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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foreman has chosen Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Aiden Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman blocks a jab.
Foreman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horrible takedown by Foreman or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foreman.
Foreman misses with a few strikes there.
Mitchell tries to land a front kick but Foreman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Foreman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Foreman momentarily.
Mitchell misses the jab.
George Foreman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Foreman looks to land a combination but Mitchell avoids it well.
Foreman doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Foreman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aiden Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Foreman wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Foreman.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Foreman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foreman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foreman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foreman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foreman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitchell sprawls well. Mitchell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Foreman looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell darts in and clinches Foreman up against the cage.
Mitchell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foreman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Foreman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mitchell pinned against the cage. Mitchell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Foreman takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a lazy head kick
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foreman keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Foreman.
Mitchell shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Foreman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mitchell prevents Foreman from getting back to his feet.
Mitchell trying to control but Foreman is working from the bottom.
Mitchell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Foreman slips under a jab.
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!
Foreman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchell defends it nicely.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Foreman misses with the combination.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Foreman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foreman dominated that round.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mitchell lands a nice shot that snaps Foreman's head back.
Foreman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mitchell lunges at Foreman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Foreman's hand.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foreman as he jumps to the side.
Foreman clinches up with Mitchell and pushes him back against the cage.
Mitchell blocking some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foreman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foreman jumps into guard, dragging Mitchell to the mat.
Mitchell wants to get up but he can't break Foreman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mitchell stands and steps away. Foreman gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Foreman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mitchell scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foreman swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Mitchell works over Foreman's head and body with a nice combination.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Foreman moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Foreman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foreman is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs.
Foreman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitchell.
Foreman shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foreman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Foreman moves out of range of the strikes.
Foreman throws a right and a left that Mitchell avoids nicely.
Foreman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Foreman.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Foreman has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to stall but Foreman improves his position.
Mitchell lands a body punch in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Foreman - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Foreman prevents Mitchell from breaking the clinch.
Foreman gets underhooks to prevent Mitchell's takedown attempt.
Foreman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchell as Foreman shoots in.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foreman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Foreman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Mitchell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman wants to clinch.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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 looking to pass the guard.
Mitchell wants to stand but Foreman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiden Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mitchell lands a jab to Foreman's midsection.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Foreman's shoulder, as Foreman tries to avoid the shot.
Foreman throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Foreman shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foreman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mitchell gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Foreman.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Foreman avoids it well.
Foreman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Foreman wants to land a leg kick but Mitchell is out of range.
Foreman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mitchell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foreman.
Mitchell looks for the body kick but Foreman saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Foreman.
Mitchell cracks Foreman with a good jab.
Foreman shoots for a double leg takedown but Mitchell sprawls well. He's pushed Foreman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mitchell thows a body shot but no joy.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Foreman.
Foreman is rocked!
Foreman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mitchell.
Foreman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aiden Mitchell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foreman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Foreman moves out of range.
Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Foreman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foreman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foreman lands an uppercut.
Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Foreman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Foreman moves away from the strike by Mitchell.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown attempt from Foreman. Foreman gets slowly back to his feet.
Aiden Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Mitchell slips a jab and a cross from Foreman.
Foreman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Foreman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foreman.
No luck for Mitchell with that takedown attempt.
Mitchell throws a right hand that Foreman ducks under and follows up with a left that Foreman also avoids with ease.
Foreman drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foreman keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mitchell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foreman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman drags the fight down to the ground.
Mitchell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Foreman wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman tries to clinch up but Mitchell circles away and keeps his distance.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Foreman is just out of range.
Foreman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Foreman off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foreman looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range.
Mitchell wants to clinch up but Foreman keeps it at a distance.
Foreman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Foreman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiden Mitchell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchell 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiden Mitchell!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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