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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mitchell (ranked 1056 p4p, 4111 weight class) and Jon Targaryen (ranked 122 p4p, 387 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Michael Jackson - Beat it. Targaryen has chosen boom as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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10 - 1 - 0 |
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Targaryen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen misses with a straight left.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Targaryen misses with a left hand
letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Targaryen throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Jon Targaryen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell shoots in and bounces Targaryen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Targaryen keeping full guard, as Mitchell tries to pass.
Mitchell won't allow Targaryen to get back to his feet.
Targaryen 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell passes Targaryen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mitchell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mitchell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mitchell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Targaryen for as long as he can get away with.
Mitchell trying to mount his opponent but Targaryen defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Targaryen is trying to stand.
Mitchell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Targaryen misses with a jab to the body
and Mitchell counters with a series of strikes. Targaryen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Targaryen looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Targaryen misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Mitchell half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Targaryen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Jon Targaryen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Targaryen swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a left and a right that stings Targaryen.
Targaryen throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell stalks Targaryen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Targaryen's face. Targaryen staggers backwards, shaken.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Targaryen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen throws a lazy uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Targaryen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Targaryen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell counters by moving into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Targaryen fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Targaryen fails to land.
Mitchell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Targaryen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mitchell.
Targaryen misses with a punch on the inside.
Targaryen misses with some punches.
Targaryen has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Targaryen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell slips a jab from Targaryen.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Mitchell.
Targaryen gets caught flat footed, as Mitchell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mitchell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Targaryen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mitchell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mitchell dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Targaryen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Mitchell controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell drops back looking for a leg! Targaryen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Targaryen manages to kick Mitchell off! Mitchell jumps back into Targaryen's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen is letting Mitchell control him for a moment.
Targaryen tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Mitchell cracks Targaryen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mitchell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Targaryen is surviving well by controlling Mitchell's body position as best he can.
Mitchell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Targaryen can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Targaryen is looking to improve his position but Mitchell isn't that keen on the idea.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Targaryen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell has hold of Targaryen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Targaryen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mitchell content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell continues to stall.
Mitchell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mitchell 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!
Targaryen misses with an uppercut
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Targaryen misses with a hook.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Targaryen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell counters with a three punch combo that has Targaryen backing up. Targaryen nods at Mitchell to acknowledge the strikes.
Targaryen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Targaryen throws a poor cross that misses
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Targaryen.
Targaryen misses with a looping right.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Targaryen.
Targaryen misses with a straight right.
Targaryen walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Targaryen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Targaryen misses with a body shot
and Mitchell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Targaryen thinking.
Targaryen throws an off balance right hand
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Targaryen misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell has Targaryen pressed against the cage.
Targaryen throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Targaryen avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mitchell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Targaryen after a bit of a struggle.
Mitchell misses with a punch on the inside.
Targaryen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mitchell is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Targaryen to the mat. Targaryen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitchell passes Targaryen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mitchell controlling the action here.
Jon Targaryen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mitchell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Targaryen is surviving well by controlling Mitchell's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling the position easily from mount.
Mitchell has control of Targaryen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Targaryen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mitchell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Targaryen is surviving well by controlling Mitchell's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Targaryen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mitchell quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Mitchell but it's paid off an Targaryen is forced to tap! Nice work by Mitchell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Mitchell!
Shane Mitchell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Jon Targaryen had this to say: 'until next time'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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