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Event: GAMMA#917 Trullo v Damagon     
Date:   Oct 23, 2021
#R1#
No joy there for Fujiwara, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #TD2#
Fujiwara throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mitchell was covering up waiting for the punch and Fujiwara finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fujiwara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujiwara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fujiwara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell pulls Fujiwara in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara throws a big elbow that misses.
Fujiwara is pushing down on Mitchell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mitchell is fighting to maintain full guard but Fujiwara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mitchell trying to control but Fujiwara postures up. #SUB2#
Fujiwara looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T1#
Fujiwara tries to pass to full mount but Mitchell defends it.
Mitchell tries to roll over but Fujiwara keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fujiwara in particular looking to stall.#SUB2#
Fujiwara is working for a kimura but Mitchell is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujiwara. #T2#
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.
Fujiwara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fujiwara thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Fujiwara perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Fujiwara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mitchell sees it coming and defends easily.
Fujiwara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fujiwara prevents Mitchell from improving his position.
Fujiwara is nestled in close to Mitchell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fujiwara working the head and body with strikes.
Mitchell is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Fujiwara is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mitchell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mitchell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! #T3#
Sloppy strikes there by Mitchell.
Fujiwara tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell throws a strike aimed at the side of Fujiwara's head but Fujiwara avoids it well.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Fujiwara avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mitchell.
Fujiwara can't do much from the bottom here.
Mitchell wants to control but Fujiwara is keeping him busy. #T4#
Mitchell in side control, throwing shots but Fujiwara defends.
Mitchell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fujiwara some visible discomfort.
Fujiwara takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.
Fujiwara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fujiwara is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujiwara regains half guard.
Mitchell is trying to control. Fujiwara wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fujiwara's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yoshi Fujiwara will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Mitchell jabs Fujiwara right on the nose. Fujiwara blinks but takes it well.
Fujiwara misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell tries to counter with a takedown but Fujiwara is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Mitchell shoots in and bounces Fujiwara off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara has momentary wrist control but Mitchell slips an elbow through the middle.
Fujiwara trying to control the position.
Mitchell postures up in Fujiwara's guard and throws a big left but Fujiwara blocks it. #T1#
Mitchell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mitchell grinds an elbow into Fujiwara's temple.
Check out the look on Mitchell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mitchell is chipping away with strikes.
Travis Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fujiwara is looking to reverse the position.
Mitchell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Mitchell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fujiwara some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Mitchell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.#T2#
Fujiwara tries to bench press Mitchell off him but Mitchell keeps the position.
Mitchell lands a few punches from side control.
Fujiwara is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Fujiwara is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Fujiwara dodges the ground and pound from Mitchell.
Mitchell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mitchell working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T3#
Mitchell trying to control the action but Fujiwara is working from the bottom.
Mitchell cracks Fujiwara with a big right hand but Fujiwara just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fujiwara looks to move to half guard but instead Mitchell has passed into mount! Damn!
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Fujiwara is in trouble!
Fujiwara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mitchell is stalling here but it's allowed Fujiwara to get half guard.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4#
Mitchell slows the pace down in half guard.
Fujiwara wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Mitchell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mitchell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fujiwara wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Mitchell lands strikes from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujiwara! But no joy.
Yoshi Fujiwara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fujiwara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fujiwara looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Fujiwara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fujiwara misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujiwara can do to turn this around?
Fujiwara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#CL#
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Fujiwara.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fujiwara letting Mitchell take a breather here.
Fujiwara takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD#
Mitchell tightens his grip and picks Fujiwara up, before dumping him to the ground. Fujiwara manages to land in guard. #T1#
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Fujiwara has wrist control.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell won't allow Fujiwara to sweep him here.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
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 trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Fujiwara has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mitchell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fujiwara.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujiwara keeps working.
Fujiwara manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T2#
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mitchell in particular looking to stall.
Mitchell looks to land a strike but Fujiwara avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fujiwara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell is in close to Fujiwara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell throws a strike but Fujiwara rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Fujiwara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Fujiwara trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Fujiwara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fujiwara throws an elbow that misses. Mitchell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujiwara's guard. Nice move by Mitchell!#REVR##SUB2#
Fujiwara throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Mitchell escapes and throws Fujiwara's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Mitchell tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fujiwara's legs.
Fujiwara taking a bit of punishment here - Mitchell scoring with strikes.
Fujiwara is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Mitchell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fujiwara struggling a bit here.
Mitchell wants to control but Fujiwara is keeping him busy.
Mitchell takes a little break here. Fujiwara wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

Travis Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: GAMMA#911 Turilo v Falcone     
Date:   Sep 11, 2021
#R1#
Spratt looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Spratt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spratt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Spratt's shoulder, as Spratt tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spratt looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell feinted with a counter takedown.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Spratt.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Spratt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Spratt throws a big shot that misses.
Spratt throws a combination. Mitchell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Spratt lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Spratt 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Spratt missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Spratt - just one landing.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Spratt scores with a jab to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spratt.
Spratt checks a leg kick.
Spratt lands with an overhand left.
Spratt lands a body shot.
Spratt dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt scores with a body shot.
Spratt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mitchell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Spratt is just out of range.
Spratt misses with a straight right.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Mitchell drops his hands momentarily and Spratt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Spratt seems unphased.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Spratt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice straight punches there by Spratt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spratt.
Spratt misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Spratt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spratt is out of range.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Spratt.
Jack Spratt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Spratt looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Spratt misses the jab.
Good shot there by Spratt.
Spratt throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Spratt moved out of range.
Spratt lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.#T3#
Mitchell tries to clinch but Spratt is having none of it.
A big right from Spratt misses.
Spratt throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Spratt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Spratt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spratt lands a two punch combo.
Spratt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Spratt lands a nice looking body shot.
Spratt with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Spratt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mitchell doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Spratt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jack Spratt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Spratt scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt throws a series of punches but Mitchell avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spratt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spratt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T4#
Mitchell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.
Spratt lands the left hand.
Spratt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spratt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Spratt misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mitchell wants to clinch.
It seemed like Spratt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spratt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spratt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spratt slips a jab from Mitchell.
Spratt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Spratt with a jab.
Spratt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Spratt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spratt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Spratt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell feinted with a counter takedown.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Spratt's leg. Spratt is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spratt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spratt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Spratt misses the target.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Spratt is having none of it.
Spratt throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spratt throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell wants to land a leg kick but Spratt is out of range.
Jack Spratt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spratt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Spratt circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mitchell might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell blocks a jab.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Spratt sprawls and moves away.
Spratt misses with a hook.#CL#
Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Spratt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell defending well as Spratt loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Spratt saw that one coming.
Spratt with a jab.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spratt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Spratt misses.
Spratt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spratt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spratt looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.#T2#
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Spratt slips a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spratt walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mitchell.
Spratt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Spratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Spratt throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell dodges the punch combination from Spratt.
Mitchell slips a jab from Spratt.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time. #T3#
Spratt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Spratt ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spratt has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spratt just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fighters circling - Spratt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Spratt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spratt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spratt misses the jab.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Spratt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though.
Spratt misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Spratt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spratt duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Nice shot lands for Spratt.
Spratt misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Spratt's head but Spratt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Spratt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spratt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spratt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Spratt misses.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Spratt with an uppercut!
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spratt throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Spratt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Spratt.
Mitchell attempts a counter takedown but Spratt avoids it well and moves away.
A slow jab from Spratt misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Spratt. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Spratt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Spratt throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell tests Spratt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Spratt.
Spratt throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchell there.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spratt.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spratt lands with a straight right. Mitchell didn't see that one coming.
Spratt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Spratt works the jab nicely.
Spratt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Spratt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Spratt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell thumps Spratt with a low kick.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Spratt.#T1#
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Spratt.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Spratt misses.
Jab, jab by Spratt - just one landing.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spratt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spratt.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spratt clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spratt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Spratt is having none of it.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Spratts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spratt throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Jack Spratt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Spratt as he connects with a hook.
Spratt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Spratt jabs Mitchell right on the nose. Mitchell blinks but takes it well.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spratt.
Spratt swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Spratt throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Spratt misses with a looping right.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Spratt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell. #CL#
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell presses Spratt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell goes for a takedown attempt but Spratt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spratt feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Spratt then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mitchell fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Spratt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spratt throws an off balance right hand
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD#
Mitchell scores with a takedown into Spratt's guard.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spratt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.#SUB#
Mitchell is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Spratt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Spratt has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck. #SU2#
Spratt stands up from Mitchell's guard - Spratt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Spratt.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Spratt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Spratt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Spratt!

Jack Spratt very nearly forgot to thank Voodoo Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

 

Event: GAMMA#906 Hiro v Clark     
Date:   Aug 07, 2021
#R1#
Daghammar throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Daghammar takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Daghammar is just out of range.
Daghammar lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Daghammar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Daghammar's head.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Daghammar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Daghammar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Mitchell clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Daghammar fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daghammar.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Daghammar blocks it.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daghammar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daghammar. #T1#
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Daghammar.
Daghammar blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell wants to take the fight to the mat but Daghammar manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Daghammar as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daghammar backwards.
Daghammar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daghammar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell gets through Daghammar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Mitchell.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Daghammar uses good head movement to avoid it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mitchell tries to score a body lock takedown but Daghammar shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dag Daghammar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.#T2#
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Daghammar is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Daghammar blocks an uppercut.
Daghammar lands a right hand.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Daghammar.
Daghammar slows down the pace here.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
Mitchell stalling in the clinch but Daghammar improves position.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
Daghammar is pushing Mitchell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell is trying to drag Daghammar to the mat but Daghammar just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from Daghammar fails to land.
Daghammar lands a nice uppercut.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Daghammar.
Daghammar lands a shoulder strike.
Daghammar tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitchell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daghammar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Daghammar controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daghammar.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Daghammar avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Daghammar trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daghammar into the cage.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T4#
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daghammar throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Daghammar.
Daghammar lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daghammar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daghammar or not.
Daghammar blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Daghammar tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daghammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell trying to control the position but instead, Daghammar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchell into the cage.
Daghammar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell is working Daghammar over against the cage.
Daghammar lands an uppercut.
Daghammar stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Daghammar misses the target.
Daghammar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Daghammar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Daghammar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daghammar lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into range.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daghammar was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daghammar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daghammar moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daghammar clobbers Mitchell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daghammar moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Mitchell. #T1##CL2#
Mitchell drives through and clinches with Daghammar against the cage.
Daghammar has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Daghammar can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Daghammar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mitchell working aggressively here. #TD2#
Mitchell has picked Daghammar up - he's going for a ride! Mitchell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Daghammar is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell is just content to waste time from the top position. Daghammar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mitchell throws a strike but Daghammar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T2#
Daghammar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daghammar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Daghammar controlling him for the moment.
Daghammar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell trying to control the position here. #T3#
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell managing to control the position.
Mitchell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Daghammar controls the pace.
Daghammar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Daghammar preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daghammar checks a leg kick nicely.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dag Daghammar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Mitchell looking to score a takedown here. Daghammar is defending well but Mitchell drives through and ends up in Daghammar's guard.
Mitchell trying to control but Daghammar is working from the bottom.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Daghammar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Daghammar!#REVR#
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Mitchell cracks Daghammar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Daghammar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Daghammar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Daghammar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daghammar.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daghammar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daghammar throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daghammar takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Daghammar off balance momentarily.
Mitchell works over Daghammar's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daghammar sprawls well. Daghammar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
That kick from Daghammar tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daghammar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daghammar jabs Mitchell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Daghammar scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daghammar.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daghammar misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Dag Daghammar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Daghammar throws a big shot that misses.
Daghammar sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Daghammar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daghammar works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Travis Mitchell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Daghammar controls his hands.
A short right from Mitchell.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daghammar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Daghammar blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Daghammar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mitchell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Daghammar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
A short right from Daghammar.
Daghammar swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daghammar.
Daghammar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daghammar misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Daghammar.
Daghammar lands a shoulder strike.
Daghammar can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Daghammar tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daghammar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daghammar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.#T4#
Daghammar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A short left from Mitchell.
A short right from Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Daghammar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Daghammar misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Daghammar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daghammar misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Daghammar scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Mitchell.
I've got Mitchell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Travis Mitchell!

During a confident post fight interview, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dag Daghammar spoke after the fight, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight, but....I fucked his wife last night so I guess I had it coming.'.

 

Event: GAMMA#902 Clark v Kodjia     
Date:   Jul 10, 2021
#R1#
Mitchell misses with a low kick. #CL2#
Mitchell takes the fight into the clinch.
McStafferson tries to pull guard but Mitchell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD#
McStafferson pulls guard.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
McStafferson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McStafferson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but McStafferson has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell stands up over McStafferson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mitchell postures up in McStafferson's guard and throws a big left but McStafferson blocks it. #SUB#
Mitchell throws a sloppy strike and McStafferson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Mitchell is forced to tap! Great BJJ from McStafferson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaz McStafferson!

 

Event: GAMMA#898 MacArthur v Turilo     
Date:   Jun 12, 2021
#R1#
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell attempts a counter takedown but Raffington avoids it well and moves away.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Raffington feints a counter leg kick.
Mitchell takes a swing at Raffington's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Raffington misses the target.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Raffington sprawls and moves away.
Mitchell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Raffington cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Mitchell is looking to clinch but Raffington is avoiding it.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Raffington counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL#
Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell tries to work over Raffington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raffington pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitchell is trying to stall.
Raffington misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell. #T1#
A short body shot lands from Raffington as the two fighters clinch.
Raffington lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raffington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raffington.
Raffington lands a body shot.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Raffington.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Raffington blocking some punches.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Raffington controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Raffington.
Raffington tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raffington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Raffington prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
A short right from Raffington on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Raffington.
Raffington lands a shoulder strike.
Raffington lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#Travis Mitchell's cut is getting worse.
We've been hearing reports that Mitchell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Raffington pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raffington is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raffington lands a shot to the body.
Raffington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T2#
A short right from Raffington on the inside.
Raffington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mitchell up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Raffington. #BC2#
Raffington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #KD2#
Raffington lands a big head kick that sends Mitchell tumbling to the mat! Raffington takes a step backwards and waves Mitchell back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Mitchell is rocked!
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington misses with a looping right.#KD2#
Raffington feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mitchell sprawling to the canvas! Mitchell rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raffington finish him?!
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raffington counters with a nice leg kick.
Raffington drops Mitchell with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Mitchell! Raffington dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Raffington!
After winning the bout, Shane Raffington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: GAMMA#893 Falcone v Dambullah     
Date:   May 08, 2021
#R1#
Ekstrovertti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Ekstrovertti.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Ekstrovertti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Ekstrovertti slips the punch.
Ekstrovertti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mitchell sprawls and moves away.
Ekstrovertti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Ekstrovertti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ekstrovertti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekstrovertti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ekstrovertti catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Ekstrovertti lands an overhand right.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Ekstrovertti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ekstrovertti.
Mitchell keeps Ekstrovertti at a distance using the push kick. #TD2#
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ekstrovertti napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ekstrovertti can't do much from the bottom here.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Mitchell controls the position.
Mitchell lands a few punches from side control.
Mitchell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ekstrovertti some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ekstrovertti sneaks back into half guard.
Ekstrovertti moves into full guard. #T2#
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekstrovertti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekstrovertti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekstrovertti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ekstrovertti working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Mitchell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ekstrovertti is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ekstrovertti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mitchell preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Ekstrovertti moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Ekstrovertti pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Ekstrovertti does it's job there.#T4#
Donk. Ekstrovertti catches Mitchell right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ekstrovertti's head.
Mitchell cracks Ekstrovertti with a good jab.
Ekstrovertti throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Ekstrovertti throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell throws a hook but Ekstrovertti avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti lands a head shot.
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!#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ekstrovertti.
Mitchell keeps Ekstrovertti under control for a moment.
Ekstrovertti taking a break here but Mitchell is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Ekstrovertti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ekstrovertti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Ekstrovertti.
Mitchell thows a leg kick but Ekstrovertti checks it #TD#
and Ekstrovertti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mitchell!
Ekstrovertti wants to take a breather but Mitchell manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Ekstrovertti.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekstrovertti throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell has control of Ekstrovertti's left arm, preventing Ekstrovertti from doing any damage.
Ekstrovertti trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom. #T1#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell pulls Ekstrovertti in close to prevent any damage.
Travis Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ekstrovertti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ekstrovertti wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ekstrovertti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Ekstrovertti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ekstrovertti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but Ekstrovertti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ekstrovertti drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mitchell sprawls and moves away.
Ekstrovertti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ekstrovertti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Ekstrovertti lands with a thumping leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Ekstrovertti looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Ekstrovertti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekstrovertti half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Ekstrovertti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T3#
Ekstrovertti shoots for a takedown but Mitchell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitchell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekstrovertti fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell throws out a counter right but Ekstrovertti avoids it with no problem.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Ekstrovertti moves away and avoids it.
Ekstrovertti takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ekstrovertti. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mitchell cracks Ekstrovertti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Ekstrovertti shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchell as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vertti Ekstrovertti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ekstrovertti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ekstrovertti looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ekstrovertti defends it well.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekstrovertti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.#T4#
Ekstrovertti throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekstrovertti works the jab nicely.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but Ekstrovertti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Ekstrovertti digs a good hook to Mitchell's body.
Ekstrovertti avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekstrovertti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell jabs Ekstrovertti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ekstrovertti misses with a hook to the body
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell takes a swing at Ekstrovertti's ribcage but misses.
Ekstrovertti connects with an inside leg kick.#TD#
Ekstrovertti shoots in and bounces Mitchell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ekstrovertti trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vertti Ekstrovertti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ekstrovertti checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Ekstrovertti misses its target.
Mitchell moves out of range of the leg kick from Ekstrovertti.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ekstrovertti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mitchell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mitchell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Ekstrovertti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ekstrovertti.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekstrovertti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekstrovertti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ekstrovertti throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell tries to land a body kick#TD#
so Ekstrovertti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ekstrovertti trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom. #T1#
Ekstrovertti is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mitchell is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ekstrovertti pushes down on Mitchell's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ekstrovertti is trying to control. Mitchell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ekstrovertti trying to control from half guard but Mitchell is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell misses with the body kick
and Ekstrovertti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ekstrovertti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ekstrovertti misses with a low kick.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Ekstrovertti connects with an inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ekstrovertti as he connects with a hook.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ekstrovertti.
Ekstrovertti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekstrovertti swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Ekstrovertti avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
Ekstrovertti misses with the body kick#TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Ekstrovertti's brow. #SUB#
Ekstrovertti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mitchell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mitchell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mitchell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ekstrovertti swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mitchell trying to control but Ekstrovertti is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Ekstrovertti working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mitchell has passed into half guard!
Mitchell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T4#
Mitchell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ekstrovertti wants to control but Mitchell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Mitchell there.
Vertti Ekstrovertti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ekstrovertti keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ekstrovertti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Ekstrovertti's head.
Ekstrovertti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Mitchell.
I think Ekstrovertti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vertti Ekstrovertti!

After the fight, Vertti Ekstrovertti was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: GAMMA#890 Falcone v Mitchell     
Date:   Apr 17, 2021
#R1#
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Mitchell is looking to slow Falcone down with leg kicks.
Falcone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Falcone dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcone. That's going to slow Mitchell down.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Falcone is having none of it.
Falcone is looking to counter punch.
Falcone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL2#
Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Falcone.
Falcone is trying to break free.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Falcone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Falcone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Falcone struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
A short right from Falcone on the inside. #T1#
Falcone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Falcone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Falcone working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Falcone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Falcone throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Falcone!
Falcone manages to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell looks to land a strike but Falcone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Falcone lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Falcone wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Falcone would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. #T2#
Falcone stays in close to Mitchell's body and controls the position.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell being controlled here, momentarily.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Falcone from controlling successfully.
Mitchell being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Falcone slips nicely into half guard.
Mitchell manages to get to full guard.
Falcone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falcone seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Falcone continues to stall.
Mitchell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Falcone looking to pass the guard.
Falcone is working hard here to advance position.
Falcone controls from within his opponent's guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Falcone wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Falcone looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Falcone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell controls the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Falcone will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL2#
Mitchell rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Falcone throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Falcone slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Falcone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell throws a hook but Falcone blocks it.
Falcone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone misses with a hook #CL2#
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.#BC#
Falcone manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Falcone.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Falcone tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.#T1#
Falcone tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Mitchell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell connects with a jab.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell cracks Falcone with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Falcone.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anthony Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Falcone thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Falcone 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!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Falcone.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A left lands for Falcone.
Mitchell checks a low kick from Falcone.
Mitchell takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Falcone is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcone is looking to land body kicks.
Falcone scores with a spinning back kick!
Mitchell swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Falcone.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Falcone scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Falcone.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.#T3#
Mitchell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mitchell.
Falcone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mitchell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Falcone is fending him off so far but Mitchell persists. Nope, Falcone circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Falcone.
Falcone blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Mitchell clobbers Falcone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Falcone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell checks a leg kick nicely.
Falcone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Falcone swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Some bone on bone action there as Mitchell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.
Falcone is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell throws out a counter right but Falcone avoids it with no problem.
Falcone looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Falcone scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Falcone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mitchell just manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Falcone ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
As Mitchell backs away, Falcone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Falcone dominated that second round.
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.#R3#
Falcone moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Falcone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Falcone lands a body shot.
Falcone misses the jab.
Mitchell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell moves forwards but Falcone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Falcone.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Falcone pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Falcone to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
letting Falcone counter with a right hand.
Mitchell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falcone scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Falcone moved away.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Mitchell jabs at Falcone's body.#T1#
Falcone ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Falcone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
Mitchell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Falcone lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Falcone circles away.
Falcone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mitchell.
Falcone lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Falcone moved away.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Falcone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Falcone lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.#T2#
Falcone cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Falcone lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falcone lands an overhand right.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Falcone.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Falcone.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Falcone.
Mitchell stuns Falcone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcone.
A low kick from Falcone misses
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell moves out of range as Falcone strikes.
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.#T3#
Falcone lands with a right hand.
Falcone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Falcone fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Falcone doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Falcone was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Falcone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Falcone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Falcone on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell throws a poor cross that misses
and Falcone counters with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Falcone.
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Falcone tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Falcone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Falcone misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.#T4#
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Falcones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falcone.
Mitchell shoots in but Falcone avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Falcone thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Mitchell swings for the body but Falcone moves out of range.
It looked like Falcone was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mitchell.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Falcone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Falcone connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Falcone clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Falcone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Falcone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcone connects with the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell throws a solid leg kick but Falcone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mitchell.
Falcone scores with a jab.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Falcone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcone comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Falcone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Mitchell clinches with his opponent.
Falcone tries to break free but Mitchell pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1##BC#
Falcone breaks the clinch.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Falcone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Falcone connects with a solid leg kick.
Falcone looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Falcone wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falcone shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Falcone misses with a body kick.
Falcone scores with a nice body kick.
Mitchell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mitchell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcone thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
Mitchell misses with a two punch combination. #T2#
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Mitchell lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Falcone pinned against the cage. Falcone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Falcone. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Good exchange - Falcone coming out on top.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell looks to throw a body kick
and Falcone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Falcone - just one landing.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#T3#
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Falcone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
A low kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Falcone throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Falcone works the jab nicely.
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Mitchell cracks Falcone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Falcone loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.#CL2#
Mitchell rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Falcone breaks the clinch.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Falcone moves away.#T4#
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Mitchell rushes Falcone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Falcone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Falcone moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Falcone lands the left hand.
Falcone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Falcone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Falcone finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Falcone throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Falcone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mitchell takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Falcone had his way with Travis Mitchell in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R5#
Falcone misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Mitchell rushes Falcone and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Falcone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Falcone connects with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Falcone.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Falcone quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Falcone moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell shoots in for a double leg but Falcone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Falcone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Falcone looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Falcone checks a low kick from Mitchell.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
A chopping leg kick lands by Falcone.
Falcone looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Mitchell throws a hook but Falcone blocks it.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Falcone.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Falcone avoids them all with ease.
Mitchell throws a hook but Falcone avoids it easily.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Falcone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Falcone slips the punch.
Falcone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Falcone moves out of range.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcone lands an overhand right.#T2#
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!
Falcone scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell needs to keep his hands up - Falcone had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Falcone sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Falcone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A bone on bone clash there as Falcone blocks the leg kick.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Falcone ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Falcone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Falcone defends it well.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Falcone's body.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mitchell in his tracks.
Falcone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Falcone. That's going to slow Mitchell down.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Falcone counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcone.
Falcone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Falcone scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Mitchell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell thumps Falcone with a low kick.
Falcone fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Falcone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Falcone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Falcone scores with a body shot.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Falcone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mitchell's hands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Falcone is looking to counter with a body kick.
Anthony Falcone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Falcone. Beautiful body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Falcone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falcone, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Falcone!

Anthony Falcone retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Anthony Falcone thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: GAMMA#886 Falcone v Newton     
Date:   Mar 20, 2021
#R1#
Reich shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchell sprawls well. He's pushed Reich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitchell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Reich.
We've been informed that Reich has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mitchell leaves Reich with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Reich moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reich looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Travis Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Reich.
Reich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T1##CL#
Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mitchell working aggressively here. #BC2#
Reich manages to break the clinch. #TD2#
Reich gets a takedown into half guard.
Reich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reich tries to pass to full mount but Mitchell defends it.
Mitchell controlling the position well. #T2#
Reich trying to control from half guard but Mitchell is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reich has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Mitchell works to full guard.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Reich from controlling successfully.
Reich wants to stand and escape but instead Mitchell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##T3#
Mitchell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Reich avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell is working Reich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitchell controlling from the top position.
Reich keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell stays in close to Reich's body and controls the position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitchell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reich working a defensive guard here.
Mitchell stands and throws Reich's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reich wants to control but Mitchell postures up.
A lull in the action here as Mitchell stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reich is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reich can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reich is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Reich shoots in but no luck this time.
Reich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchell pinned against the cage. Mitchell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reich slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Reich throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Mitchell blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reich dives in and grabs Mitchell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes down on Reich's head and hops out.
Travis Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarred Reich.
Reich shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchell as he jumps to the side.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reich can do to turn this around?
Reich looks to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Jarred Reich has been cut.#T1##TD2#
Mitchell gets caught flat footed, as Reich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Reich's head.
Reich trying to control here.
Mitchell is keen to just control but Reich is a slippery customer.
Reich pushes Mitchell off looking to stand but Mitchell dives back in and keeps control.
Reich tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchell is nestled in close to Reich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mitchell slips a nice elbow through Reich's hands, connecting with Reich's forehead.#T2#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mitchell connects with a nice short shot to Reich's temple.
Mitchell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell lands with a punch from half guard.
Reich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Reich has hold of Mitchell's hands but Mitchell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Mitchell controlling the pace.
Mitchell winds up and cracks Reich with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell prevents Reich from improving his position.#T3#
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
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 lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mitchell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mitchell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reich is looking to control Mitchell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reich avoid being mounted?
Reich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reich pushes Mitchell off but Mitchell dives into side control. #T4#
Reich is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mitchell is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Reich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Reich is working from the bottom.
Reich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reich on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Reich is trying to get back to half guard.
Reich taking punishment in the form of punches.
Reich is looking to reverse the position.
Reich is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mitchell asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jarred Reich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL2#
Reich closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Reich pulls guard successfully.
Reich is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Reich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell is working Reich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitchell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is working Reich over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitchell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reich has his hands on Mitchell's head, controlling the position. #T1#
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Reich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reich wants to hit a sweep here but Mitchell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Reich there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mitchell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Reich tries to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.
Reich is trying to escape the mount. #T2#
Mitchell tries to control but Reich wriggling away.
BOOM! Mitchell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mitchell wants to control the pace but Reich is squirming around nicely.
Reich is looking to get to half guard.
Mitchell postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Reich looks a forlorn figure.
Reich wants to hold on but Mitchell pushes him away.
Mitchell raining down shots from the mount!
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Reich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Reich is looking to get to half guard.
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jarred Reich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reich throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mitchell. What's that going to do exactly?

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitchell 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

A victorious Travis Mitchell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: GAMMA#881 Horse v Hiro     
Date:   Feb 13, 2021
#R1##TD#
Mitchell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McStafferson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McStafferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McStafferson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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McStafferson wants to control for a moment but Mitchell uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
McStafferson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
McStafferson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mitchell sees it coming and defends easily.#T1#
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.
McStafferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McStafferson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mitchell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
McStafferson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mitchell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mitchell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mitchell! #REVB#
McStafferson is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McStafferson taking a bit of punishment here - Mitchell scoring with strikes.
McStafferson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mitchell is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
Mitchell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McStafferson is trying to escape the mount.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.
Mitchell with shots to the head and body - McStafferson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McStafferson really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T3#
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McStafferson is looking to escape.
McStafferson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McStafferson moves into full guard.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but McStafferson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Mitchell can't keep his opponent in guard - McStafferson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4##SUB#
McStafferson seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
McStafferson is trying to work for a kimura but Mitchell is defending well.
Mitchell gets full guard.
McStafferson advances to half guard. #SUB#
McStafferson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. McStafferson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
McStafferson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McStafferson.
Horrible takedown attempt by McStafferson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaz McStafferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McStafferson misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
McStafferson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep. McStafferson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
McStafferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T1#
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
McStafferson is stalling here. Mitchell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McStafferson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Mitchell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Mitchell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mitchell trying to control the action but McStafferson is working from the bottom.
Mitchell grinds an elbow into McStafferson's temple.
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes.
Travis Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
McStafferson tries to bench press Mitchell off him but Mitchell keeps the position. #T2#
McStafferson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mitchell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McStafferson is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.
McStafferson tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell staying calm.
Mitchell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mitchell trying to control the position but McStafferson is working away. #T3#
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
McStafferson tries to improve position but can't.
McStafferson is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
McStafferson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McStafferson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McStafferson trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
McStafferson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
McStafferson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mitchell sees it coming and defends easily.#T4#
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.
McStafferson is looking to pass into half guard but Mitchell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Mitchell is in guard.#REVB##SUB#
McStafferson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mitchell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mitchell stays in close to McStafferson's body and controls the position.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McStafferson's head.#SUB#
McStafferson looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
McStafferson with a lazy takedown attempt #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McStafferson!
Mitchell scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Mitchell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but McStafferson keeps working.
McStafferson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
McStafferson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
McStafferson is looking for a sweep.#T1#
McStafferson is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
McStafferson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McStafferson is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell lands an elbow.
Mitchell cracks McStafferson with a big elbow.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell cracks McStafferson with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#McStafferson is rocked!
McStafferson being controlled for a moment.
Oh McStafferson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Mitchell grinds an elbow into McStafferson's temple.
A big shot lands for Mitchell! That's hurt McStafferson! Will he recover? Mitchell fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
Our winner, Travis Mitchell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: GAMMA#876 Kodjia v Manowaru     
Date:   Jan 09, 2021
#R1#
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Falcone moves out of range.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Falcone.
Mitchell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Falcone takes a step back to recover.
Falcone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Falcone is just out of range.
Falcone swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mitchell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Falcone cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
It looked like Falcone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell slips a jab from Falcone.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Falcone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Falcone throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Falcone swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a swing at Falcone's ribcage but misses.
Falcone throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Falcone scores with a jab.
Falcone moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Falcone.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Falcone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falcone scores with a nice strike.#CUT#It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Falcone.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Falcone lands an overhand right.
Falcone connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mitchell. Mitchell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T2#
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell punishes Falcone's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcone tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falcone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Falcone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Falcone.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcone is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Falcone throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.
Falcone buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell. #T3#
Falcone throws a low kick but Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Falcone slips under a jab.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell throws a series of strikes that have Falcone backpedaling.
Mitchell tries to clinch up.
Falcone throws a leg kick but Mitchell moved away.
Falcone misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Falcone.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Falcone sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Falcone gets caught napping as Mitchell dives in and scores a takedown. Falcone manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone pulls Mitchell in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Falcone is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone seems keen to control Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell won't allow Falcone to sweep him here.
Mitchell trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Falcone looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Falcone misses with a hook.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Falcone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Falcone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell'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.#R2#
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Falcone cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Falcone but Falcone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but Falcone manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Falcone staying out of range there.
Falcone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Falcone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Anthony Falcone is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell lands a front kick.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T1#
Falcone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell looks for the body kick but Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Falcone.
Falcone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Falcone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Falcone throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell walks into a straight right hand from Falcone.
Falcone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
Falcone lands a head shot.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Falcone's shoulder, as Falcone tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell throws the left hand but Falcone avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
Falcone moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Mitchell defending well as Falcone loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Falcone misses its target.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Falcone.
Anthony Falcone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcone.
Falcone swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Falcone scores with a leg kick. #TD2#
Mitchell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Falcone is trying to defend but Mitchell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Falcone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Falcone is looking to improve his position.
Falcone trying to control but Mitchell postures up. #T3#
Falcone works his way to full guard. Good work.
Falcone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell with a nice head shot there.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound.
Falcone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell trying to control but Falcone is working from the bottom.
Falcone controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Falcone is pulling down on Mitchell's head to control his posture.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mitchell passes into half guard.
Falcone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Falcone is looking to improve his position.
Falcone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Falcone has his hands clasped together around Mitchell's back. He's all about the action.
Falcone wants to control but Mitchell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Falcone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Falcone.
Falcone misses with a looping left.
Falcone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Falcone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone scores with a kick to the midsection.
Falcone misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.#TD2#
Mitchell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Falcone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Falcone throws Mitchell to one side and escapes!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcone defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Falcone misses its intended target.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Falcone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick from Falcone misses. #T1#
Mitchell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Falcone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mitchell looks to clinch
and Falcone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
Mitchell drives through and clinches with Falcone against the cage.
Falcone throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Falcone on the inside.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Falcone creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Falcone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Mitchell gets through Falcone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Falcone tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Falcone tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Falcone controls his hands.
Falcone throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
A right hand to the body from Falcone. #T2#
Nice body punch from Falcone - that landed with a thud.
Falcone lands a right hand.
Mitchell has Falcone pressed against the cage, preventing Falcone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Falcone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falcone's efforts to push away.#BC#
Falcone breaks the clinch.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Falcone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Falcone to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Falcone misses with a straight left.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Falcone counters with a nice body kick.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Falcone with a nice cross.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Falcone connects with a nice looking jab.
Falcone misses with a looping right.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Falcone throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mitchell avoids it.
Falcone throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Falcone misses.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Falcone can pounce on him.
Mitchell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Falcone's shoulder, as Falcone tries to avoid the shot.
Falcone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell misses with a combination
and Falcone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell. #T4#
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Falcone saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Falcone moves out of range.
Falcone looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Anthony Falcone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Falcone saw that one coming.
Falcone connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Falcone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchell has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Falcone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Falcone connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Falcone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Falcone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Falcone, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Falcone!

During a confident post fight interview, Anthony Falcone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GAMMA#872 Manowaru v Horse     
Date:   Dec 12, 2020
#R1#
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Parker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mitchell. That's going to slow Parker down.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Parker. #CL#
Mitchell darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Parker blocking some punches.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards. #BC2#
Parker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD#
Mitchell drives through with a takedown into Parker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell postures up in Parker's guard and throws a big left but Parker blocks it.
Mitchell cracks Parker with a solid left hand.
Mitchell stands and throws Parker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Parker tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mitchell presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Parker is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T1#
Parker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchell looking to finish Parker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Parker!
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Mitchell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mitchell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#ROC#Parker is rocked!
Mitchell lands a big elbow - Parker is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Parker is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
A relieved looking Travis Mitchell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: GAMMA#865 Kodija v Horse     
Date:   Nov 14, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Parker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parker backs up against the cage.
That kick from Parker tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Parker throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Parker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell is looking to slow Parker down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Parker defends it well.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Alex Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Parker lands a jab.#CL2#
Mitchell moves into the clinch.
A short left from Mitchell.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parker.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Parker.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mitchell pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Parker tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Parker takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Parker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Parker back against the cage.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action. #TD2#
Mitchell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Parker can't fight it off and eventually Mitchell manages to take the fight to the floor. Parker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
Parker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell. #T3#
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Parker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Parker wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mitchell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Parker content to stall in guard here.
Parker tries to stand but Mitchell is controlling from the bottom. #T4#
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.
Parker wants to stand and escape but instead Mitchell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Parker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mitchell has passed into side control.
Parker can't do much from the bottom here.
Mitchell trying to control the position but Parker is working away.
Mitchell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mitchell tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mitchell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Parker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Parker has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mitchell cracks Parker with a big right hand but Parker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Parker is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mitchell tests Parker's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT2#It looks like Alex Parker has been cut.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
Parker tries to work over Mitchell's front leg with a kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parker throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT#It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Parker punishes Mitchell's body with a nice straight punch.
Mitchell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
Alex Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control. #ES#
Parker sneaks out the side door and pushes Mitchell away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Parker, as that shot connected.
Parker tries to work over Mitchell's front leg with a kick but Mitchell checks it. #CL2#
Mitchell forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchell lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Parker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Parker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T1#
A short left from Parker.
Parker lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mitchell as the two fighters clinch.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Parker avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Parker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Parker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Travis Mitchell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Parker controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a body punch. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker lands a shoulder strike.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Parker controls his hands.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Parker.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mitchell tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Mitchell. #T3#
Mitchell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Parker.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell trying to stall but Parker improves his position.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Mitchell tries to work over Parker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Parker tries to circle away but Mitchell has him pinned against the cage.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Parker on the inside. #T4##TD2#
Mitchell lands a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell is standing up over Parker. Parker looks to escape but Mitchell dives into side control.
Parker is looking for a sweep.
Parker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Travis Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitchell cracks Parker with a big elbow.
Mitchell controls the position.
Parker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mitchell.
Mitchell scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mitchell grinds an elbow into Parker's temple. #ES#
Parker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Mitchell fails to land the takedown.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Parker ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Parker moved out of range nicely.
Parker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Parker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Parker misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.#CL2#
Mitchell gets a clinch. #T1#
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mitchell.
Parker can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell cracks Parker with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Parker connects with a crisp jab.
Alex Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Parker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
An attempted straight right counter from Parker misses the target.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Parker scores with a head kick.
Mitchell thuds his right hand into Parker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mitchell backs up against the cage. #CUT#That has opened up Travis Mitchell's cut even more.
Parker throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Alex Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Parker's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Mitchell blocks the leg kick.
Mitchell lands a jab to Parker's midsection.
Mitchell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but Parker shows good takedown defense.
Alex Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
Parker throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ES#
Parker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Parker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
Mitchell lands a body shot. #BC2#
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Parker.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mitchell stuns Parker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL2#
Mitchell darts in and clinches Parker up against the cage.
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Parker wants to get back to striking at distance but Mitchell won't allow it.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mitchell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parker is looking to control Mitchell's arms but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Parker has his back to the cage. #T4#
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Parker - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker lands with a short shot to the head.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Parker.
Mitchell letting Parker take a breather here.
Mitchell is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alex Parker.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

 

Event: GAMMA#860 Pedro v Storm     
Date:   Oct 17, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
Mitchell jabs Cold right on the nose. Cold blinks but takes it well.
Cold looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Cold ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cold misses the target.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cold as he jumps to the side.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Cold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold walks into a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitchell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Mitchell catches Cold right on the button with a cross.#T1#
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cold manages to avoid it.
Cold misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot lands for Cold.#CUT#It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell walks into a jab.
Cold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cold has time to react.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cold throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#KD#
Cold lands a big head kick that sends Mitchell tumbling to the mat! Cold takes a step backwards and waves Mitchell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cold avoids a punch combination nicely.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Cold's ribs.#TD2#
Mitchell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mitchell is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell is pressing down on Cold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cold is holding on for now.
Cold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Mitchell wants to control but Cold is keeping him busy.
Mitchell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cold tries to kick Mitchell off but Mitchell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Cold on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Cold dodges it nicely.
Cold has hold of Mitchell's hands but Mitchell slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mitchell winds up and cracks Cold with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Cold dodges it nicely. #T4#
Cold looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cold keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cold's head. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Steven Cold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Cold seems unphased.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cold throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell works over Cold's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold avoids a kick to the body.
Cold throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Cold seems unphased.
Mitchell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Cold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #ROC2#Cold is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Cold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cold.
Cold throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Cold drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mitchell swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Cold's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Steven Cold stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stand a Bang ...im sry too the fans for this boring zhit'.

 

Event: GAMMA#853 Lohmus v MacArthur     
Date:   Sep 19, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to clinch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT#It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Kuznetsov avoids a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kuznetsov.
Mitchell wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Both fighters circling a little - Mitchell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab lands there for Kuznetsov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Kuznetsov's ribs.
Kuznetsov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lads Lash Banter Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kuznetsov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Nikolai Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well. #T1#
Kuznetsov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kuznetsov lands the left hand.
Mitchell throws a head kick but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Kuznetsov misses the shot to the body.
Kuznetsov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some wild striking there from Kuznetsov.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov misses with a wild combination.
Kuznetsov lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Kuznetsov throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab lands there for Mitchell.#T2#
Kuznetsov misses with a looping left.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Mitchell defending well as Kuznetsov loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell tries a quick counter leg kick but Kuznetsov is wise to it.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell misses with a jab to the body
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kuznetsov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuznetsov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kuznetsov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuznetsov missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell with the inside leg kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Kuznetsov circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuznetsov circles away.
Kuznetsov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell. #T3#
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kuznetsov doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetsov throws out the jab.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Mitchell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#TD2#
Mitchell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kuznetsov is trying to defend but Mitchell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#ES#
Kuznetsov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mitchell is on him like a limpet, forcing Kuznetsov back against the cage.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kuznetsov fights it off and pushes away nicely. #TD2#
Mitchell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T4#
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Mitchell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kuznetsov some visible discomfort.
Mitchell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
An elbow from Mitchell crashes against the mat.
Mitchell scoring with punches and elbows.
Kuznetsov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mitchell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuznetsov wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mitchell throws a strike aimed at the side of Kuznetsov's head but Kuznetsov avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuznetsov ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Kuznetsov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov misses with an uppercut.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nikolai Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#KD2#
Mitchell sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Kuznetsov to the ground! Mitchell dives into full mount looking to finish!#ROC2#Kuznetsov is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell controlling from the full mount.
Oh Kuznetsov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Kuznetsov! Mitchell sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Kuznetsov and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
A victorious Travis Mitchell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: GAMMA#847 Grabber v Spike     
Date:   Aug 22, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSilva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
DeSilva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mitchell feints the counter takedown.
DeSilva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. DeSilva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeSilva jabs Mitchell right on the nose. Mitchell blinks but takes it well.
DeSilva throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
DeSilva moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
DeSilva moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
DeSilva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
DeSilva connects with a single shot there.
DeSilva throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
DeSilva lands a slapping body shot.
Mitchell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
DeSilva connects with a looping right hand.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeSilva.
DeSilva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeSilva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeSilva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Mitchell wants to slow DeSilva down by chopping away at his legs.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T1#
Good shot there by DeSilva.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but DeSilva is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
DeSilva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
DeSilva slips a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DeSilva manages to avoid it.
DeSilva throws a head kick that half lands.
DeSilva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSilva misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.
DeSilva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeSilva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
DeSilva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
DeSilva moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.#CL2#
Mitchell clinches up with DeSilva and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as DeSilva controls the action. #T2#
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell digs a right hand into DeSilva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeSilva's gas tank.
DeSilva throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. DeSilva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mitchell - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
DeSilva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning DeSilva up against the cage.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
DeSilva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, DeSilva scores with a nice short uppercut.
DeSilva lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
DeSilva scores with a hook to the body.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as DeSilva controls the action.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
DeSilva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
DeSilva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DeSilva defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
DeSilva is looking to counter punch.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
DeSilva looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
DeSilva misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
DeSilva connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell walks into a stiff left hand from DeSilva.
A swing and a miss from DeSilva.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but DeSilva moved out of range nicely.
DeSilva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSilva misses with an uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and DeSilva counters with a left and a right that stings Mitchell. #T4##CL2#
Mitchell clinches up against the cage.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeSilva.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Mitchell lands a shot to the body.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but DeSilva avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
DeSilva prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
DeSilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeSilva.
Mitchell tries a body shot but DeSilva blocks it.
A short left from Mitchell.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
DeSilva can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Mitchell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
DeSilva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
DeSilva lands with a good body shot.
DeSilva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeSilva is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs.
A jab from Mitchell finds it's way through DeSilva's defenses. #CL2#
Mitchell forces DeSilva back against the cage and clinches.
Mitchell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeSilva throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeSilva looking to stall.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva lands an uppercut.
DeSilva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
DeSilva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of DeSilvas head. #T1#
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but DeSilva uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeSilva tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing DeSilva back against the cage.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeSilva trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed DeSilva into the cage.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
DeSilva misses with a punch on the inside.
DeSilva cracks Mitchell with a nice body shot.
Mitchell tries a body shot but DeSilva blocks it.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Mitchell looking for a takedown.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeSilva lands a hook to the side of the head.
DeSilva lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Mitchell blocks a body shot from DeSilva.
A body shot lands from DeSilva.
A short body shot lands from Mitchell as the two fighters clinch.
DeSilva struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
DeSilva misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeSilva tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell stalling in the clinch but DeSilva improves position.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as DeSilva controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from DeSilva fails to land.
DeSilva tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut. #BC#
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeSilva throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from DeSilva, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSilva throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with DeSilva.#T3#
DeSilva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of DeSilva backwards.
DeSilva blocks a body shot from Mitchell. #BC#
DeSilva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
DeSilva misses with a straight left.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
DeSilva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
DeSilva throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeSilva tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. DeSilva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of DeSilva's head but DeSilva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.
DeSilva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by DeSilva.
DeSilva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeSilva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSilva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.#T4#
DeSilva throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell wants to counter with a clinch but DeSilva pushes him away.
DeSilva lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.
DeSilva cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeSilva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from DeSilva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
DeSilva blocks the body kick.
DeSilva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
DeSilva feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. DeSilva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
DeSilva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeSilva.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Mitchell darts in and clinches DeSilva up against the cage.
Mitchell tries a body shot but DeSilva blocks it.
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 Antonio Mauricio DeSilva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
DeSilva tries to work over Mitchell's front leg with a kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like DeSilva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mitchell.
Mitchell cracks DeSilva with a good jab.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DeSilva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeSilva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mitchell's knee momentarily.
DeSilva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mitchell.
DeSilva throws a good cross that connects.
Mitchell walks into a left hand.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
Mitchell walks into a jab.
DeSilva throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSilva is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
Mitchell looks up at the clock and then as DeSilva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mitchell smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #T1#
DeSilva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeSilva defending well though. #ES#
DeSilva manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Mitchell keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
DeSilva misses with a body punch.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from DeSilva. #BC#
DeSilva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeSilva.
DeSilva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
DeSilva cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
DeSilva throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
DeSilva jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from DeSilva.
DeSilva misses the shot to the body.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is winning the standup battle so far.
DeSilva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeSilva throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
DeSilva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSilva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell throws a jab when DeSilva was well out of range.
DeSilva moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeSilva wants to slow Mitchell down by chopping away at his legs.
DeSilva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
DeSilva misses with a straight right.
DeSilva misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for DeSilva.#CL2#
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with DeSilva.
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
DeSilva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside.
Mitchell tries a body shot but DeSilva blocks it.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
DeSilva tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DeSilva's elbow.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeSilva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell goes for a takedown attempt but DeSilva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
DeSilva throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
DeSilva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
DeSilva looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
DeSilva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mitchell misses with a kick to the body
and DeSilva counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.#T4#
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by DeSilva.
DeSilva avoids a kick to the body.
DeSilva ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
DeSilva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
DeSilva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeSilva ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeSilva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mitchell's head backwards.
DeSilva looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws a right hand that DeSilva ducks under and follows up with a left that DeSilva also avoids with ease.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and DeSilva counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
DeSilva lands a two punch combo.
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeSilva punishes Mitchell's body with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Mauricio DeSilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeSilva, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Mauricio DeSilva!

 

Event: GAMMA#842 Bolleke v Newton     
Date:   Jul 25, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Costa was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Costa looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Costa.
Costa looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitchell. That snapped Costa's head back.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Costa.
Costa thuds a left hand into Mitchell's body.
Costa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitchells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Costa scores with a sloppy right hand. Mitchell should have avoided that one.
A jab from Costa misses.
Costa connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Costa moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Costa to score with a decent uppercut.
Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target. #T1#
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Costa walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
We've been hearing reports that Costa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Costa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Costa.
Mitchell changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Costa throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Costa cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Costa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Costa feinted with a counter takedown.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Costa digs a good body shot into Mitchell's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa lands a jab to Mitchell's midsection.
Santiago Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Costa scores with a hook.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Costa.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Costa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Costa misses with a body shot.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Costa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Costa closes the distance and clinches.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Costa lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Costa lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Costa lands with a nice body punch. #T3#
Costa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Costa is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Costa blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell pushes Costa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell presses Costa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Costa avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Costa misses with a punch to the body.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Costa tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Costa back against the cage.
Costa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell lands a right hand. #TD2#
Mitchell gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Costa gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Costa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T4##SUB#
Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mitchell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
Costa has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mitchell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Costa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Santiago Costa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Costa misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws out a powerful jab.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Costa slips the punch.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Costa.
Mitchell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Costa as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Mitchell misses. #CL#
Costa has managed to clinch.
Costa tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Costa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mitchell lands a shot to the body.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Costa.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Costa tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
A short right from Costa.
Nice body punch from Costa - that landed with a thud.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Costa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Costa lands a body punch.
Costa lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell tries to work over Costa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Costa prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Costa lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Costa is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mitchell stalls.
Costa misses with the head strike.
Mitchell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Costa pulls his leg out and moves away. #T2##CL#
Costa rushes Mitchell and presses him up against the cage.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body.
Mitchell wants a takedown but no success here.
Santiago Costa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
Costa lands a body shot.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Costa.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Costa. #TD#
Costa pulls guard effortlessly.
Costa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB#
Costa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mitchell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3##SUB#
Costa is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Costa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Costa!#REVR#
Mitchell is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Costa trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Costa tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchell is retaining full guard.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
Mitchell is controlling Costa's posture.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Costa from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santiago Costa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Costa throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Costa moved out of range.
Costa throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that Costa avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Costa. No joy for Mitchell on that attempt.
Costa is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
A jab from Costa does it's job there.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Costa.
Costa misses with a body shot.
Costa tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Costa throws out the jab.
Costa throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body.
Costa misses the jab.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell works Costa's body with a nice hook.
Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Costa drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell looking for a sweep. Not yet Mitchell, not yet.
Costa wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Mitchell is pulling down on Costa's head to control his posture.
Costa trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Costa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mitchell swivels though and keeps the full guard. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jab by Mitchell.
Costa needs to keep his hands up - Mitchell had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Costa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Costa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Costa takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Costa throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Costa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Costa feinted with a counter takedown.
Costa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Costa sees coming a mile off.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Costa scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Costa takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Santiago Costa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Costa counters with a takedown into side control.
Mitchell struggling a bit here.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Costa 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santiago Costa!

 

Event: GAMMA#838 Bolleke v Falcone     
Date:   Jul 04, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dambullah counters with a straight right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dambullah!
Dambullah misses with a low kick.
Mitchell wants to slow Dambullah down by chopping away at his legs.
Dambullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Dambullah off the cage and back into range.
Good exchange - Dambullah coming out on top.
Dambullah throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell works Dambullah's body with a nice hook.
Dambullah lands a right hook to the body.
Dambullah stuffs the takedown.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dambullah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell blocks the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
Dambullah gets caught napping as Mitchell dives in and scores a takedown. Dambullah manages to retain guard.
Dambullah pulls Mitchell in close to his closed guard and prevents Mitchell from doing any damage or advancing position.#T1#
Dambullah is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Dambullah keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Dambullah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Dambullah keeps moving.
Mitchell is fighting to break Dambullah's control of his arms but Dambullah is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Dambullah is retaining full guard.
Dambullah is pulling down on Mitchell's head. It's preventing any offense from Mitchell, at least for the moment.
Dambullah looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dambullah throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Dambullah moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dambullah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Dambullah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Dambullah as he connects with a hook.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dambullah. Dambullah obviously looking to wear him down.
Dambullah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Dambullah's head.
Dambullah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Dambullah.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Dambullah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dambullah lands a head kick. Mitchell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dambullah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Dambullah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Dambullah scores with a punch to the head.
Mitchell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dambullah avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Dambullah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mitchell just manages to avoid it.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Dambullah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dambullah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dambullah.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Dambullah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Dambullah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dambullah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dambullah misses with a body shot.
Dambullah lands a jab.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Dambullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dambullah moves away.
Dambullah throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Dambullah misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Dambullah's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Papa Moosh Dambullah will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Dambullah connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the liver by Dambullah. Beautiful body shot.
Dambullah looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is winning the standup battle so far.
Dambullah scores with a jab.
A solid body kick from Dambullah.
Mitchell fakes the leg kick and cracks Dambullah in the body.
Dambullah looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Dambullah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Dambullah lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Dambullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dambullah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mitchell moves out of range as Dambullah strikes.
Dambullah doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away. #T1#
A slapping leg kick lands for Dambullah.
A head kick misses from Dambullah.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Dambullah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Mitchell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dambullah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Dambullah moved out of range.
It looked like Dambullah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell misses with a leg kick
and Dambullah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Dambullah's ribs.
Dambullah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dambullah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Dambullah clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell prevents Dambullah from breaking the clinch.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dambullah misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dambullah. #T2#
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dambullah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dambullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Dambullah controls his hands.
Dambullah pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Dambullah controls the action.
Dambullah lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell is trying to drag Dambullah to the mat but Dambullah just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dambullah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dambullah can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dambullah's elbow.
Dambullah lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell tries to work over Dambullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Dambullah - that landed with a thud. #T3#
Dambullah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Dambullah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dambullah has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dambullah avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dambullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Dambullah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dambullah cracks Mitchell with a nice body shot.
Mitchell trying to control the position but instead, Dambullah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitchell into the cage.
A body shot lands from Dambullah.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dambullah misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah throws a head punch that misses.
Dambullah lands with a short shot to the head.
Dambullah lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Dambullah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dambullah misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Mitchell is trying to maintain a safe position but Dambullah gets an underhook and turns Mitchell into the cage.
Dambullah lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell tries to work over Dambullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dambullah misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dambullah lands a nice looking body kick.
Dambullah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dambullah.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dambullah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Dambullah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell.
Dambullah lands a jab to Mitchell's midsection.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dambullah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range and Dambullah settles back down.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dambullah misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dambullah.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dambullah.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Moosh Dambullah dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dambullah at a distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dambullah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dambullah connects with a jab.
Dambullah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dambullah, as that shot connected.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Dambullah.
A little jabbing left from Mitchell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dambullah misses with a body shot.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Dambullah.
Dambullah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dambullah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dambullah misses the shot to the body.
Dambullah scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dambullah is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs. #T1#
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dambullah's head backwards.
Dambullah connects with a leg kick.
Mitchell looks for a takedown but Dambullah sprawls well.
Dambullah throws a lazy body kick
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Dambullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell walks into a jab.
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Nice uppercut there from Dambullah.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dambullah with a nice cross.
Dambullah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T2#
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.
Dambullah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dambullah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Dambullah saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Dambullah misses the target.
Dambullah looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mitchell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dambullah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dambullah trying to control here.
Mitchell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Mitchell is trying to control. Dambullah wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell throwing shots but Dambullah is blocking nicely.
Dambullah trying to control but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell throwing shots but Dambullah is blocking nicely.
Mitchell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dambullah is pressing down on Mitchell's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell stopping the sweep attempt from Dambullah.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Dambullah has wrist control.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T4#
Dambullah keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mitchell works Dambullah's body with a nice hook.
Dambullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dambullah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell misses with a double jab
and Dambullah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dambullah ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Dambullah cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Crunch! Dambullah slams his shin into Mitchell's torso.
Papa Moosh Dambullah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dambullah takes one to the chin there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Moosh Dambullah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dambullah, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Moosh Dambullah!

Papa Moosh Dambullah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: GAMMA#833 Paulin v Spike     
Date:   Jun 06, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell checks the leg kick.
Maraçon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
We've been told by Maraçon's head coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maraçon.
And Mitchell tries to counter it with a takedown but Maraçon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Maraçon tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Maraçon lands a nice hook to Mitchell's body. Mitchell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maraçon jabs Mitchell right on the nose. Mitchell blinks but takes it well.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maraçon.
Maraçon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maraçon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Maraçon.
Maraçon cracks Mitchell with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Maraçon scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maraçon throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.#T1##TD2#
Mitchell gets the takedown into side control.
Mitchell in the domination position with Maraçon hanging on.
Maraçon is looking for a sweep.
Mitchell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maraçon tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maraçon parries the strikes from Mitchell easily there. Mitchell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maraçon to escape.
Maraçon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Mitchell.
Mitchell scoring with punches and elbows.
Maraçon is trying to improve his position.
Mitchell working the ground and pound but Maraçon is defending the strikes. #T2#
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes.
Mitchell tries to score with some ground and pound. Maraçon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mitchell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Maraçon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell is trying to control but can't.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell is trying is best to control the position here.
Maraçon tries to pass to full mount but Mitchell defends it.
Maraçon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
Maraçon wants to free his trapped foot but Mitchell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mitchell trying to control but Maraçon postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Maraçon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maraçon stalling.
Maraçon works his way into side control. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maraçon taking a breather here.
Maraçon's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Maraçon is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Maraçon's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maraçon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Maraçon counters with a thumping low kick.
Maraçon throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Maraçon moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Maraçon misses.
Maraçon lands with a good body shot.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Mitchell throws a jab when Maraçon was well out of range.
Maraçon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Pablo Maraçon is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Maraçon circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Maraçon throwing a counter right hand but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maraçon.
Maraçon tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maraçon catches Mitchell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T1#
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon moves out of range as Mitchell throws a body kick.
Maraçon throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
A jab from Maraçon misses.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maraçon scores with a body shot.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Maraçon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maraçon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.
Maraçon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Maraçon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maraçon misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Maraçon.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Maraçon blocks it. #T2#
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maraçon lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Maraçon.
Maraçon lands a shot to the body.
Maraçon lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Maraçon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell is working for takedown but Maraçon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maraçon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maraçon.
Mitchell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maraçon pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maraçon.
Maraçon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Maraçon is just out of range.
Maraçon is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maraçon throws out a powerful jab.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Maraçon is having none of it. #T3#
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Maraçon.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maraçon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Maraçon's shoulder, as Maraçon tries to avoid the shot.
Maraçon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maraçon.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maraçon lands a jab.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pablo Maraçon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maraçon throws the kick towards the body but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maraçon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maraçon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maraçon connects with a leg kick. #T4#
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Maraçon.
Mitchell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maraçon is looking to clinch.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Maraçon's front leg but catches the back leg as Maraçon tries to avoid it.
Maraçon slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Maraçon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maraçon looks to throw a body kick
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell scores with a kick to the body.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maraçon. Maraçon obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Maraçon is out of range and Mitchell settles back down.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Maraçon walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Maraçon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Maraçon doesn't seem phased though.
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 Pablo Maraçon will probably get the nod.
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!#R3#
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maraçon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maraçon scores with a decent looking hook.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Maraçon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Maraçon.
Mitchell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Maraçon swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Maraçon.
Maraçon misses with a straight left.
Maraçon cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Maraçon sees coming a mile off.
Maraçon throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maraçon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Maraçon throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maraçon to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maraçon throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maraçon tries to move into range but Mitchell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maraçon checks a leg kick.
Maraçon was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maraçon misses with a low kick.
Maraçon throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Maraçon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the body
and Maraçon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maraçon lands with a shot to the body.
Maraçon tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maraçon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Maraçon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Maraçon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell throws a sloppy head kick and Maraçon moves out of range easily.
Maraçon looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Maraçon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maraçon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell wants to counter the offense by Maraçon and move into the clinch position.
Maraçon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell misses with a right hand
and Maraçon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maraçon slips under a jab.
Maraçon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Maraçon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Maraçon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Mitchell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maraçon works the jab nicely.
Maraçon swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Maraçon moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Mitchell clinches with his opponent.
Maraçon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Maraçon.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell slows down the pace here.
A short right from Maraçon on the inside.
Maraçon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell misses with a body punch. #T4#
Maraçon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell tries to work over Maraçon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Maraçon seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mitchell can turn it around.
Maraçon tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Maraçon back against the cage.
Maraçon is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Maraçon manages to break the clinch.
A low kick lands for Maraçon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maraçon avoids a kick to the body.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Maraçon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maraçon tries to counter by clinching up but Mitchell breaks away and moves out of range.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Maraçon.
Jab, jab by Maraçon - just one landing. #TD2#
Maraçon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Maraçon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Maraçon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maraçon, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Maraçon!

A very excited looking Pablo Maraçon made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: GAMMA#827 Fungus v Encharya     
Date:   May 09, 2020
#R1#
The Dog misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
The Dog misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and The Dog connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. The Dog catches Mitchell right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
The Dog misses the body punch
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Dog throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
The Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
The Dog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a body shot #CL2#
and The Dog counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Dog.
The Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
The Dog takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Dog stalling.
The Dog slowing the pace effectively.
The Dog receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from The Dog.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Dog.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
The Dog trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
The Dog working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mitchell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Dog backwards.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but The Dog avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Mitchell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Jake The Dog has been cut.
Mitchell taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Mitchell. #BC2#
The Dog breaks the clinch.
Mitchell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The fighters circling - The Dog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Dog has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The Dog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to move into range but The Dog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT2#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.#CL#
Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by The Dog.
The Dog scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T2#
Mitchell blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
The Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Dog misses the shot to the body.
As The Dog tries to get set, Mitchell tries to push him back and clinch up but The Dog manages to avoid the attempt.
The Dog scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Dog misses with a looping right.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
The Dog slaps away a takedown attempt from Mitchell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Dog! But no joy.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Dog's head.
The Dog connects with a nice looking jab.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Dog.
Jake The Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Dog throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Mitchell drives through and clinches with The Dog against the cage.
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T3#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Dog misses with a body punch.
Mitchell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Dog goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Dog backwards.
The Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Mitchell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. The Dog avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Dog cracks Mitchell with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Dog.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
The Dog escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good exchange - The Dog coming out on top.
Mitchell throws a body kick that misses
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Dog misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
The Dog moves out of range of the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dog, right into the meat.
Jake The Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
The Dog misses with an uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
The Dog walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and The Dog counters with a stiff right hand.
The Dog swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Mitchell seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mitchell throws a lazy head kick
letting The Dog counter with a right hand.
The Dog scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#
Travis Mitchell's cut is getting worse.
A cross from The Dog lands.
The Dog scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Dog.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dog scores with a body shot.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mitchell slips a straight right by The Dog.
The Dog misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but The Dog sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake The Dog dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
The Dog lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Dog throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
The Dog swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
As The Dog tries to get set, Mitchell tries to push him back and clinch up but The Dog manages to avoid the attempt.
A jab from The Dog misses.
The Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Dog! But no joy.
Mitchell throws a body punch but The Dog moves out of range.
Mitchell works The Dog's body with a nice hook.
The Dog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from The Dog finds it's way through Mitchell's defenses.
The Dog lands with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of The Dog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
The Dog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Dog misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
The Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Dog sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
The Dog throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell fails with the takedown.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Dog ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Dog! But no joy.
The Dog lands a slapping body shot.
The Dog uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
The Dog scoring well with a low kick there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by The Dog.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Dog misses with a left hand #CL#
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mitchell. #T2#
The Dog throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Mitchell.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside.
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!#TD#
Mitchell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but The Dog regains guard immediately.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Dog's head.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but The Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Dog trying to control the position.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Dog works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The Dog has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
The Dog is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Dog has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mitchell has passed into side control.
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Dog keeps working.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.#T4#
The Dog is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Dog managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mitchell.
Mitchell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #ROC#
The Dog is rocked!
Mitchell working the head with strikes.
The Dog is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?
The Dog takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mitchell scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh The Dog is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Mitchell can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
A very excited looking Travis Mitchell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: GC 341 Coco vs Hiko     
Date:   Apr 05, 2020
#R1#
Dincht moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dincht throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mitchell on the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mitchell, as that shot connected.
Nice uppercut there from Dincht.
Dincht connects with a single shot there.
Dincht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab. #CL#
Mitchell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dincht misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Dincht. #BC#
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell lands with a hook. Dincht tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
It looks like Zell Dincht has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dincht connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Dincht moves out of range of the body kick.
Dincht scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dincht fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dincht avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dincht tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Dincht throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Dincht lands a lovely overhand right.
Dincht drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dincht throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Dincht changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dincht will feel that in the morning.
Dincht keeps the fight on the outside.
Dincht throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mitchell.
Dincht misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Dincht swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dincht ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dincht misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dincht has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dincht has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dincht there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchell lands a jab to Dincht's midsection.
Dincht misses the jab.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dincht manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Mitchell wants to land a leg kick but Dincht is out of range.
Dincht thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dincht scores with a shot to the body.
Dincht throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dincht manages to avoid it.
Jab from Mitchell.
Dincht tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Dincht.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dincht lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dincht paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Dincht avoids the punch easily.
Dincht throws a right hand that misses
and Dincht takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dincht lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Dincht as he connects with a hook.
Dincht defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell defending well as Dincht loads up on a big left hand. #TD#
Mitchell gets a takedown into half guard.
Mitchell not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T3#
Mitchell is just content to waste time from the top position. Dincht takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dincht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Dincht trying to control the position.
Mitchell chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dincht has control of Mitchell's left arm, preventing Mitchell from doing any damage.
Mitchell throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mitchell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dincht is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
Dincht really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Dincht utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht'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.
#R2#
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zell Dincht seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dincht throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Dincht walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mitchell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #TD#
Dincht gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dincht controlling Mitchell's posture.
Dincht controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dincht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Mitchell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dincht looking for a sweep. Not yet Dincht, not yet.
Dincht preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dincht is keeping the position for now.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Dincht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell passes into half guard.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dincht has his hands clasped together around Mitchell's back. He's all about the action.
Dincht taking some punishment here, with Mitchell in his half guard.
Dincht is trying to control but can't.
Mitchell wants to control but Dincht is keeping him busy.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Dincht's head.
Dincht blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell throwing shots but Dincht is blocking nicely. #T3#
Mitchell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dincht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell slows the pace down in half guard.
Mitchell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mitchell wants to control but Dincht is keeping him busy.
Dincht keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dincht does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dincht is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Dincht is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dincht bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mitchell's head backwards.
A big left from Dincht misses.
Mitchell is looking to counter the offense by Dincht and move into the clinch.
Mitchell stuns Dincht with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zell Dincht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Dincht moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dincht.
Dincht throws a body kick that misses #TD#
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Dincht trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zell Dincht'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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Dincht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dincht swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Dincht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.#TD#
Dincht gets caught flat footed, as Mitchell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dincht trying to keep a closed guard but Mitchell is proving a slippery customer.
Dincht keeping full guard, as Mitchell tries to pass.
Mitchell stands up over Dincht, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dincht keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell pushing down on Dincht's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mitchell tries to pass to full mount but Dincht defends it.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dincht can do to turn this around?#T1#
Mitchell content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dincht's head.
Dincht is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mitchell throwing shots but Dincht is blocking nicely.
Travis Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dincht trying to get back to full guard but Mitchell takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Mitchell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mitchell with a couple of short strikes.
Mitchell breaks from Dincht's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mitchell thowing shots but they're missing.
Dincht is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Mitchell controlling from mount.
Dincht is looking to improve his position but Mitchell isn't that keen on the idea.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mitchell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dincht for as long as he can get away with.#T4#
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.
Dincht tries to hold on but Mitchell postures up.
Dincht sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dincht is in trouble now - Mitchell has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

Travis Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: *GC 339 Smith Jr vs Alvarez     
Date:   Mar 22, 2020
#R1#
Sideman misses with a body shot.
Sideman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving. #TD2#
Mitchell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mitchell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mitchell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mitchell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mitchell cracks Sideman with a big right hand but Sideman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mitchell cracks Sideman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Mitchell crashes against the mat.
Sideman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Coffee Shop, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The strikes coming from Mitchell are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sideman is trying to get back to half guard.#T1#
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mitchell is chipping away with strikes.
Sideman is trying to improve his position.
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sideman taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sideman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
Sideman wants to get back to his feet.
Sideman is pressing down on Mitchell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mitchell is holding on for now. #T2#
Sideman is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchell wants to control but Sideman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sideman is trying to control. Mitchell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Sideman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB#
Sideman is looking for a kimura but Mitchell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sideman to get the leverage. #SUB#
Sideman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sideman is keen to just control but Mitchell is a slippery customer.
Mitchell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sideman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sideman tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchell is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell wants to clinch
and Sideman counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Sideman saw that one coming.
Sideman ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Sideman connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Sideman is just out of range.
Sideman throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot. #TD2#
Mitchell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Sideman!
Sideman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Sideman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.#CL#
Sideman clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell is trying to stall.
Mitchell wants to take the fight to the mat but Sideman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Sideman.
Sideman blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Sideman - that landed with a thud.
Sideman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Sideman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sideman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Sideman. #BC#
Sideman breaks the clinch. #T1#
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sideman throws out the jab.
Sideman throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Nice shot by Sideman.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
A big right from Sideman misses.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Denny Sideman is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sideman with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD2#
Mitchell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sideman on his heels. He'll look to pass Sideman's guard now, I'm sure.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Sideman keeps moving.
Mitchell postures up.
Sideman keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Travis Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Mitchell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Sideman is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Sideman controlling Mitchell's posture. #SUB#
Sideman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mitchell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mitchell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sideman keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sideman trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
A thudding body kick lands there by Mitchell!
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sideman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sideman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell with a jab.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sideman.
Sideman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Sideman counters with a right hand to the body.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell lands with a good body shot.
Mitchell throws a hook but Sideman avoids it easily.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Sideman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sideman.
Sideman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sideman.
Sideman thuds his right hand into Mitchell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sideman throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Sideman swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Sideman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Sideman moves out of range.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sideman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Sideman with a series of wild strikes but Sideman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Sideman ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sideman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Sideman saw that one coming.
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 Denny Sideman will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Sideman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sideman moves out of range of the strikes.
Sideman lunges at Mitchell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mitchell's hand.
Sideman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sideman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sideman manages to avoid it.#CL#
Sideman takes the fight into the clinch.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Sideman misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sideman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell digs a right hand into Sideman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sideman's gas tank.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sideman's elbow.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sideman. #T1#
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Sideman controls the action.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
Sideman lands an uppercut.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Sideman.
Sideman is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Sideman into the cage.
Mitchell pushes Sideman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Sideman is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mitchell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sideman to the mat. Sideman regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB#
Sideman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchell is aware though and is defending well.
Mitchell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sideman has momentary wrist control but Mitchell slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Sideman is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sideman seems keen to control Mitchell's posture.
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sideman's head.
Sideman wants to control but Mitchell passes easily into half guard.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Sideman's head.
Sideman is looking to control Mitchell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sideman avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sideman is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mitchell is trying to control the action in half guard but Sideman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3#
Mitchell lands strikes from half guard.
Mitchell drops an elbow to the side of Sideman's head.
Mitchell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sideman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sideman is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Sideman has wrist control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sideman looking to control. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Mitchell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T4#
Mitchell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Sideman!
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Sideman is in trouble!
Mitchell landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell tries to control but Sideman wriggling away.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount and Sideman is in trouble!
Mitchell lands a big shot there that rocks Sideman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mitchell with good strikes from the mount here!
Mitchell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #ROC2#
Sideman is rocked!
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

During a confident post fight interview, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GC 336 Andrade vs Pearson     
Date:   Feb 29, 2020
#R1##TD#
Diaz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mitchell is trying to defend but Diaz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mitchell keeping hold of Diaz's head, controlling as best he can.
Diaz is looking to stall here but Mitchell recovers full guard.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Mitchell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell trying to move into half guard but instead Diaz has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Mitchell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard. #REVB##T1##SUB#
Diaz isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mitchell stacks Diaz on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mitchell!
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell controls the position from side control.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches. #T2#
Mitchell cracks Diaz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mitchell working the ground and pound.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mitchell grinds an elbow into Diaz's temple.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T3#
Mitchell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitchell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Diaz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T4#
Mitchell has Diaz pulled in close to control his posture.
Mitchell is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.#SUB#
Diaz has gone for a leg lock! Mitchell slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diaz's guard.#REVB#
Mitchell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Mitchell as he checks the leg kick.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Mitchell tries to counter by closing the distance.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
We've been told by Diaz's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diaz with a body shot.
Diaz works the jab nicely.#T1#
Jab by Mitchell.
Diaz takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diaz pinned against the cage. Diaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mat Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Diaz tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot. #T2#
Diaz slips under a jab.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Mat Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL2#
Mitchell forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell stalling the fight.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Diaz blocks it.
Mitchell pushes Diaz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T3#
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Mitchell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right from Diaz.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Mitchell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Diaz misses with a low kick as Mitchell jumps back.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Diaz.#T4#
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but Mitchell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diaz has time to react.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Diaz defends it well.
Diaz misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Mitchell in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mitchell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Diaz some visible discomfort.
Mitchell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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 Mat Diaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mitchell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mitchell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mitchell tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mitchell.#TD#
Diaz dives in and scores a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchell has wrist control.#T1#
Diaz throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Diaz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself. #SUB#
Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mitchell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mitchell has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mitchell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully. #T3#
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Diaz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mitchell looking to control.
Diaz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mitchell is trying to control the position but Diaz postures up.
Travis Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mitchell works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mitchell holds on and takes a little breather. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mitchell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Travis Mitchell.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

An out of breath Travis Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: GC 333 Paulin vs Cobb     
Date:   Feb 08, 2020
#R1#
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mitchell - that will leave a mark! #CL2#
Mitchell clinches.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell is looking to score with low kicks.
Sanchez tries a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fenrir MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Sanchez finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T1#
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Mitchell catches Sanchez right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Mitchell blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses. #CL2#
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchell's brow.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands. #T2#
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Sanchez.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanchez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mitchell can turn it around.
Sanchez lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #TD#
Sanchez jumps guard.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mitchell's guard. #REVR##T3#
Sanchez trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there.
Mitchell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Mitchell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell moves to clinch but Sanchez breaks away
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez tries to work over Mitchell's front leg with a kick but Mitchell checks it.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking hook.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Mitchell sees it coming and checks it nicely. #T1#
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell scores with a push kick.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Mitchell throws out a powerful jab.
Mitchell misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Mitchell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sanchez to the mat! Sanchez manages to get full guard.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T2#
Mitchell throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is adopting a defensive guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mitchell lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanchez.#CL2#
Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Mitchell avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage. #TD#
Sanchez jumps guard and drags Mitchell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Mitchell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mitchell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mitchell working the ground and pound but Sanchez is defending the strikes.
Mitchell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sanchez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mitchell working away.
Mitchell taking a break here but Sanchez is having none of it and regains half guard. #T4#
Sanchez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mitchell throws a strike but Sanchez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mitchell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the head.
Mitchell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanchez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mitchell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#TD#
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mitchell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Mitchell controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sanchez to regain full guard.
Jesus Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Mitchell lands a couple of elbows.
Sanchez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Travis Mitchell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanchez throws a front kick aimed at Mitchell's knee but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sanchez misses with a body kick.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Mitchell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanchez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Mitchell punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.#TD#
Mitchell gets caught napping as Sanchez dives in and scores a takedown. Mitchell manages to retain guard.#T4#
Sanchez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mitchell holds on and takes a little breather.
Sanchez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sanchez manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

An out of breath Travis Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: GC 330 Starker vs Paulin     
Date:   Jan 18, 2020
#R1#
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Machida.
Machida blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Machida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitchell trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
I was talking to Machida's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Machida.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Machida blocks it.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Machida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T1#
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Machida.
Mitchell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machida or not.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machida blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell wants to break free but Machida has control.
Machida tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Mitchell blocks the elbow strike.
Machida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell looking for a takedown.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Machida.
Mitchell tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Machida misses with an elbow strike.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Machida with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body.
Machida tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Machida working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Machida.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell leaning against his opponent.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Machida.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Mitchell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Mitchell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Machida throws an elbow but misses.
Machida lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T4#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mitchell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mitchell is trying to drag Machida to the mat but Machida just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mitchell dodges an elbow strike from Machida.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Machida. Those never looked like landing.
Machida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Mitchell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Machida.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell lands a jab.
Machida lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Seiryu Machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's time! Machida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Machida throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Mitchell swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida misses with a shot to the body
and Mitchell counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Machida.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Machida 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mitchell misses with a kick to the body
and Machida counters with an inside leg kick.
Machida's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Machida scrambles back to his feet.
Machida looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Machida blocks it well.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Machida connects with a body shot.
Machida misses with a straight left. #CL2#
Mitchell moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Machida. #T1#
A short right from Mitchell.
Machida fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Machida crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Mitchell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Machida digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Machida.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mitchell lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Machida or not.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Machida uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Mitchell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Machida.
Machida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Seiryu Machida has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Machida.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Mitchell as the two fighters clinch.
Machida digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank.
Machida lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Machida tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Mitchell. #T3##BC2#
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Machida's ribs.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Machida misses with a shot to the body
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Mitchell.
Machida defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Machida connects with a leg kick. Mitchell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Machida scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
A big left from Machida misses.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell jabs at Machida's body.
Travis Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Machida doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Machida defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Machida tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitchell avoided it.
Mitchell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida lands a two punch combo.
Machida uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Machida takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Machida moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Machida takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.
Seiryu Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Machida.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mitchell slips a jab from Machida.
Machida lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mitchell's sensitive parts.
Machida connects with a crisp jab.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Machida on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Machida throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Machida punishes Mitchell's body with a nice straight punch.
Machida takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T1#
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Machida's head backwards.
Machida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mitchell is able to avoid easily.
Machida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Machida misses with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Machida - just one landing.
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Machida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Machida scores with a kick to the midsection.
Machida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida. #T2#
A right-left combo lands from Machida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Machida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Machida.
Machida throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Machida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Machida tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitchell avoided it.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Machida works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Machida throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
A jab lands there for Machida.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.#T3#
Mitchell misses with a hook. Machida ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Machida.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Machida. Mitchell shrugs it off though.
Machida lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Machida saw it coming and moves away.
Machida is looking to counter punch.
Machida throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Machida throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Machida didn't expect that.
Machida is trying to keep Mitchell in close.
Machida keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell is in close to Machida's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Machida avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Mitchell is looking to work some ground and pound but Machida has wrist control.
Mitchell with a nice head shot there.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Machida's brow.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Machida misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell tries to counter with a clinch but Machida shakes him off and moves away.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seiryu Machida showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machida has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Dec 22, 2019
#R1#
Maybetter looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Maybetter tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Maybetter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT2#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.#TD2#
Maybetter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maybetter trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Maybetter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mitchell rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maybetter's guard! Nice work there by Mitchell!
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Maybetter is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Maybetter isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mitchell stacks Maybetter on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Mitchell!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maybetter can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Maybetter might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mitchell haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Maybetter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mitchell working away.
Mitchell working the head and body with strikes.
Maybetter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mitchell off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell tries to escape but Maybetter has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #SUB2#
Mitchell is in a bad position with Maybetter working for a choke. Mitchell manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2##SUB2#
Maybetter is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Maybetter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Maybetter keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3##SUB2#
Maybetter is looking for a triangle here but Mitchell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mitchell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Maybetter is trying to get back to half guard.
Maybetter is trying to control Mitchell's posture but Mitchell avoids it.
Maybetter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mitchell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maybetter keeps working. #T4#
Maybetter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mitchell working away.
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.
Maybetter is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
Mitchell works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Maybetter can't do much from the bottom here.
Maybetter sneaks back into half guard.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Maybetter avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Maybetter misses with a looping left.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Maybetter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #CL#
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maybetter misses with a knee strike.
Maybetter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maybetter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maybetter digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maybetter misses with some punches.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maybetter's elbow.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maybetter looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Mitchell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Maybetter controls his hands. #BC#
Mitchell manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Mitchell clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Maybetter blocks it.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Maybetter trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maybetter can do to turn this around?
Maybetter misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mitchell misses. #CL#
Mitchell drives through and clinches with Maybetter against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
Mitchell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Maybetter controls the action.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maybetter gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maybetter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Maybetter misses with the head strike.
Maybetter tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maybetter works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maybetter pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Maybetter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Maybetter avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Maybetter throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Mitchell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mitchell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Maybetter missing with knees to the body.
Maybetter lands an uppercut.
Maybetter doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Mitchell works on Maybetter's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maybetter backwards.
Maybetter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maybetter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maybetter lands a nice shot to the body.
Maybetter misses with the head strike.
Mitchell is leaning against Maybetter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body.
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maybetter blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Maybetter's ribcage. Maybetter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell lands a left hand. #ROC#
Maybetter is rocked!
Maybetter is breathing heavily.
Maybetter tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it. #TD#
Mitchell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes.
Maybetter is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?#T4#
Mitchell trying to control the action but Maybetter is working from the bottom.
Maybetter seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell scores with a couple of short elbows.
Mitchell scoring with punches from side control.
Maybetter manages to get back to half guard.
Mitchell working Maybetter over with strikes.
Maybetter tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Mitchell winds up and cracks Maybetter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maybetter is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Maybetter! More strikes land and this one is all over! Mitchell jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
A victorious Travis Mitchell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Madness Fright Night 16     
Date:   Dec 01, 2019
#R1#
Mitchell misses with a double jab.
Robbins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Robbins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Robbins dives in and scores a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
Robbins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell controls Robbins momentarily but Robbins frees himself.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robbins manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Robbins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Robbins's legs - danger averted.
Mitchell is working Robbins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Robbins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mitchell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Mitchell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Robbins trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Robbins keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mitchell is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#T2##SUB2#
Robbins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mitchell stands up over Robbins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Robbins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchell is aware though and is defending well.
Mitchell postures up and lands a big shot to Robbins's brow. #SUB2#
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell is working Robbins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC#
Robbins is rocked!
Mitchell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Robbins is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Robbins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robbins can't keep his opponent in guard - Mitchell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T3#
Mitchell is nestled in close to Robbins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Robbins is trying to get back to full guard.
Mitchell is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Robbins is hurt! He's hurt bad - Mitchell fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Robbins from any more punishment! Congratulations to Mitchell! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
After winning the bout, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: Madness Fright Night 12     
Date:   Nov 03, 2019
#R1#
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferguson.
Ferguson tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferguson misses with a low kick.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Ferguson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ferguson looking to slow down the pace here.
Mitchell tries to break free but Ferguson pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ferguson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Mitchell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ferguson backwards.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferguson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Mitchell.
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Mitchell breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Ferguson rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell is working Ferguson over against the cage.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell works on Ferguson's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell cracks Ferguson with a nice body shot.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferguson presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ferguson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mitchell.
Ferguson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferguson. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Ferguson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CUT2#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell stuns Ferguson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Duncan Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Mitchell rushes Ferguson and presses him up against the cage.
Ferguson throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Ferguson blocks it.
Mitchell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ferguson.#TD#
Mitchell wants the takedown. Ferguson is fighting it off but Mitchell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ferguson's guard against the cage.
Mitchell stands up over Ferguson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ferguson's head.#T3##SUB2#
Ferguson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mitchell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mitchell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferguson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mitchell stands up over Ferguson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mitchell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferguson works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ferguson looking to control. #SUB2#
Mitchell content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ferguson has locked up a guillotine! Ferguson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Mitchell is holding on here and Ferguson must be using up a lot of energy. Mitchell has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ferguson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Duncan Ferguson!

 

Event: Madness Fright Night 10     
Date:   Oct 20, 2019
#R1#
Norris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Jab by Mitchell.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris as he connects with a hook.
Norris throws a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've been hearing reports that Mitchell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Norris punishes Mitchell's body with a nice straight punch.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Norris.#CL2#
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Mitchell takes a shot to the head.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head. #CUT2#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell wants a takedown but no success here.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Norris as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris. #T1#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Norris.
Norris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Norris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Norris misses with a body punch.
Norris lands a shoulder strike.
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell has Norris pressed against the cage, preventing Norris from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Norris. #BC2#
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
Mitchell cracks Norris with a good jab.
Mitchell misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good standup being displayed there by Mitchell as he connects with a hook.
Norris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Norris. #CL2#
Norris clinches up against the cage.
Norris is looking to control Mitchell's arms but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Norris has his back to the cage.
Norris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Norris misses with a punch to the body.
Norris has Mitchell pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Norris scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Norris misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Norris backwards.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Norris.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Norris ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Norris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Mitchell blocks a leg kick.
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Norris's ribs.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking hook.#T4#
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Norris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Norris tries to move into range but Mitchell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Norris checks a leg kick.
Norris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris scores with a head kick. #CUT2#
Travis Mitchell's cut is getting worse.
Norris digs a good hook to Mitchell's body.
Mitchell shoots in but Norris avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mason Norris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell'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.
#R2#
Norris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Norris scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Norris's head backwards.
Good standup being displayed there by Norris as he connects with a hook.
Norris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Norris throws a lazy right hand but Mitchell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mitchell.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Norris tries to keep at a distance but Mitchell has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Norris.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Norris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norris throws an elbow but it misses. #T1#
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Norris is looking to break free of the clinch but Mitchell has double underhooks.
Norris looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Norris throws an elbow but misses.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Norris. #TD#
Mitchell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Norris regains guard immediately.
Mitchell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norris is keeping the position for now.
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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Norris wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Norris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mitchell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Norris wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell is controlling Norris's posture.
Mitchell controls Norris momentarily but Norris frees himself.
Norris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T3#
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Norris controlling him for the moment.
Norris is looking to stand up but Mitchell won't let him.
Norris stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.
Norris has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mitchell is proving hard to escape from.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mason Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Norris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Norris moves out of range.
Norris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #T4#
Norris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Norris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Norris needs to keep his hands up - Mitchell had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt - Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris blocks the body kick.
Mason Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell throws a hook but Norris avoids it easily.
Norris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mitchell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Norris displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Norris misses with a low kick.
Mitchell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Norris scores with a jab to the body.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Norris is trying to counter with his kicks.
Mason Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Norris.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell throws a hook but Norris blocks it.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Norris leaves Mitchell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norris connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norris sprawls and moves away.#T1#
Norris throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Norris saw that one coming.
Norris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Norris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good exchange - Mitchell coming out on top.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Norris throws a leg kick but Mitchell checks it.
Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitchell throws a hook but Norris blocks it.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Norris momentarily. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Norris.
Mitchell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Norris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris scores with a shot to the body.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norris.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Norris circles away.
Norris throws a sloppy body shot
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Norris defends it nicely.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##CL2#
Mitchell gets tackled into the cage by Norris. Norris maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mitchell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Norris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell stuns Norris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris can pounce on him.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Mitchell pushes Norris up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4##TD#
Mitchell has picked Norris up - he's going for a ride! Mitchell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
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!
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell wants to pass the guard but Norris is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norris's head.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norris defending well though. #SUB#
Mitchell seems to be working for a kimura but Norris defends the submission attempt.
Mitchell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Travis Mitchell.
I think Norris has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Norris!

A very excited looking Mason Norris made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Madness Fright Night 7     
Date:   Sep 29, 2019
#R1#
Marsden Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marsden Jr throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell is looking to counter the offense by Marsden Jr and move into the clinch.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden Jr's shoulder, as Marsden Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Marsden Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Marsden Jr's shoulder, as Marsden Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Marsden Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsden Jr jabs Mitchell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marsden Jr with a hook.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping left.
Marsden Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marsden Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marsden Jr, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marsden Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Marsden Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've been hearing reports that Mitchell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Marsden Jr thuds his right hand into Mitchell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsden Jr scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
We've been informed that Marsden Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A shot to the liver by Marsden Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Marsden Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Marsden Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Marsden Jr pinned against the cage. Marsden Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marsden Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Marsden Jr's head. #CL2#
Marsden Jr moves into the clinch.
Marsden Jr tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell effectively controlling the action here.
Mitchell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Marsden Jr checks a leg kick.
Marsden Jr throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Mitchell counters with a single leg into guard. Marsden Jr didn't expect that.
Marsden Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell prevents Marsden Jr from getting back to his feet. #T2#
Marsden Jr is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitchell throwing strikes from guard but Marsden Jr blocks nicely.
Mitchell postures up in Marsden Jr's guard and throws a big left but Marsden Jr blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#ES2#
Marsden Jr kicks Mitchell off and gets to his feet.
Marsden Jr staying out of range there.
Marsden Jr cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marsden Jr swivels and escapes.
Marsden Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marsden Jr moves away.
Mitchell thuds his shin into the meat of Marsden Jr's side.#T3#
Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsden Jr.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marsden Jr misses with a looping right.
Marsden Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell dives in and grabs Marsden Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Marsden Jr pushes down on Mitchell's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marsden Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marsden Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mitchell had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marsden Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Mitchell's head.#CL2#
Marsden Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the cage.
Marsden Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.
Marsden Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marsden Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Marsden Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marsden Jr backwards. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Marsden Jr lands a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marsden Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Marsden Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marsden Jr's elbow.
Marsden Jr blocking some punches.
Marsden Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marsden Jr misses with some punches.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Marsden Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Marsden Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Marsden Jr controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Marsden Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Marsden Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mitchell at a distance.
Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marsden Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marsden Jr lands an uppercut.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
Brandon Marsden Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Mitchell.
Marsden Jr blocks an uppercut.
Marsden Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marsden Jr misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Marsden Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsden Jr throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell working the ground and pound but Marsden Jr is defending the strikes.
Marsden Jr is trying to buck Mitchell off.
An elbow from Mitchell crashes against the mat. #T1#
Mitchell scores with punches from side control.
Mitchell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mitchell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mitchell throws a strike aimed at the side of Marsden Jr's head but Marsden Jr avoids it well.
Marsden Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mitchell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marsden Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Marsden Jr wants to get back to his feet but Mitchell drags him back down.
Mitchell in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Mitchell crashes against the mat.
Marsden Jr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T2#
Marsden Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mitchell.
Marsden Jr tries to escape but Mitchell is in control.
Mitchell working the ground and pound but Marsden Jr is defending the strikes.
Marsden Jr 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.
Marsden Jr managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mitchell.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsden Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mitchell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mitchell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mitchell grinds an elbow into Marsden Jr's temple.
Mitchell fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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 throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marsden Jr is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Marsden Jr takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marsden Jr keeps working.
Marsden Jr pushes Mitchell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mitchell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mitchell landing a few strikes.
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes.
Marsden Jr tries to escape but Mitchell is in control.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Marsden Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T4#
Mitchell landing strikes.
Mitchell cracks Marsden Jr with a big elbow. #ES2#
Marsden Jr throws Mitchell to one side and escapes!
Marsden Jr scores with the left hand. Mitchell knows he should have avoided that one.
Mitchell shoots for a takedown but Marsden Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Marsden Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Marsden Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Marsden Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Marsden Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marsden Jr avoids the head kick by Mitchell.
Marsden Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brandon Marsden Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marsden Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marsden Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Marsden Jr wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Marsden Jr connects with a body shot that sends Mitchell's belly button to the back.
Marsden Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marsden Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the body from Marsden Jr misses
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Mitchell is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mitchell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Marsden Jr moves away and avoids it.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Mitchell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsden Jr throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Marsden Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marsden Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marsden Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marsden Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with a body shot. #T1#
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marsden Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mitchell.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marsden Jr scores with a hook.
Marsden Jr defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Marsden Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marsden Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marsden Jr missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsden Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Marsden Jr tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell throws out a powerful jab.
Marsden Jr throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Marsden Jr.
Mitchell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marsden Jr slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell ducks right into an uppercut from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marsden Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Mitchell.
Marsden Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Marsden Jr.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Marsden Jr manages to avoid it.#CL#
Mitchell clinches.
Nice body punch from Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Mitchell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Marsden Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marsden Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell takes a shot to the head.
Marsden Jr tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell goes for a takedown attempt but Marsden Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marsden Jr is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
Marsden Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marsden Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marsden Jr is looking to clinch.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marsden Jr feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Marsden Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T4#
Marsden Jr takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden Jr working aggressively here.
Marsden Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marsden Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marsden Jr digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Mitchell breaks the clinch.
Marsden Jr lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Marsden Jr.
Marsden Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Marsden Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsden Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good exchange - Marsden Jr coming out on top.
Marsden Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marsden Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Marsden Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Marsden Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Marsden Jr!

Brandon Marsden Jr made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I ain't surprised'.

 

Event: Madness 12 Huang vs Sixx     
Date:   Sep 07, 2019
#R1#
Mitchell scores with a punch to the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Jon Horn has been cut.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.
Horn looks to land a combination. Mitchell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Horn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Horn throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Horn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Horn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Horn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mitchell is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Horn.
Horn blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horn wants to break free but Mitchell has control.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Horn wants to take the fight to the mat but Mitchell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mitchell lands a shot to the body.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Mitchell.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Horn. #TD2#
Mitchell lands a takedown into guard.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Mitchell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Horn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Horn tries to get out of the position.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell stays in close to Horn's body and controls the position.
Horn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Horn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
Mitchell is working Horn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitchell is working Horn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #ROC2#
Horn is rocked!
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell prevents Horn from getting back to his feet.
Oh Horn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mitchell arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Horn's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
Travis Mitchell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Madness 4: Dawson vs Orndorff     
Date:   Jul 13, 2019
#R1#
Huang defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body. #CL#
Mitchell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Come on Mitchell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Huang. #TD#
Mitchell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Mitchell is nestled in close to Huang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Huang is looking to get back to full guard here but Mitchell has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Huang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Huang manages to get back to half guard.#T1#
Mitchell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mitchell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Huang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mitchell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Huang is trying to control the position but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Huang's head.#SUB2#
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huang keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Huang looking for a sweep. Not yet Huang, not yet. #T2#
Mitchell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Huang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
Mitchell scoring with some ground and pound.
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Huang works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mitchell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
Mitchell lands a couple of digs.
Huang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Huang is retaining full guard.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Huang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Huang!#REVB#
Huang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Huang's guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huang wants to sweep but no luck.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Huang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Huang!#REVB#
Mitchell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Mitchell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huang is keeping the position for now.
Mitchell wants to control from the top but Huang keeps moving. #T4#
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Huang has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mitchell is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Huang.
Mitchell tries to advance position but instead Huang slips a leg back in to half guard.
Huang regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mitchell. #SUB2#
Huang looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huang seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Huang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mitchell. Mitchell obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Mitchell coming out on top.#CUT#
It looks like Kevin Huang has been cut.#TD#
Mitchell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Huang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Huang tries to strike from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Huang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell stands up over Huang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mitchell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Huang keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Huang looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Huang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell distracts Huang with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mitchell passes into half guard.
Huang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Huang looking for submissions off his back.#T2#
Mitchell winds up and cracks Huang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Travis Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huang wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#ROC#
Huang is rocked!
Huang moves into full guard.
Huang is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?#SUB2#
Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Huang has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Huang's legs - danger averted.
Huang seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Huang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Huang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Huang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Huang has his foot on Mitchell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mitchell works his way back into a safe position though.
Mitchell is working Huang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Huang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mitchell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T4#
Mitchell is working Huang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Mitchell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Huang wants to sweep but no luck.
Mitchell trying to control but Huang is working from the bottom.
Mitchell is in close to Huang's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell preventing the sweep.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Huang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Huang'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. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Huang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Huang blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Huang has Mitchell pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Huang pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mitchell tumbling to the mat - Huang dives into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Huang is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mitchell prevents Huang from moving into mount. #T1#
Mitchell gets back to half guard.
Huang is looking to advance position but Mitchell won't allow it.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Huang is controlling well. #SUB2#
Huang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mitchell is in trouble now - Huang has advanced to mount!
Mitchell is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Huang with shots to the head and body - Mitchell looks very uncomfortable down there. #SUB2#
Huang working for a guillotine from mount but Mitchell is in no mood to give up.
Mitchell is looking to get to half guard.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Huang can do to turn this around?
Mitchell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mitchell punching from the bottom. #SUB2#
Huang is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mitchell is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kevin Huang!

 

Event: Madness 2: Mitchell vs Garinho     
Date:   Jun 22, 2019
#R1#
Gariniho throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range. #CL#
Gariniho pushes Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Mitchell wants to break free but Gariniho has control.
Gariniho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Stalling in the clinch from Gariniho.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't. #TD2#
Mitchell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mitchell tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gariniho is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Mitchell.
Gariniho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1#
Gariniho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitchell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitchell's back!
Mitchell is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gariniho.
Mitchell tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mitchell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gariniho prevents Mitchell from improving his position.
Gariniho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mitchell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T2#
Gariniho controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gariniho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Gariniho.
Mitchell regains half guard.
Mitchell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mitchell gets full guard.#T3#
Mitchell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gariniho looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mitchell keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Gariniho has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mitchell wants to sweep here but Gariniho controlling him for the moment.
Mitchell trying to keep a closed guard but Gariniho is proving a slippery customer.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gariniho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mitchell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gariniho is looking to stand up but Mitchell won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gariniho drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Gariniho knows he should have avoided that one.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Gariniho ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
A jab lands there for Gariniho.#CUT#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Gariniho counters with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gariniho misses the target.
Gariniho wants to clinch
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gariniho slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Gariniho shakes it off.#CL#
Gariniho drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Neyman Gariniho will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitchell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gariniho tries to clinch up
and Mitchell counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gariniho.
Gariniho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Gariniho.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Gariniho counters with a stiff right hand.
Travis Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gariniho looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gariniho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Gariniho misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Gariniho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gariniho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL#
Gariniho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho lands a shot to the body.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gariniho is keeping busy.
Gariniho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gariniho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gariniho backwards.
A short left from Gariniho. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gariniho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Gariniho controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gariniho.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
Gariniho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gariniho lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gariniho cracks Mitchell with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Gariniho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gariniho lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gariniho gets underhooks to prevent Mitchell's takedown attempt.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Gariniho backwards. #T3#
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Gariniho.
Gariniho misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Gariniho scores with a hook to the body.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Gariniho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Gariniho has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Gariniho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gariniho throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Gariniho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gariniho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards. #T4#
Mitchell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mitchell letting Gariniho take a breather here.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Gariniho throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Gariniho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gariniho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
Gariniho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Gariniho.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell wants a takedown.
Neyman Gariniho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
Gariniho is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neyman Gariniho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Gariniho lands with a kick to the temple. Mitchell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Mitchell does it's job there.
Mitchell lands a slapping body shot.
Gariniho misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Gariniho gets tackled into the cage by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gariniho.
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gariniho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Gariniho is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mitchell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gariniho to the mat. Gariniho regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gariniho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.
Mitchell with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Gariniho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gariniho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gariniho content to stall in guard here.
Gariniho stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.
Gariniho controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB##T2#
Mitchell stalling away here and it's allowed Gariniho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #ES#
Gariniho scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gariniho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell slips a jab from Gariniho.
Gariniho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gariniho. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gariniho looks to land a right hand but Mitchell moved out of range.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Gariniho.
Mitchell punishes Gariniho's body with a nice straight punch.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gariniho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell tries to score with a low kick but Gariniho moves his leg out of the way.
Neyman Gariniho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gariniho.
Neyman Gariniho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gariniho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gariniho misses the target.
Gariniho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gariniho wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gariniho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mitchell's head.
Nice cross by Gariniho.
Gariniho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mitchell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gariniho counters with a big head kick but Mitchell shrugs it off.
Mitchell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gariniho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gariniho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T4#
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 is looking to clinch.
Gariniho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gariniho connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Gariniho.
Mitchell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gariniho throws out the jab.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Gariniho moved out of range nicely.
Gariniho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gariniho tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Gariniho's head but Gariniho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell throws a hook but Gariniho avoids it easily.
Gariniho looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gariniho cracks Mitchell with a right hand to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Neyman Gariniho.
Well Gariniho 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neyman Gariniho!

Our winner, Neyman Gariniho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: TAFC: Lermontov v Canthropus     
Date:   May 18, 2019
#R1#
Shiba misses with a body shot.
Mitchell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Shiba moved out of range nicely.
Shiba stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shiba.
Shiba lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A swing and a miss from Shiba.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Shiba's head.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Shiba saw that one coming.
Mitchell slips under a jab from Shiba.
Shiba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily. #CUT2#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.#T1#
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Shiba.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shiba throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiba throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Shiba cracks Mitchell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Shiba misses.
A low kick from Mitchell is predictable there
and Shiba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T2#
Mitchell scoring well with a low kick there.
Shiba takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body shot.
Shiba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchell lands a really nice looking cross but Shiba seems unphased.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mitchell cracks Shiba with an open hand slap.
Shiba swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Shiba ducks down to avoid it.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shiba's head backwards.
Shiba circles away from the clinch attempt. #T3#
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shiba in his tracks.
Shiba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mitchell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Shiba eats them both and turns towards Mitchell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Shiba as he connects with a hook.
Mitchell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Mitchell shoots in and bounces Shiba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mitchell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shiba keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Mitchell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell is in close to Shiba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitchell trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Shiba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shiba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell postures up in Shiba's guard and throws a big left but Shiba blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Shiba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Travis Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Shiba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a jab to the body
and Shiba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Mitchell scores with a four punch combination!
Mitchell catches Shiba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shiba checks a leg kick.
Shiba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big left from Shiba misses.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Shiba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shiba unleashes a big counter combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Mitchell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Mitchell misses. #T1#
Shiba scores with a jab. Mitchell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot by Shiba.
Nice defenses there by Shiba.
A little jabbing left from Shiba on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Shiba is out of range.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shiba missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Shiba.
Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shiba. Shiba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Shiba misses.
A jab from Shiba misses.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
A cross from Shiba lands.
Shiba lands a body shot.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Shiba counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell throws the left hand but Shiba avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Shiba.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell takes one to the chin there.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Shiba moved out of range.
Shiba misses with a combination #TD#
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Shiba won't be happy with that.
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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.#T3#
Shiba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mitchell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shiba regains half guard there - taking advantage of Mitchell's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Mitchell is controlling the pace.
Shiba is refusing to be controlled, as Mitchell sits in half guard.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mitchell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shiba felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Shiba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Shiba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitchell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitchell's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell avoids the strikes from Shiba.
Travis Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shiba struggling to land strikes to the head as Mitchell covers up.
Shiba trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mitchell breaks Shiba's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shiba wants to sweep but no luck.
Mitchell trying to control but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Mitchell working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shiba's head.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tsukune Shiba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shiba.
Shiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiba.
Mitchell feinted with a counter takedown.
Shiba walks into a left hand.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Shiba steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shiba.#CL2#
Shiba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Shiba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shiba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Shiba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shiba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Shiba sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Mitchell looks to throw a body kick
and Shiba counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Shiba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Shiba moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Mitchell throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shiba.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Shiba throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.#T2#
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Shiba's head but Shiba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shiba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shiba ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
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!
A swing and a miss from Shiba.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shiba misses with a body shot.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Shiba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Shiba.#T3#
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Mitchell stalks Shiba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shiba's face. Shiba staggers backwards, shaken.
Mitchell tries to clinch
and Shiba counters with a straight right hand.
Shiba takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mitchell tries to clinch up
and Shiba counters with a nice uppercut.
Shiba moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
An inside leg kick from Mitchell misses. #T4#
Shiba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shiba tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Shiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba blocks a head kick by Mitchell.
Shiba throws out a counter right but Mitchell avoids it with no problem.
Shiba lands a really nice looking cross but Mitchell seems unphased.
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shiba scores with a shot to the body.
Shiba misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
and Shiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiba moves away.
Shiba lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

After winning the bout, Travis Mitchell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Tsukune Shiba stepped up to the mic, saying 'If anything, you know, I think losing makes me even more motivated.'.

 

Event: TAFC: Big Bash 2 - Aus Day     
Date:   Jan 26, 2019
#R1#
Cold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell lands a jab.
Cold swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range. #CL2#
Cold drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Cold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cold.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cold.#CUT2#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Cold tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
A short right from Mitchell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Cold scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cold. #BC2#
Cold manages to break the clinch. #T1##CL2#
Cold clinches up against the cage.
Mitchell wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Cold and sends Mitchell crashing to the mat! Cold follows him down to the mat - Mitchell regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#
Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell is trying to get back to full guard.
Oh Mitchell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Mitchell looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cold passes into side control!
Mitchell seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
Cold controls the position from side control.
Mitchell tries to buck Cold off but Cold is having none of it.#T2##SU2#
Cold has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #CL2#
Cold darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cold has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Cold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Cold.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Cold scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
Travis Mitchell's cut is getting worse.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cold blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cold is trying to push Mitchell away but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.#BC#
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Mitchell as he connects with a hook.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cold fails with a takedown attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cold looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Cold with an uppercut!
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Cold shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mitchell as he avoids it easily.
Travis Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Cold.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Cold moves out of range.
Cold tries to counter with a clinch but Mitchell shakes him off and moves away.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cold walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cold tries to clinch up.
Cold misses with a takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Cold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Cold tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell'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.
#R2##CL2#
Cold clinches.
Cold putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cold stops a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A short left from Cold.
Cold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Cold.
Cold tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Cold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell throws a hook but Cold blocks it.
Cold tries to counter with a clinch but Mitchell shakes him off and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Mitchell.
Cold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Cold tries to counter with a clinch but Mitchell shakes him off and moves away.#CL2#
Cold takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Cold. #T1#
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cold.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Cold.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cold.
Cold scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Cold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Cold moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cold prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cold. #T2#
Cold blocks an uppercut.
Cold lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Cold uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Cold breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Cold closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Mitchell is looking to regain half guard here but Cold keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cold gets to mount! Mitchell was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cold controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T3#
Cold looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mitchell is working to get back to half guard.
Mitchell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mitchell throws a strike but Cold rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Steven Cold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cold is one step ahead there. #T4#
Mitchell wants to improve his position but instead Cold has moved into half guard. #SUB#
Mitchell actively working from the bottom here.
Cold is pressing down on Mitchell's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mitchell is holding on for now.
Cold trying to control the pace.
Cold wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Cold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cold.
Cold tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cold darts in trying to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body.
Cold throws a fast counter high kick but Mitchell manages to duck under it in time.
Mitchell lands a jab to the nose.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Cold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell cracks Cold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Cold moves into the clinch successfully. #T1#
Cold lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Cold avoids a wild elbow strike from Mitchell.
Cold blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land. #BC2#
Cold breaks the clinch.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Cold moves away and avoids it.
Cold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Cold clinches up against the cage.
Mitchell lands a hook that snaps the head of Cold backwards.
Cold works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Cold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Cold tries to counter with a clinch but Mitchell shakes him off and moves away.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Cold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Cold is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cold ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Cold tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cold moves away.
Mitchell lands a head shot.#TD2#
Cold closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mitchell is looking for a sweep.
Cold wants to stand but Mitchell has his arm trapped.
Mitchell is trying to work for a sweep but Cold has mounted him!
Mitchell tries to reverse the position but Cold maintains control.#T3#
Mitchell wants to hold on but Cold pushes him away.
Mitchell is working to get back to half guard.
Mitchell tries to lock up and control but Cold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T4#
Mitchell is looking to improve his position but Cold isn't that keen on the idea.
Cold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mitchell bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mitchell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.
Mitchell with a nice head shot there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Mitchell!

A victorious Travis Mitchell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SyFi 128     
Date:   Nov 11, 2018
#R1#
Mitchell lands a glancing blow to the side of Westbrook's head.
Westbrook tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Westbrook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Westbrook throws a body shot but no joy.
Westbrook tries to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Westbrook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Westbrook moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mitchell with a hook.
Westbrook tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Westbrook tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Westbrook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Westbrook on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westbrook is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Westbrook tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
An attempted straight right counter from Westbrook misses the target.#TD2#
Mitchell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Westbrook sprawls well initially but Mitchell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T1#
Mitchell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mitchell working his ground and pound in the gym.
Westbrook trying to hold on to Mitchell's head to control him but Mitchell postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Westbrook with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've been hearing good reports from Westbrook's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Westbrook wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
Mitchell is keen to just control but Westbrook is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Westbrook is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mitchell pulls his head out easily.
Mitchell scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T2#
Mitchell is keen to just control but Westbrook is a slippery customer.
Westbrook wants to improve his position but Mitchell is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Westbrook is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mitchell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mitchell's back!
Mitchell wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Mitchell tries to break free. #T3#
Westbrook is controlling the position but Mitchell somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Mitchell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitchell moves into full guard.
Mitchell trying to keep a closed guard but Westbrook is proving a slippery customer.
Westbrook scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
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.#SUB2#
Mitchell working for submissions but it's allowed Westbrook to get to half guard.
Westbrook sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mitchell defending well though.
Westbrook is looking to take a break and control but Mitchell is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mitchell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mitchell controls Westbrook momentarily but Westbrook frees himself.
Mitchell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Westbrook.
Westbrook throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Westbrook motions for Mitchell to come forward. Westbrook throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Westbrook throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Westbrook clinches with his opponent.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Westbrook using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Westbrook.
Westbrook drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Westbrook pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Westbrook.
Westbrook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell looking for a takedown.
Westbrook with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
A short left from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Westbrook after a bit of a struggle.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Westbrook.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Westbrook.
Westbrook lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Mitchell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell lands a nice shot that snaps Westbrook's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Westbrook.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Westbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Westbrook misses with a hook.
It seemed like Mitchell was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Westbrook takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Travis Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Westbrook tries to clinch up.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Westbrook under the eye.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.#CL#
Westbrook moves into the clinch.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Westbrook misses with a punch to the body.
Westbrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Westbrook misses with a body punch.
Westbrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Westbrook gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Westbrook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Mitchell gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Westbrook regains guard.
Mitchell trying to control but Westbrook is working from the bottom. #T3#
Mitchell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell stands up over Westbrook, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mitchell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mitchell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB#
Mitchell is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Westbrook has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mitchell is looking to defend but Westbrook has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mitchell! Westbrook pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mitchell taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Russell Westbrook!
Russell Westbrook bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: WeInSyd 34     
Date:   Oct 17, 2018
#R1#
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target. #CL#
Burduada No Cranio moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell walks into a stiff left hand from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Burduada No Cranio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a double jab
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Mitchell misses.
Burduada No Cranio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mitchell circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well. #T1#
Burduada No Cranio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Mitchell does no damage.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Burduada No Cranio darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Burduada No Cranio back against the cage.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Burduada No Cranio pushes off an throws an elbow but Mitchell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Burduada No Cranio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Burduada No Cranio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mitchell has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Burduada No Cranio's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land. #T2##BC#
Burduada No Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mitchell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burduada No Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burduada No Cranio at a distance.
Burduada No Cranio swinging wildly here.
Burduada No Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a body kick but Mitchell moved away.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a one two! Mitchell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Burduada No Cranio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Mitchell blocks a head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burduada No Cranio defends it well.
Mitchell takes a swing at Burduada No Cranio's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Burduada No Cranio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a straight right.
Mitchell slips a jab from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Burduada No Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Burduada No Cranio misses the target.
Burduada No Cranio drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Burduada No Cranio rather than just go for the knockout.
Burduada No Cranio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab from Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
A cross from Mitchell lands.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burduada No Cranio counters with a series of strikes. Mitchell will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC2#
Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Mitchell lands with a good body shot.
Oh Burduada No Cranio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio seems to have got his legs back now.#T4#
Burduada No Cranio slips under a jab.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a two punch combination.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burduada No Cranio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Burduada No Cranio. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Burduada No Cranio clinches.
Burduada No Cranio tries to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell misses with the head strike. #BC#
Burduada No Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burduada No Cranio throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
No joy there for Burduada No Cranio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Mitchell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Burduada No Cranio misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Burduada No Cranio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Burduada No Cranio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crunch! Burduada No Cranio slams his shin into Mitchell's torso.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Burduada No Cranio.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a hook.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Mitchell. #CL#
Burduada No Cranio moves into the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1#
A short left from Mitchell.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mitchell has him pressed against the cage.#BC2#
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mitchell let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Burduada No Cranio throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Burduada No Cranio.
Mitchell with a hook.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
Burduada No Cranio ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio walks straight into a right hand from Mitchell - that's dropped him! Mitchell jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Burduada No Cranio from any more punishment! Burduada No Cranio complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Mitchell!
A relieved looking Travis Mitchell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: SyFi 103     
Date:   Sep 15, 2018
#R1#
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Oreiro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut
and Oreiro counters with a nice uppercut.
Oreiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the cage and back into range.
Mitchell lunges at Oreiro with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oreiro's hand.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Oreiro.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Mitchell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BAD BOY MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Mitchell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oreiro at a distance.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Oreiro misses with an uppercut
and Mitchell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oreiro misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell misses with a hook. Oreiro ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Oreiro is out of range.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Oreiro slips the punch.
Mitchell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Oreiro defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oreiro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oreiro! But no joy.
Mitchell swings for the body but Oreiro moves out of range.
Mitchell works Oreiro's body with a nice hook.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Oreiro counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oreiro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Oreiro blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oreiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Oreiro.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land. #T2#
Oreiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Oreiro presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Oreiro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Oreiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Oreiro.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oreiro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Oreiro. #BC#
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oreiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #CL2#
and Oreiro moves into the clinch.
Oreiro misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oreiro.
A bit of stalling here from Oreiro.
Oreiro throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Oreiro tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Oreiro back against the cage.
Oreiro misses with some punches. #T3#
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Mitchell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oreiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell misses with an elbow strike.
Oreiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oreiro trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oreiro into the cage.
Mitchell lands with a left to the head.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside. #T4#
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Oreiro.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oreiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Oreiro throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Oreiro.
Oreiro is struggling to control the position.
Oreiro receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Oreiro.
Oreiro is looking to control Mitchell's arms but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oreiro has his back to the cage.
Mitchell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oreiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oreiro.
Oreiro managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
A shot in the inside from Oreiro.
Oreiro lands a body shot.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the side of Oreiro's head.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Mitchell throws a good cross that connects.
Oreiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oreiro can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Oreiro clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Oreiro.
Oreiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mitchell prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
Oreiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oreiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oreiro.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Oreiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oreiro has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Oreiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oreiro backwards. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oreiro.
Mitchell wants a takedown.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Travis Mitchell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Oreiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oreiro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mitchell as Oreiro tries to tie him up.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Oreiro blocks an uppercut.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Oreiro.
Oreiro is looking to control Mitchell's arms but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oreiro has his back to the cage.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oreiro stalling in the clinch but Mitchell improves position.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oreiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell. #T2#
Oreiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oreiro leaning against his opponent.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oreiro presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oreiro throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Oreiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Mitchell controls his hands.
Mitchell scores with a shot to the side of Oreiro's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Oreiro manages to get underhooks.
A short left from Oreiro.
Mitchell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Oreiro pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Oreiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oreiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oreiros head. #T3#
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Oreiro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Oreiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell lands a left hand.
Mitchell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oreiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitchell up against the cage.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Oreiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
Oreiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Oreiro.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oreiro throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Oreiro misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Oreiro.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Oreiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mitchell up against the cage.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Oreiro looking to stall.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Oreiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oreiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oreiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Travis Mitchell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Oreiro misses with a body shot.
It looked like Mitchell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oreiro.
Oreiro moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell tests Oreiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Oreiro saw that one coming.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oreiro.
Oreiro missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mitchell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oreiro backs up against the cage.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Oreiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Oreiro moves out of range as Mitchell strikes.
Travis Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Mitchell connects with a right hand. Oreiro shakes it off.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oreiro defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Mitchell finds it's way through Oreiro's defenses.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Oreiro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Oreiro slips the punch.
Oreiro throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell lands with a cross.
Oreiro takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.#ROC#
Oreiro is rocked!
Oreiro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mitchell counters with a huge left! Oreiro is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mitchell isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Oreiro from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mitchell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
Travis Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SyFi 90     
Date:   Aug 17, 2018
#R1#
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Colucci.
Colucci is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mitchell.#TD#
Colucci closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell has control of Colucci's left arm, preventing Colucci from doing any damage.
Colucci keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Colucci drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Colucci jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Colucci might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Colucci from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colucci throwing strikes but missing.
Mitchell trying to keep a closed guard but Colucci is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Mitchell keeping full guard, as Colucci tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Colucci preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is adopting a defensive guard.
Colucci trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Colucci works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Colucci trying to control from Mitchell's half guard. Mitchell has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Colucci loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colucci trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Colucci wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Mitchell can't keep his opponent in guard - Colucci advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mitchell is trying to get back to full guard.
Colucci is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mitchell wants to control but Colucci is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3##SUB#
Colucci is looking for a kimura here.
Colucci scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mitchell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Colucci's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Colucci's back!
Colucci is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Colucci turns into Mitchell and is now in his guard.
Mitchell trying to control the position.
Colucci working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Colucci stopping the sweep attempt from Mitchell.#T4#
Mitchell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mitchell can't keep his opponent in guard - Colucci advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mitchell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Colucci is controlling well.
Mitchell wants to control but Colucci is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Colucci has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mitchell defend it? Colucci steps over the head and cranks it - Mitchell is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Colucci!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Michel Colucci!
A very excited looking Michel Colucci made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: WeInSyd 22     
Date:   Jul 25, 2018
#R1#
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harden tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Harden clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Harden misses with a knee strike.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with a body punch.
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Harden.
Mitchell has Harden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Harden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harden has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Harden takes a shot to the head.
Harden is stalling here. #T1##BC2#
Mitchell manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Harden has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
Harden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Harden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harden slowing the pace effectively.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harden landing knees to the body.
Mitchell lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like James Harden has been cut.
Mitchell has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Harden seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mitchell can turn it around.#T2#
Harden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Harden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Harden won't allow it.
Harden blocking some punches.
Harden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harden landing knees to the body.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harden throws a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Mitchell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harden is defending well.
James Harden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden lands a knee to the body.
Harden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harden backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Harden looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Harden blocking some punches.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with the head strike. #T4#
Mitchell looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Harden counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harden walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Harden wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the body
and Harden counters with an inside leg kick.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Harden tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Harden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harden wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Mitchell cracks Harden with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Harden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Harden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Travis Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Harden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Harden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harden tries to clinch up.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Harden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Harden.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitchell.
Harden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Mitchell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Harden moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Harden moves into the clinch.
Mitchell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC2#
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell with a hook.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harden manages to avoid it.
Harden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
Donk. Mitchell catches Harden right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harden moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Harden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harden doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harden drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Harden's body.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Harden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell connects with a jab.
Harden tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away. #T3#
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Harden takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell scores with a hook.#CUT2#
James Harden's cut is getting worse.
A left lands for Mitchell.
Harden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Harden rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Travis Mitchell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harden blocks an uppercut.
Harden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harden looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Harden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harden avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Harden lands a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Harden.
Harden with a knee to the head.
Harden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Harden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Harden misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harden misses with a knee strike.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Harden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Harden slips under a jab from Mitchell.
Harden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Harden wants to clinch.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Harden is just out of range.
Harden thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harden tries to clinch up.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harden.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mitchell with a jab.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands a head shot.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Harden's belly button to the back.
Mitchell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
Mitchell misses with a body shot
and Harden counters with a slapping leg kick.
Harden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harden doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Harden's ribs.
Harden moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
Harden tries to clinch #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Harden!
Harden trying to remain calm as Mitchell controls from the top position.
Harden is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Mitchell taking a breather here.
Mitchell is continuing to stall.
James Harden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harden keeps working.
Mitchell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Harden is being controlled here.
Mitchell working away.
Mitchell lands a few punches from side control.
Mitchell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T3#
Harden seems a little lost for a moment, as Mitchell dominates the positioning.
Harden knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Mitchell advances to full mount.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.#CUT2#
James Harden's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Harden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Mitchell!
A relieved looking Travis Mitchell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
James Harden was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the drawing board for me folks, this is just a bump in the road. I'll be back better than before soon!'.

 

Event: WeInSyd 18     
Date:   Jun 27, 2018
#R1#
Seaview looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Seaview throws an off balance right hand
and Seaview takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Seaview.
Mitchell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mitchell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seaview stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seaview uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
A head kick misses from Seaview.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seaview takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Seaview misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a left to the body.
Seaview rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mitchell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Seaview uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seaview moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Seaview.
A jab from Seaview misses.
A big left from Seaview misses.
A nice side step and Mitchell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Seaview. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Seaview slips the punch.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seaview doesn't seem bothered though.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitchell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seaview.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Seaview acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seaview throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Seaview!
Seaview tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell unloading with bombs!
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mitchell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Seaview knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Mitchell lands a couple of good shots and Seaview has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#T2#
Seaview is trapped and Mitchell is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Seaview trying to control the position but Mitchell manages to sink in the hooks.
Mitchell connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Seaview to escape the position.
Mitchell lands punches and elbows.
Mitchell trying to control.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell throwing damaging strikes from the back! Seaview could be in trouble here!
Mitchell is punishing Seaview with some ground and pound.
Mitchell lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Mitchell.
Seaview is trying to remain composed but Mitchell is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.#ROC2#
Seaview is rocked!
Mitchell scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Seaview is looking for a way out.
Oh Seaview is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitchell is raining down hard shots and and Seaview has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
Travis Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: SyFi 58     
Date:   Jun 02, 2018
#R1#
Ragnaar lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ragnaar tests Mitchell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ragnaar drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Ragnaar instigates a clinch.
Ragnaar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Mitchell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnaar is pressed up against the cage. Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ragnaar down to the mat. Ragnaar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Ragnaar pushes Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Mitchell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ragnaar gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mitchell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ragnaar is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Ragnaar blocks it.
Ragnaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ragnaar lands a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnaar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mitchell takes a shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ragnaar stalling against the cage.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Ragnaar blocks with his arms.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar looking to slow down the pace here.
Ragnaar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Ragnaar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mitchell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ragnaar can turn it around.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T4#
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ragnaar tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ragnaar blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ragnaar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnaar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Ragnaar lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Ragnaar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ragnaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ragnaar throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Ragnaar throws a body shot but no joy.
Ragnaar slips a jab from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Ragnaar moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar leaning against his opponent. #T1#
Ragnaar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
A short right from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Ragnaar. #CUT2#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Mitchell.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land. #T2#
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnaar crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Mitchell managing to block the knees to the body from Ragnaar.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Ragnaar scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body. #T3#
Ragnaar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ragnaar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ragnaar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Ragnaar dodges an elbow strike from Mitchell.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.#TD#
Mitchell has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ragnaar regains guard immediately. #ES2#
Ragnaar pushes Mitchell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mitchell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Travis Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!#CL2#
Ragnaar moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mitchell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ragnaar backwards.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mitchell avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
Mitchell tries for a takedown but Ragnaar manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Mitchell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mitchell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mitchell wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnaar blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Ragnaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nils Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Travis Mitchell's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Ragnaar tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Ragnaar.
Mitchell cracks a nice hook into Ragnaar's ribs.
Mitchell works over Ragnaar's head and body with a nice combination.
Ragnaar takes one to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Ragnaar there.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Ragnaar throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnaar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ragnaar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell lunges at Ragnaar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ragnaar's hand.
Mitchell sizes up Ragnaar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar lands a nice shot that snaps Mitchell's head back.
Ragnaar tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range. #T1#
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell checks a leg kick.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick which misses Mitchell's front leg but catches the back leg as Mitchell tries to avoid it.
Ragnaar swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Ragnaar connects with the punch.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Ragnaar throws a chopping leg kick but Mitchell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ragnaar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mitchell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL2#
Ragnaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ragnaar scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.#T2#
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
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!
Ragnaar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Ragnaar missing with knees to the body.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ragnaar obliges.
Ragnaar working Mitchell over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar lands with a right to the head.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
Ragnaar stalling against the cage.
Ragnaar gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T3#
Mitchell throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnaar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ragnaar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mitchell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnaar trying to land knees to the body.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Ragnaar lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
Ragnaar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar has Mitchell pressed against the cage.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnaar pressing his opponent against the cage. #T4#
Ragnaar controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ragnaar.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ragnaar.
A head punch on the inside from Mitchell fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ragnaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
Ragnaar slowing the pace effectively.
Ragnaar blocks an uppercut.
Ragnaar lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Ragnaar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Mitchell.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Ragnaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ragnaar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Ragnaar!

A victorious Nils Ragnaar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SyFi 47     
Date:   May 06, 2018
#R1#
Bumanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bumanov slips a jab from Mitchell.
Bumanov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bumanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bumanov lands with a right hand.
Mitchell ducks right into an uppercut from Bumanov.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Mitchell sets himself, and Bumanov steps forward looking for the clinch! Mitchell avoids it this time.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Bumanov's shoulder, as Bumanov tries to avoid the shot.
Bumanov wants to counter with a clinch but Mitchell pushes him away.
Bumanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Bumanov moves into the clinch.
Bumanov avoiding damage.
Bumanov tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Bumanov lands a right hand.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Bumanov won't allow it. #T1#
Bumanov content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bumanov keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell misses with the head strike.
Bumanov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bumanov digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank.
Bumanov scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Bumanov can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bumanov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
Bumanov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mitchell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bumanov defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Bumanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Bumanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Mitchell throws a one two combo.
Bumanov misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bumanov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bumanov has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mitchell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bumanov scores with a hook to the body. Mitchell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bumanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bumanov scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mitchell. Those never looked like landing.
Bumanov avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
Bumanov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bumanov dodges an elbow strike from Mitchell.
Bumanov tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Bumanov. #T3#
Bumanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #TD2#
Bumanov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mitchell regains guard.
Bumanov working some strikes from top position.
Bumanov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bumanov lands a couple of elbows.
Mitchell wants to control but Bumanov passes easily into half guard.
Mitchell wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bumanov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mitchell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bumanov scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T4#
Mitchell is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bumanov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bumanov's back!
Bumanov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mitchell.
Mitchell gets his hands free as Bumanov looks to control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bumanov is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell misses with punches from the back.
Bumanov trying to control but not successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sergei Bumanov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A punch lands to the side of Mitchell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bumanov misses with a combination
enabling Mitchell to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Bumanov is out of range. #CL2#
Bumanov has Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Bumanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Bumanov. #TD2#
Bumanov gets control of Mitchell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Bumanov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mitchell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumanov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bumanov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bumanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Mitchell passes Bumanov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mitchell is trying to control. Bumanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mitchell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bumanov tries to get to full guard but Mitchell has control of the leg.
Bumanov is positioning himself well to prevent Mitchell advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bumanov tries to roll over but Mitchell keeps him under control.
Sergei Bumanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitchell trying to control from Bumanov's half guard. Bumanov has other ideas though and has regained full guard. #T2#
Bumanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mitchell is one step ahead there.
Mitchell throws an elbow that misses. Bumanov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mitchell's guard. Nice move by Bumanov!#REVB#
Bumanov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mitchell throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mitchell controls Bumanov momentarily but Bumanov frees himself.
Bumanov wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving. #T3#
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bumanov works over Mitchell with some ground and pound from guard.
Bumanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bumanov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bumanov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Bumanov from controlling successfully.
Mitchell trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bumanov misses with a looping right.
Mitchell is looking for a counter combo.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Bumanov lands a nice looking body shot. #CL2#
Bumanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bumanov. #T4#
Bumanov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bumanov.
Mitchell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short uppercut from Bumanov.
Bumanov lands with a light punch inside.
Bumanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bumanov.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Bumanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Bumanov. #BC#
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bumanov swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Bumanov slips a jab from Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Bumanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Bumanov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mitchell rather than just go for the knockout.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Bumanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bumanov misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Mitchell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bumanov.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bumanov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice defenses there by Bumanov.
Nice uppercut lands for Bumanov. That snapped Mitchell's head back.
Bumanov wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Bumanov's shoulder, as Bumanov tries to avoid the shot.
Bumanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Travis Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Bumanov.
Bumanov wants to counter the offense by Mitchell and move into the clinch position.
Bumanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Bumanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
Bumanov wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Bumanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mitchell doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Bumanov walks into a left hand.
Bumanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bumanov swinging wildly here.
Mitchell throws a jab when Bumanov was well out of range.
Bumanov wants to counter with a clinch but Mitchell pushes him away.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitchell slips under a jab.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Bumanov's shoulder, as Bumanov tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Bumanov moved out of range.
Bumanov throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Bumanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell misses with a wild combination.
Bumanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sergei Bumanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Mitchell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Bumanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bumanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Bumanov's shoulder, as Bumanov tries to avoid the shot.
Bumanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bumanov swinging wildly here.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Bumanov's shoulder, as Bumanov tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Bumanov misses with a looping right.
Bumanov throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bumanov.
Bumanov needs to keep his hands up - Mitchell had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Bumanov avoids them all with ease.
Bumanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Bumanov wants to counter with a clinch but Mitchell pushes him away.
Bumanov looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
A jab from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Bumanov slips the punch.
Bumanov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Bumanov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from Mitchell. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Bumanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bumanov tries to counter with a clinch but Mitchell shakes him off and moves away.
Good shot there by Bumanov.#T4#
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bumanov misses with a body shot.
Bumanov throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bumanov slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Bumanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bumanov.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchell works over Bumanov's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Bumanov has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
Bumanov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bumanov.
Bumanov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bumanov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sergei Bumanov!

A victorious Sergei Bumanov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: WeInSyd 7     
Date:   Apr 11, 2018
#R1#
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Good shot there by Mitchell.
We've been informed that Mitchell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mitchell jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Silva feints and as Mitchell raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#T1#
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mitchell is on top in guard. #REVB#
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.
Mitchell trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell cracks Silva with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchell is aware though and is defending well.#SUB#
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #T2#
Silva controls Mitchell momentarily but Mitchell frees himself.
Mitchell is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mitchell works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a triangle but Mitchell pushes his legs off easily.
Mitchell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him. #T3#
Mitchell stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mitchell advances to mount.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.
Mitchell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitchell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Mitchell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Mitchell landing strikes, looking to finish! #T4#
Mitchell landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Mitchell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #ROC2#
Silva is rocked!
Mitchell lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
Our winner, Travis Mitchell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

Event: SyFi 28     
Date:   Mar 24, 2018
#R1##TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mitchell.
Mitchell is working Aleksander over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aleksander is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aleksander down.
Aleksander takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aleksander some visible discomfort.
Aleksander tries to buck Mitchell off but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell scoring with punches and elbows.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell is working Aleksander over with some ground and pound from side control.
Aleksander can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Mitchell working the body and head with strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Brajan Aleksander has been cut.
Aleksander being controlled for a moment. #SUB#
Mitchell wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aleksander, who protects the arm well.
Mitchell controls the position.
Aleksander told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Mitchell is putting a hurting on Aleksander here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Mitchell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #T2#
A lull in the action here.
Mitchell landing strikes.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aleksander keeps working.
Aleksander tries to escape but Mitchell is in control.
Aleksander on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #CUT#
That has opened up Brajan Aleksander's cut even more.
Aleksander is looking to regain half guard here but Mitchell keeps moving and retains side control.
Mitchell controls the position.#T3#
Mitchell grinds an elbow into Aleksander's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Aleksander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell working the ground and pound. #CUT#
The cut above Brajan Aleksander's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brajan Aleksander's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Mitchell!
Travis Mitchell thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: SyFi 19     
Date:   Mar 03, 2018
#R1##TD#
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mitchell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mitchell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell works over Slam with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Slam looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mitchell has picked Slam up and slammed him! Slam can't keep hold of the triangle and Mitchell manages to pass to side control!
Mitchell lands some shots froms side control.
Mitchell remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slam is trying to improve his position.
Mitchell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Slam to see if he's OK.#T1#
Slam is letting Mitchell control him for a moment.
Mitchell cracks Slam with a big right hand but Slam just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slam down.
Slam wants to control but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell controls the position from side control.
Slam takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Slam looks winded!
Slam trying his best to control but Mitchell has mounted him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
Mitchell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T2#
A nice elbow there by Mitchell.#ROC#
Slam is rocked!
Mitchell postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Slam out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Mitchell goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!
A very excited looking Travis Mitchell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Choke Slam was interviewed post fight and said 'The opponent were stronger but just for this time? It's always good to see same level or even stronger fighter in octagon ! '.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Nov 12, 2017
#R1#
The Highway stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Highway wants it to stay on the feet.
A counter left hand to the body from The Highway misses its target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
Mitchell has his takedown stuffed
letting The Highway counter with a right hand.
Christopher The Highway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Highway sprawls well. The Highway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell misses with a takedown
and The Highway counters with a nice uppercut.
The Highway misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The Highway darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from The Highway fails to land.
The Highway swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Highway misses with the head strike.
Mitchell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables The Highway to keep the fight standing.#T1#
The Highway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mitchell is trying to pull guard but The Highway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The Highway blocks an elbow strike from Mitchell.
The Highway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Highway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mitchell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Highway pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The Highway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mitchell looking for a takedown.
The Highway lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Highway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell is trying to drag The Highway to the mat but The Highway just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The Highway lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Highway prevents it.
The Highway throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
The Highway throws a head punch that misses.
The Highway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
The Highway lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Highway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Highway lands with a right to the head.
The Highway has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown.
The Highway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mitchell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Highway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Highway lands with a short shot to the head.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
The Highway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
The Highway lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Highway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The Highway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but The Highway uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Highway lands with a short shot to the head. #T3#
A short body shot lands from The Highway as the two fighters clinch.
The Highway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The Highway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Highway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Highway stops a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
The Highway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Highway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell tries for a takedown. No joy.
The Highway misses with a punch on the inside.
The Highway scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
The Highway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from The Highway.
Mitchell looks winded!
The Highway lands with a short shot to the head.
The Highway throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
The Highway misses with the head strike. #T4#
The Highway lands with a left to the head.
The Highway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Highway lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 The Highway walks away with a smile on his face. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck for Mitchell with that takedown attempt. #CL#
The Highway drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
The Highway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mitchell is trying to break the clinch but The Highway is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from The Highway as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from The Highway fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Highway lands with a light punch inside.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher The Highway dominated that round.
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.
#R2#
The Highway cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.#TD2#
Mitchell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Highway keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Highway is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mitchell wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Highway keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mitchell sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Highway defending well though. #T1#
The Highway is trying to get back to full guard.
The Highway wants to control but Mitchell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Highway avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mitchell.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Highway on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mitchell not doing much here.
Mitchell is trying to control the action in half guard but The Highway is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T2#
Mitchell controlling the pace.
The Highway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mitchell.
The Highway trying to control but Mitchell postures up.
Mitchell is keen to just control but The Highway is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mitchell shoots and misses
and The Highway counters with a nice body shot.
Mitchell misses with a takedown
and The Highway connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell slips a straight right by The Highway.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Highway misses the shot to the body. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from The Highway. Mitchell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Highway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christopher The Highway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
The Highway misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell shoots in looking for a takedown but The Highway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mitchell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mitchell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Highway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches up with The Highway, looking for a takedown. Mitchell pushes The Highway against the cage but The Highway circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Travis Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Mitchell goes for a double leg but The Highway avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as The Highway continues to drive forward.#CL#
The Highway closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Mitchell is looking to take this one to the mat.
The Highway lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Good body shot from The Highway.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from The Highway as the two fighters clinch.
The Highway scores with a shoulder strike.
The Highway misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Highway lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Highway fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Highway's waist but The Highway gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mitchell off to one side.
An attempted straight right counter from The Highway misses the target.
Mitchell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Highway avoids it really well and circles away.
The Highway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher The Highway dominated that second round.
That's time! The Highway's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Mitchell tries for a takedown but The Highway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Highway tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell dives in and grabs The Highway's left leg, looking for a takedown. The Highway pushes down on Mitchell's head and hops out.
The Highway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mitchell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Highway pinned against the cage. The Highway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Christopher The Highway has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Mitchell.
The Highway wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt - The Highway sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Highway is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The Highway gets a clinch.
The Highway lands a shot to the body.
The Highway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Highway lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
The Highway scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head. #CUT#
It looks like Travis Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but The Highway is defending well.
Mitchell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mitchell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Highway lands a right hand.
Mitchell blocks an uppercut.
The Highway is struggling to control the position.
The Highway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Highway.
Mitchell is working for takedown but The Highway is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mitchell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Christopher The Highway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mitchell jumps guard but The Highway turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, The Highway scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Highway lands an uppercut.
The Highway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The Highway misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell jumps guard but The Highway stands there with Mitchell around his waist. Mitchell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T2#
The Highway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Highway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
The Highway blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Highway.
The Highway scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
The Highway lands a shoulder strike.
Mitchell jumps guard but The Highway turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Christopher The Highway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from The Highway.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Highway.
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 The Highway walks away with a smile on his face. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The Highway lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mitchell with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Highway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T3#
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Christopher The Highway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell with a poor takedown
and The Highway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
The Highway has Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
The Highway lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from The Highway.
The Highway stalling against the cage.
The Highway lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Highway prevents the takedown attempt.
Mitchell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T4#
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but The Highway has the dominant position.
A short right from The Highway.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown.
A short right from The Highway on the inside.
The Highway gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Mitchell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Highway is pressed up against the cage. Mitchell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Highway down to the mat. The Highway avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Highway throws a shot to the body.
Travis Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher The Highway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Highway, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher The Highway!

Christopher The Highway decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Nov 07, 2017
#R1##TD2#
Mitchell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strzyga sprawls well initially but Mitchell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mitchell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Strzyga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mitchell on the ground.
Strzyga is wriggling around trying to escape.
Strzyga is bucking up trying to escape but Mitchell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but Strzyga is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount. #T1#
Mitchell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mitchell raining down shots from the mount!
Mitchell landing punches.
Mitchell connects with a bit shot that sees Strzyga covering up! More strikes from Mitchell and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mitchell is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Mitchell!

 

 
 
 
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