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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuke Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes into the arena with Joe Jackson- I'm the Man blaring out of the sound system. Malcolm Mitchell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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184 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tuke Hong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Mitchell.
Hong lands a head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hong takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Hong controls his hands.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hong misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body.
Mitchell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell avoids a wild elbow strike from Hong.
Hong can't find room to land a body shot as Mitchell controls the action.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mitchell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mitchell throws a low kick but Hong moves out of range easily.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mitchell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell scores with a head kick.
Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mitchell, as that shot connected.
Hong takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mitchell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hong has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mitchell misses with a body kick.
Hong drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mitchell defends it well.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Hong's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a jab to the body
and Hong counters by clinching up.
Hong looking for a takedown.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Malcolm Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuke Hong.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Hong blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hong is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Hong.
Hong working aggressively here.
Hong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mitchell after a bit of a struggle.
Hong misses with some punches.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Hong can't get the takedown.
Hong trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
Hong presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hong misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell pushes Hong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
A short left from Mitchell.
Hong blocks a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell taking a breather.
Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hong prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
Hong stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hong avoids it.
Hong is looking for a takedown.
Hong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mitchell's elbow.
Hong tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to work over Hong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mitchell has a couple of punches blocked by Hong.
Hong is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Hong into the cage.
Mitchell lands a knee to the body.
Mitchell is leaning against Hong and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hong looks winded!
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Hong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hong tries for a takedown but Mitchell manages to get underhooks.
Mitchell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hong is looking for a takedown.
Mitchell lands with a short shot to the head.
Hong has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mitchell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hong backwards.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mitchell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hong moves out of range of the body kick.
Hong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mitchell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hong shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy.
Hong feints the counter takedown.
Hong with a poor takedown
and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hong tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hong can do to turn this around?
Hong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice jab there from Mitchell.
Mitchell slips a straight right by Hong.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hong throws a head kick that misses.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHong.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hong moves away.
Hong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hong clinches with his opponent.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hong's elbow.
Nice body punch from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mitchell lands a right hand.
Mitchell digs a right hand underneath Hong's ribcage. Hong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Hong working aggressively here.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Hong controls the action.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Hong blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Hong is trying to stall.
Hong throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitchell.
Mitchell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hong.
A shot in the inside from Hong.
Malcolm Mitchell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mitchell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Mitchell missing with knees to the body.
Hong managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mitchell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Hong fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong can't get the takedown.
Hong prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Hong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Mitchell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Mitchell prevents the takedown attempt.
Malcolm Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tuke Hong.
Hong prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell prevents the takedown attempt.
Mitchell tries to throw a body punch but Hong avoids it by throwing Mitchell back against the cage.
Mitchell trying to land knees to the body.
Hong trying to control the position but instead, Mitchell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hong into the cage.
Hong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Mitchell on the inside.
Hong tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mitchell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hong wants to stall.
Hong has Mitchell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mitchell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Hong misses with the head strike.
Mitchell presses Hong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell lands a shoulder strike.
Hong lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Mitchell missing with knees to the body.
Hong blocks an uppercut.
Hong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mitchell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Hong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hong tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Hong off balance momentarily.
Hong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hong slips a nice elbow through Mitchell's hands, connecting with Mitchell's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
Mitchell is staying active underneath Hong, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mitchell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hong.
Hong working some strikes from top position.
Hong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hong is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to land a leg kick but Hong saw it coming and moves away.
Mitchell throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mitchell throws a front kick aimed at Hong's knee but Hong avoids it well.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mitchell stalks Hong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hong's face. Hong staggers backwards, shaken.
Hong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.
Mitchell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell scores with a nice strike.
Mitchell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Malcolm Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mitchell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hong ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Malcolm Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Hong.
Mitchell looks to land a combination but Hong avoids it well.
Mitchell delivers a nice body kick.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Hong.
It looked like Mitchell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hong.
Hong shoots in but Mitchell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mitchell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Hong releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tuke Hong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hong.
That kick from Mitchell tenderised Hong's leg. Hong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Hong's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Hong moves out of range.
And Hong tries to counter it with a takedown but Mitchell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hong throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily.
Mitchell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hong swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mitchell ducks under a wild hook from Hong.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Hong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Mitchell!
Malcolm Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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