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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Roy Mitchel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Mitchel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Anderson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchel finds it's way round the side to connect with Anderson's head.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchel pinned against the cage. Mitchel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mitchel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Anderson instigates a clinch.
Mitchel has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mitchel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
Mitchel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchel as he jumps to the side.
Mitchel throws a right hand that Anderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Anderson also avoids with ease.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown attempt from Anderson. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Mitchel.
Anderson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mitchel but Mitchel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mitchel misses with a two punch combination.
Mitchel throws out a powerful jab.
Mitchel scores with a sloppy right hand. Anderson should have avoided that one.
Mitchel cracks Anderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Anderson is rocked!
Mitchel throws a right and a left that Anderson avoids nicely.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
Mitchel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchel swivels and escapes.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mitchel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchel is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Mitchel circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson shoots in for a double leg but Mitchel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Mitchel misses.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchel defends it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mitchel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mitchel is trying to defend but Anderson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Anderson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mitchel to regain full guard.
Mitchel wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson trying to control but Mitchel is working from the bottom.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Mitchel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to stand but Anderson is controlling from the bottom.
Anderson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mitchel 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.
Mitchel throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchel sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitchel misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson darts in and clinches Mitchel up against the ropes.
Anderson has Mitchel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Mitchel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
Mitchel is trying to break the clinch but Anderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Mitchel prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Mitchel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes there by Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mitchel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitchel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mitchel controlling the position for now.
Anderson is nestled in close to Mitchel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Anderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Anderson prevents Mitchel from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mitchel desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Mitchel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Anderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mitchel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mitchel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Mitchel.
Mitchel thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Mitchel circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mitchel's guard.
Anderson throws and elbow that misses. Mitchel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Anderson's guard. Nice move by Mitchel!
Anderson is working an open guard so Mitchel takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mitchel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mitchel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Anderson can pounce on him.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mitchel working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mitchel blocking the ground and pound.
Mitchel is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson throws some wild stikes that Mitchel manages to avoid easily.
Anderson prevents Mitchel from getting the reversal.
Anderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anderson landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Mitchel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Mitchel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mitchel cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
Mitchel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mitchel swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Mitchel scores with a decent looking hook.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson shoots in but Mitchel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mitchel misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchel. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson wants to clinch.
Anderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchel tries to avoid it but Anderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchel to the ground. Mitchel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anderson.
Mitchel connects with a body shot.
Mitchel swinging wildly here.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Nice body kick from Anderson.
Mitchel misses with a double jab.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchel as he jumps to the side.
Mitchel lands with a shot to the body.
Roy Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchel sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dives in and grabs Mitchel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchel pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Mitchel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Mitchel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson needs to keep his hands up - Mitchel had a free shot at his head there.
Mitchel tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Mitchel.
Mitchel fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitchel misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchel tries to sprawl out of it but Anderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mitchel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchel lands a body shot.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchel defends it nicely.
Mitchel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roy Mitchel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchel is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Mitchel circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchel misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchel throws a shot to the body.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mitchel clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Mitchel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson has managed to clinch.
Mitchel wants to break free but Anderson has control.
Anderson can't get the takedown.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson prevents Mitchel from breaking the clinch.
Anderson tries to pull guard but Mitchel holds him up against the ropes and eventually Anderson drops back down to his feet.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchel jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Mitchel around his waist. Mitchel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Mitchel tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel is pressed up against the ropes. Anderson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mitchel down to the mat. Mitchel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mitchel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mitchel misses with the combination.
Mitchel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mitchel prevents it.
Mitchel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the ropes.
Anderson is trying to drag Mitchel to the mat but Mitchel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Anderson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mitchel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mitchel has had enough of the clinch but Anderson keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson is working for takedown but Mitchel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Anderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderson wants a takedown but no success here.
Anderson prevents Mitchel from breaking the clinch.
Anderson wants the takedown. Mitchel is fighting it off but Anderson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mitchel's guard against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anderson is controlling him.
Anderson is in close to Mitchel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mitchel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Anderson preventing the sweep.
Anderson stands and steps away. Mitchel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Anderson.
Anderson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Anderson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Anderson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mitchel to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Anderson tries to score a body lock takedown but Mitchel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mitchel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mitchel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mitchel stops a takedown attempt from Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Anderson dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchel is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Mitchel circles away and we're back to standing.
Mitchel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mitchel stuns Anderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mitchel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Roy Mitchel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mitchel was covering up waiting for the punch and Anderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Mitchel takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mitchel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anderson thows a big elbow that misses.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Anderson won't allow Mitchel to get back to his feet.
Anderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchel as Anderson shoots in.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Anderson.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Horrible takedown by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchel which made him look bad.
Roy Mitchel is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchel pinned against the cage. Mitchel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mitchel.
Mitchel leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mitchel punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Mitchel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson walks into a left hand.
Mitchel swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to clinch but Mitchel is having none of it.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Mitchel dips to his left and cracks Anderson with an uppercut!
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Mitchel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchel cracks Anderson with a good jab.
Mitchel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anderson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitchel has wrist control.
Anderson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mitchel looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mitchel looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mitchel!
Mitchel decides to stand back up.
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 Roy Mitchel.
I think Mitchel 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Mitchel!
Roy Mitchel is the new lightweight champion!
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