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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryson Whitehead (ranked 1818 p4p, 2737 weight class) and Uriel Mitchell (ranked 190 p4p, 284 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryson Whitehead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uriel Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell misses with a hook to the body
enabling Whitehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitehead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell connects with the punch.
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitehead.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitehead.
Mitchell 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.
Whitehead misses with a straight left.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Whitehead.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Whitehead misses with an uppercut. Mitchell saw that one coming.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Whitehead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell.
Whitehead throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell stuns Whitehead with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Whitehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitehead misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Whitehead misses the target.
Whitehead misses the shot to the body.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Whitehead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Whitehead looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Mitchell.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.
Whitehead gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell.
Whitehead misses the jab.
Whitehead stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Whitehead throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Uriel Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell scores with the left hand. Whitehead knows he should have avoided that one.
Whitehead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Mitchell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whitehead throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Mitchell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitehead.
Nice cross by Mitchell.
Whitehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Whitehead throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell cracks Whitehead with an open hand slap.
Whitehead staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitehead dips to his left and cracks Mitchell with an uppercut!
Whitehead defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Whitehead avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Mitchell defending well as Whitehead loads up on a big left hand.
Whitehead's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitehead obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Whitehead sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitehead throws a hook but Mitchell avoids it easily.
Mitchell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Whitehead throws the left hand but Mitchell avoids the punch easily.
Whitehead cracks a nice hook into Mitchell's ribs.
Whitehead misses with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whitehead lands a right hook to the body.
Whitehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Whitehead to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Whitehead.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitehead manages to avoid it.
Mitchell dips to his left and cracks Whitehead with an uppercut!
Mitchell moves away from the strike by Whitehead.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitehead stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Whitehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away.
Mitchell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whitehead tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Mitchell takes a swing at Whitehead's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell throws a hook but Whitehead blocks it.
Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Mitchell jabs at Whitehead's body.
Whitehead throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mitchell was covering up waiting for the punch and Whitehead finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Whitehead slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Whitehead seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mitchell for as long as he can get away with.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead'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.
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 Bryson Whitehead will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mitchell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitehead.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Whitehead's belly button to the back.
Whitehead slips under a jab.
Whitehead slips under a jab.
Whitehead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Whitehead saw that one coming.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Whitehead's head but Whitehead sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Whitehead misses its intended target.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Whitehead counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Whitehead ducks down to avoid it.
Whitehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whitehead counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitchell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Whitehead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell is rocked!
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitehead finish him?
Nice uppercut lands for Mitchell. That snapped Whitehead's head back.
Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Whitehead counters with a crisp right that sends Mitchell to the canvas! Whitehead follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryson Whitehead!
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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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