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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastian Nokia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell's entrance music is Wax Simulacra. A fine choice. Billy Mitchell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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146 lbs
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130 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bastian Nokia!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell tries to sprawl but Nokia drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nokia wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Mitchell 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.
Nokia 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.
Mitchell seems keen to control Nokia's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Billy Mitchell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mitchell scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mitchell advances to mount.
Nokia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mitchell controlling from the full mount.
Nokia is in a horrible position here. Mitchell smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling from the full mount.
Mitchell looking for a guillotine from mount but Nokia is having none of it.
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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.
Nokia wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mitchell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mitchell looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nokia for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nokia dives in and scores a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Nokia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mitchell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nokia has managed to get both his arms back between Mitchell's legs - danger averted.
Mitchell is adopting a defensive guard.
Nokia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Nokia stacks Mitchell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Nokia!
Billy Mitchell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mitchell manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nokia's best efforts.
Mitchell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nokia pulls his head out easily.
Mitchell is pressing down on Nokia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mitchell seems to be working for a kimura but Nokia defends the submission attempt.
Nokia is staying active underneath Mitchell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing shots but Nokia is blocking nicely.
Nokia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell is taking a breather. Nokia says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mitchell wants to free his trapped foot but Nokia is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mitchell seems to be looking for submissions.
Mitchell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mitchell passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Mitchell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nokia scores with a takedown into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell working for a triangle but Nokia defends it easily.
Mitchell seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mitchell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nokia's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mitchell stops Nokia from standing up.
Mitchell forces his way into half guard.
Mitchell looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mitchell is trying to work for a kimura but Nokia is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nokia sees it coming and defends easily.
Mitchell slows the pace down in half guard.
Mitchell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell stalling.
Mitchell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mitchell trying to control the pace.
Mitchell thows a huge punch but Nokia dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Mitchell!
A very excited looking Billy Mitchell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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