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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Mitchell (ranked 3417 p4p, 3394 weight class) and Colton Tanner (ranked 324 p4p, 321 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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182 cm
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colton Tanner!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell just misses with a punch to the body.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchell but Mitchell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tanner's head backwards.
Mitchell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tanner under the eye.
Uriel Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell digs a good body shot into Tanner's ribs.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Tanner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Uriel Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell cracks Tanner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchell misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tanner there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Mitchell connects with a body shot.
Tanner closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mitchell to the mat! Mitchell manages to get full guard.
Tanner advances position into side control!
Tanner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mitchell tries to bench press Tanner off him but Tanner keeps the position.
Mitchell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mitchell tries to get out of the position.
Mitchell managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tanner.
Tanner working the ground and pound but Mitchell is defending the strikes.
Tanner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mitchell is trying to escape the position but Tanner is controlling the position.
An elbow from Tanner crashes against the mat.
Mitchell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tanner's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mitchell trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tanner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner lands strikes from half guard.
Mitchell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Tanner content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mitchell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanner in his tracks.
Tanner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitchell, pushing him back against the cage.
Mitchell lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tanner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tanner has clasped his hands together around Mitchell's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Tanner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner working the strikes but Mitchell uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tanner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tanner drops an elbow to the side of Mitchell's head.
Tanner not doing much here.
Mitchell is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel Mitchell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy right hand. Tanner should have avoided that one.
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tanner fails with a takedown attempt.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tanner can do to turn this around?
Tanner fails to land the takedown.
Uriel Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Mitchell pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
A little jabbing left from Tanner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tanner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Tanner fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mitchell to the ground. Tanner is now in 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!
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tanner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mitchell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanner throws an elbow that misses. Mitchell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tanner's guard. Nice move by Mitchell!
Mitchell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tanner 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.
Tanner pulls Mitchell in to control the position.
Mitchell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tanner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mitchell is controlling him.
Tanner seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tanner keeping moving, preventing Mitchell from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tanner moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Tanner throws out a counter right but Mitchell avoids it with no problem.
Uriel Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tanner misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanner momentarily.
Mitchell lands the left hand.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tanner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tanner is in Mitchell's guard.
Tanner lands a couple of elbows.
Tanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanner forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner throwing shots but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tanner.
Tanner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tanner controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Tanner has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tanner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tanner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mitchell has hold of Tanner's hands but Tanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Uriel 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!
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Tanner moves away and avoids it.
Tanner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchell circles away.
Tanner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell tests Tanner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tanner.
Tanner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mitchell being controlled for a moment.
Tanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Mitchell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanner working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell seems a little lost for a moment, as Tanner dominates the positioning.
Tanner trying to control the action but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
Tanner is working Mitchell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tanner staying calm.
Tanner throws a strike aimed at the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell avoids it well.
Mitchell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tanner.
Tanner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tanner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mitchell keeps working.
Tanner working the ground and pound but Mitchell is defending the strikes.
Tanner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tanner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mitchell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner tries to score with some ground and pound. Mitchell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tanner is chipping away with strikes.
Tanner with the ground and pound but Mitchell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tanner thows a huge punch but Mitchell dodges it nicely.
Tanner slows the pace down in half guard.
Tanner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner stalling.
Tanner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Tanner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tanner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tanner gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Tanner shoots in and drives through. Mitchell sprawls well.
Uriel Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Colton Tanner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
A nice left hand lands by Mitchell.
Tanner is working for takedown but Mitchell is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tanner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mitchell pushes Tanner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tanner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mitchell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tanner walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Colton Tanner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tanner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tanner moves out of range of the strikes.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Mitchell!
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energy
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