lands with a nice combination. Zulu backs away looking to recover.
Zulu slips a jab and a cross from Mitchell.
Zulu misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Zulu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zulu.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Zulu avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Mitchell is looking to wear down Zulu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mitchell stuns Zulu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Motumba Zulu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mitchell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zulu misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Zulu with a series of wild strikes but Zulu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell works Zulu's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zulu throws out the jab.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zulu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Tony Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Tony Mitchell has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell throws a hook but Zulu avoids it easily.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Zulu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Zulu misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Zulu didn't see that one coming.
Zulu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Zulu dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zulu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Zulu is just out of range.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
and Zulu counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulu throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A left and a right from Mitchell both land. Nice combination.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Zulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zulu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulu defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zulu. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tony Mitchell will probably get the nod.
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!
Zulu moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zulu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that Zulu also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zulu.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zulu.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitchell.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zulu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Motumba Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Zulu avoids nicely.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Zulu misses with a straight right.
Zulu scores with a hook.
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 takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mitchell hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Motumba Zulu!
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energy
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hype
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