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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vance Burch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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183 cm
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vance Burch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Mitchel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burch closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Burch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mitchel after a bit of a struggle.
Burch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burch closes the distance and pushes Mitchel back into the cage.
Mitchel pulls guard successfully.
Burch lands a couple of digs.
Burch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burch scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burch works over Mitchel with some ground and pound from guard.
Burch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mitchel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.
Burch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchel's head.
Burch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burch stands and steps away. Mitchel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burch moves into the clinch.
Burch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burch takes the fight into the clinch.
Burch is trying to push Mitchel away but Mitchel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Burch jumps guard.
Burch has control of Mitchel's left arm, preventing Mitchel from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchel's guard.
Burch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burch landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Burch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Burch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burch landing with the ground and pound.
Burch connects with a couple of short punches.
Burch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burch works over Mitchel with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been informed that Mitchel has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Burch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchel has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burch landing some decent shots from guard.
Burch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burch stands up from Mitchel's guard - Burch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burch gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Burch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burch 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.
Nice strikes from Burch there.
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!
Burch working over Mitchel with some ground and pound. Mitchel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Burch dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Burch clinches with his opponent.
Burch jumps guard.
Mitchel trying to control but Burch is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Burch holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Burch is on top in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
Burch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burch is in close to Mitchel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Burch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet but Burch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Burch postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchel's brow.
Burch is working Mitchel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burch stands up over Mitchel, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Burch gets to his feet - Mitchel follows without any prompting.
Burch has closed the distance and engaged Mitchel in a clinch.
Burch works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.
Burch landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burch scoring with some ground and pound.
Burch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burch connects with a couple of short punches.
Burch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchel can do to turn this around?
Mitchel has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.
Burch is in close to Mitchel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burch connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burch stands up from Mitchel's guard - Burch perhaps looking for a knockout.
Burch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burch works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Burch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Burch with a nice head shot there.
Burch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mitchel's head.
Burch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burch is working Mitchel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Burch is working Mitchel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.
Burch lands a couple of digs.
Burch landing with the ground and pound.
Burch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Burch decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mitchel, up you get!
Burch has managed to clinch.
Burch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burch works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Vance Burch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burch postures up and lands a big shot to Mitchel's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Burch dominated that second round.
That's time! Burch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mitchel gets tackled into the cage by Burch. Burch maintains the clinch.
Burch digs a right hand into Mitchel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchel's gas tank.
Burch jumps into guard, dragging Mitchel to the mat.
Burch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchel's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burch stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mitchel tries to keep at a distance but Burch has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mitchel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mitchel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burch wants to take the fight to the mat but Mitchel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Burch has Mitchel pressed against the cage, preventing Mitchel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Burch jumps guard and drags Mitchel to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchel is fighting to break Burch's control of his arms but Burch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mitchel looking to sit in guard and control but Burch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Burch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Burch chips away with some ground and pound.
Mitchel has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.
Burch stands and steps away. Mitchel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burch clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burch tries for a takedown but Mitchel manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Burch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burch goes for a takedown attempt but Mitchel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burch moves into the clinch successfully.
Burch pulls guard successfully.
Mitchel trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burch's guard.
Burch controlling Mitchel's posture.
Mitchel wants to stand and escape but instead Burch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burch is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Burch connects with a couple of short punches.
Burch scoring with some ground and pound.
Burch works over Mitchel with some ground and pound from guard.
Burch with a nice head shot there.
Mitchel has momentary wrist control but Burch slips an elbow through the middle.
Burch landing some decent shots from guard.
Burch works over Mitchel with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Burch lands a couple of digs.
Mitchel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Burch dives into side control.
Burch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Burch landing strikes.
Lucas Mitchel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vance Burch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchel misses with a strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vance Burch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Burch!
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hype
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