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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maike Mitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mitch's choice of entrance music: C'mon !. Maike Mitch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Leonard Burnside's chin.
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265 lbs
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234 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Leonard Burnside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maike Mitch!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnside swinging wilding here.
Mitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitch throws a head kick but Burnside moves out of range.
Mitch slips a jab from Burnside.
Burnside misses with a straight left.
Mitch misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitch drops Burnside with a left right combo! Mitch follows him down to the ground into side control.
Burnside is rocked!
It looks like Leonard Burnside has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Burnside is looking for a sweep.
Oh Burnside is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mitch misses with the ground and pound.
Burnside seems to have got his legs back now.
Burnside might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burnside is trying to control Mitch's posture but Mitch avoids it.
Burnside is looking for a sweep.
Mitch cracks Burnside with a big right hand but Burnside just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mitch working away.
Mitch scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burnside to see if he's OK.
Burnside looking for a sweep but Mitch has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Burnside is desperately trying to improve his position but Mitch has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Mitch there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
A nice elbow there by Mitch.
Burnside wants to control but Mitch is having none of it.
Burnside is breathing heavily.
Burnside avoids a series of strikes thrown by Mitch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burnside is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burnside in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mitch landing strikes from the mount and Burnside is in trouble!
Burnside is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burnside takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Burnside is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burnside working to try and regain half guard.
Burnside holds on for dear life.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burnside is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burnside tries to reverse the position but Mitch maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burnside regains half guard.
Burnside on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Burnside tries to get out of the position.
Mitch is thwarting Burnside's attempts to control the position.
Mitch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Burnside is looking for a sweep. Mitch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burnside keeping control of the position.
Mitch working Burnside over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitch lands strikes from half guard.
Mitch passes into side control, despite Burnside's attempt to control the position.
Burnside struggling a bit here.
Burnside is looking for a sweep.
Mitch working away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Leonard Burnside just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Burnside misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Burnside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Some wild striking there from Burnside.
Burnside could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burnside misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Burnside looks to land a left hand but Mitch moved out of range nicely.
Burnside misses with a double jab
and Mitch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burnside is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Burnside misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Burnside throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Burnside both land. Nice combination.
Mitch moves out of range as Burnside strikes.
Leonard Burnside seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitch tries a head kick but it misses.
Burnside swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burnside takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burnside looks to land a right hand but Mitch moved out of range.
Burnside tries to bum rush Mitch with a series of wild strikes but Mitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burnside stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitch. Mitch gets slowly back to his feet.
Leonard Burnside is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burnside throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maike Mitch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Burnside's cut.
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.
Mitch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burnside misses with a double jab
and Mitch counters with a head kick.
Burnside throws a series of punches but Mitch moves out of range.
Burnside misses with a double jab.
Mitch looks for a takedown but Burnside sprawls well.
Mitch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitch staying out of range there.
Burnside throws a lazy right hand but Mitch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burnside loads up on a big right hand but Mitch slips the punch.
Leonard Burnside is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burnside throws a series of punches but Mitch avoids them all with ease.
Burnside throws a one two combo.
Burnside misses with an uppercut. Mitch saw that one coming.
Burnside is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Burnside throws a nice looking combination but Mitch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burnside misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Burnside.
Burnside with a hook.
A head kick from Mitch lands but Burnside takes it in his stride.
Mitch blocks a jab.
Mitch throws a series of punches but Burnside avoids them all with ease.
Burnside throws a combination. Mitch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big left from Burnside misses.
Burnside ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burnside takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Burnside is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Burnside's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Burnside throws out a loose jab but Mitch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitch ducks under a wild hook from Burnside.
Burnside looks to land a right hand but Mitch moved out of range.
Mitch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burnside.
Burnside lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burnside fails to land with a series of punches.
Mitch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burnside lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Mitch.
Mitch slips a jab from Burnside.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitch.
Burnside throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Mitch counter with a right hand.
Mitch misses with a body kick.
Burnside looks to land a combination but Mitch avoids it well.
Mitch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burnside misses with a double jab
and Mitch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burnside is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mitch slips a jab and a cross from Burnside.
A slow jab from Burnside misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnside misses with an uppercut.
Burnside misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Burnside as he avoids it easily.
Burnside connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Burnside.
Burnside throws a right hand that Mitch ducks under and follows up with a left that Mitch also avoids with ease.
Burnside looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitch ducks under a wild hook from Burnside.
Burnside falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitch counters with a head kick. That will keep Burnside thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Left hook, right uppercut from Burnside.
Mitch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A combination from Burnside does no damage.
Burnside looks to land a combination but Mitch avoids it well.
Burnside throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burnside swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burnside darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mitch dodges the punch combination from Burnside.
Burnside throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitch.
Mitch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitch slips under a jab.
A head kick from Mitch lands but Burnside takes it in his stride.
Burnside throws a series of punches but Mitch avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Burnside throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mitch counters with a head kick.
Mitch throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maike Mitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonard Burnside's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Burnside throws a big shot that misses.
Mitch moves away from the strike by Burnside.
Mitch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burnside moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burnside avoids the head kick by Mitch.
Burnside throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Mitch.
Burnside swings for the body but Mitch moves out of range.
Burnside misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burnside falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitch counters with a body kick that stops Burnside in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitch thows a body kick. Burnside tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A combination from Burnside does no damage.
Mitch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Burnside misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burnside takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mitch takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitch lands a really nice looking cross but Burnside seems unphased.
Burnside tries to bum rush Mitch with a series of wild strikes but Mitch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burnside.
Burnside throws the left hand but Mitch avoids the punch easily.
Mitch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burnside misses with a series of wild punches.
Burnside misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitch.
Maike Mitch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burnside misses with a combination
and Mitch counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Burnside. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burnside.
Burnside waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mitch.
Burnside misses with a double jab
and Mitch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burnside is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mitch scores with a head kick.
Mitch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burnside.
Burnside misses with a two punch combination.
Burnside falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Mitch misses.
Burnside throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mitch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burnside looks to land a left hand but Mitch moved out of range nicely.
Burnside fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burnside throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mitch.
Burnside looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burnside throws a series of punches but Mitch moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burnside waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Mitch.
Burnside swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mitch clobbers Burnside with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitch shoots in and drives through. Burnside sprawls well.
Burnside throws a hook but Mitch avoids it easily.
Burnside drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mitch gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Burnside stalling.
Mitch wants to get back to full guard.
Burnside sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mitch wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burnside stalling.
Mitch is looking to improve his position.
Burnside is taking a breather. Mitch 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.
Burnside has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonard Burnside showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mitch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maike Mitch!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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