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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Intro Song. Fountain has chosen All the boys and the girls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 cm
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190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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181 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Mitchell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Fountain! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mitchell showed some decent athleticism there. Mitchell is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Mitchell looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Fountain has given up his back.
Fountain rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mitchell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fountain has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though. Mitchell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fountain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell wants to pass to mount but Fountain is defending the position. Fountain is looking for a sweep. Mitchell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. Mitchell is working for a kimura but Fountain is defending it quite comfortably.
Mitchell is pressing down on Fountain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fountain is holding on for now. Fountain is trying to maintain the position but Mitchell is very close to passing his half guard. Mitchell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fountain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mitchell. Fountain 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.
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. Fountain is trying to get back to full guard. Mitchell is looking for a kimura here.
Mitchell is thwarting Fountain's attempts to control the position. Fountain actively working from the bottom here. Mitchell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Mitchell is pressing down on Fountain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fountain is holding on for now. Mitchell is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fountain wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Fountain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mitchell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Fountain wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position. Mitchell stands and throws Fountain's legs to the side, diving into side control. Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fountain is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Mitchell gets to mount! Fountain was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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 get's back to his feet. Fountain scores with a nice head shot. Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Fountain stuffs the takedown. Fountain gets a clinch. Mitchell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fountain prevents it.
Fountain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Mitchell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Fountain looking for a guillotine here but Mitchell defends easily.
Mitchell pushing down on Fountain's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Mitchell dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fountain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Mitchell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fountain wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Fountain tries for a kimura but Mitchell is defending well. Mitchell is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Mitchell tries to kick Fountain off but Fountain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Mitchell looking for submissions from an awkward position here. The fighters are battling for position here. Mitchell manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Fountain is pushing down on Mitchell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mitchell is fighting to maintain full guard but Fountain has managed to sneak the leg through. Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Mitchell tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fountain has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Fountain trying to control but Mitchell is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell tries to reverse the position but Fountain maintains control. Fountain avoids the attempt from Mitchell to control. Mitchell is looking to get to half guard. Fountain is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mitchell can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mitchell really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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. Fountain stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet. Mitchell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mitchell showed some decent athleticism there. Mitchell is trying for a kimura here. Fountain looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mitchell wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dennis Mitchell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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57% |
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