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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Kruiliansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mitchell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let's Be Friends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Garik Kruiliansky!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruiliansky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruiliansky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kruiliansky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruiliansky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruiliansky stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitchell. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Kruiliansky throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Kruiliansky throws a shot from downtown. Mitchell moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruiliansky misses with a double jab
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from Mitchell.
Kruiliansky is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes.
Mitchell keeps control of Kruiliansky as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell throws a nice looking combination but Kruiliansky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Kruiliansky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Kruiliansky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mitchell.
Kruiliansky looks gassed!
Kruiliansky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruiliansky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mitchell darts in and clinches Kruiliansky up against the ropes.
Mitchell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Kruiliansky misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kruiliansky can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mitchell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kruiliansky is just riding it out for now. Mitchell eventually gives up the hold.
Mitchell working Kruiliansky over with strikes.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Kruiliansky dodges it nicely.
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.
Mitchell stops Kruiliansky from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mitchell throwing shots but Kruiliansky is blocking nicely.
Mitchell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kruiliansky has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kruiliansky wants to get back to his feet.
Mitchell decides to stand and escape the position.
Mitchell feints and as Kruiliansky raises his hands in defense, Mitchell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell stands and steps away. Kruiliansky gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kruiliansky napping and manages to drive through 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.
Mitchell passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kruiliansky!
Kruiliansky 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.
Kruiliansky is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
Mitchell lands with some strikes.
Mitchell has control of Kruiliansky's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kruiliansky regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mitchell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
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 can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kruiliansky is looking to escape.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kruiliansky manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mitchell tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kruiliansky tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchell with the ground and pound from mount.
Mitchell landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kruiliansky squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mitchell working for a guillotine from mount but Kruiliansky is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mitchell dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mitchell pushes Kruiliansky away with a front kick.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dave Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruiliansky's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kruiliansky duly obliges.
Garik Kruiliansky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell delivers a nice body kick.
Kruiliansky misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kruiliansky swivels and escapes.
Mitchell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruiliansky's efforts to push away.
Mitchell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruiliansky swinging wildly here.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell lands a high kick!
Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Mitchell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruiliansky's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kruiliansky up against the ropes.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Mitchell tries to bum rush Kruiliansky with a series of wild strikes but Kruiliansky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruiliansky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kruiliansky as Mitchell tries to tie him up.
Mitchell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kruiliansky is trying to force a seperation but Mitchell has the dominant position.
Mitchell prevents Kruiliansky from breaking the clinch.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Garik Kruiliansky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruiliansky misses with a combination
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitchell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kruiliansky throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruiliansky wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mitchell manages to pass to side control.
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mitchell frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kruiliansky is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mitchell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitchell wants to control the pace but Kruiliansky is squirming around nicely.
Kruiliansky takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruiliansky is squirming around, avoiding Mitchell's attempts to control the action.
Kruiliansky is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dave Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell looking to finish Kruiliansky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kruiliansky!
Kruiliansky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Mitchell.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mitchell looking to finish Kruiliansky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kruiliansky!
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kruiliansky is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kruiliansky is trying to stand.
That's four 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.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kruiliansky is looking to escape.
Mitchell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mitchell wants to control the pace but Kruiliansky is squirming around nicely.
Mitchell lands a big elbow.
Mitchell looking to finish Kruiliansky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kruiliansky!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell lands with some strikes.
Mitchell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kruiliansky is looking to escape.
Mitchell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mitchell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Mitchell has a takedown stuffed.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruiliansky will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruiliansky throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Kruiliansky throws a right hand that Mitchell ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitchell also avoids with ease.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Kruiliansky circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell takes a swing at Kruiliansky's ribcage but misses.
Kruiliansky swinging wildly here.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Kruiliansky moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruiliansky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kruiliansky tries to move into range but Mitchell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitchell cracks Kruiliansky with a good jab.
Kruiliansky throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mitchell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mitchell scores with a one two! Kruiliansky had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruiliansky misses with a combination
and Mitchell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Kruiliansky as Mitchell shoots in.
Kruiliansky swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Kruiliansky misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruiliansky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Kruiliansky's ribcage. Kruiliansky let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mitchell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mitchell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kruiliansky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruiliansky throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Mitchell takes one on the button.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruiliansky can do to turn this around?
Mitchell thumps Kruiliansky with a low kick.
Mitchell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruiliansky's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mitchell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruiliansky works over Mitchell's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kruiliansky circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Kruiliansky ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruiliansky also avoids with ease.
Mitchell closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Kruiliansky misses.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mitchell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mitchell with the ground and pound from mount.
Mitchell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mitchell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Mitchell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mitchell wants to control the pace but Kruiliansky is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruiliansky is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Mitchell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kruiliansky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kruiliansky is trying to stand up.
Kruiliansky is in a horrible position here. Mitchell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mitchell working for a guillotine from mount but Kruiliansky is in no mood to give up.
Mitchell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kruiliansky hang on?
Mitchell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mitchell with a couple of short strikes.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kruiliansky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kruiliansky really wants to buck Mitchell off and get back to his feet.
Garik Kruiliansky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
Mitchell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kruiliansky is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mitchell throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kruiliansky has his hands clasped together but Mitchell breaks the hold and Kruiliansky is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Mitchell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dave Mitchell!
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energy
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