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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell has chosen Joe Jackson- I'm the Man as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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8 - 2 - 0 |
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathaniel Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malcolm Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchell shapes to counter with a head kick.
Mitchell has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Armstrong is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Mitchell. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Armstrong checks it well.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Armstrong has time to react.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Armstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell.
Left hook, right uppercut from Armstrong.
Mitchell lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Armstrong.
Armstrong gets tackled into the ropes by Mitchell. Mitchell maintains the clinch.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Armstrong is breathing heavily.
Mitchell works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell works on Armstrong's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mitchell.
Good body shot from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mitchell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mitchell lands a body shot.
Mitchell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong is trying to trip Mitchell. He has hold of a leg but Mitchell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Armstrong persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mitchell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet but Armstrong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mitchell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mitchell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Armstrong working a defensive guard but Mitchell passes into half guard.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mitchell pulls his head out easily.
Mitchell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Armstrong looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Armstrong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mitchell is working away from the top position though.
Mitchell is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mitchell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four 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.
Armstrong looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mitchell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Nathaniel Armstrong has been cut.
Mitchell misses with the combination.
Mitchell tries to clinch up but Armstrong circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Armstrong or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Armstrong's cut.
That's time! Armstrong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mitchell.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong feinted with a counter takedown.
Armstrong takes one to the side of the head.
Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Armstrong on the side of the head.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Mitchell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mitchell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong feinted with a counter takedown.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Armstrong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mitchell on his heels. He'll look to pass Mitchell's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Armstrong wants to pass the guard but Mitchell is keeping the position.
Armstrong is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mitchell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mitchell has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mitchell stacks Armstrong 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 Mitchell!
Mitchell wants to stand but Armstrong has his arm trapped.
Armstrong is trying to escape the position but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Armstrong is not content to let Mitchell control the position.
Armstrong can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Armstrong is working from the bottom.
Mitchell stands up and beckons Armstrong to his feet.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Armstrong saw that one coming.
Armstrong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Malcolm Mitchell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mitchell is keeping busy.
Armstrong seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Mitchell is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Mitchell can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Mitchell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mitchell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Mitchell.
A head kick misses from Mitchell.
Mitchell is looking to slow Armstrong down with leg kicks.
Mitchell connects with a body shot that sends Armstrong's belly button to the back.
Armstrong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mitchell stuffs the takedown.
Mitchell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Armstrong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mitchell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Armstrong controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitchell.
Knees to the body from Mitchell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell lands a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Armstrong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mitchell lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong tries to stall but Mitchell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mitchell lands a body punch.
Mitchell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Mitchell is working Armstrong over against the ropes.
Mitchell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Mitchell crunches a lovely knee into Armstrong's ribcage.
Mitchell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathaniel Armstrong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Armstrong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good exchange - Mitchell coming out on top.
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
A jab from Mitchell does it's job there.
Armstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mitchell can pounce on him.
Mitchell doesn't manage to clinch there - Armstrong circles away.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mitchell takes one to the side of the head.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathaniel Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Mitchell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mitchell on the side of the head.
Mitchell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Armstrong closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchell, looking for a takedown. Armstrong pushes Mitchell against the ropes but Mitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Mitchell.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Mitchell.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Mitchell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to drag Mitchell to the mat but Mitchell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Mitchell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Armstrong avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mitchell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Mitchell has him pressed against the ropes.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Armstrong blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Armstrong blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
A short body shot lands from Mitchell as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Mitchell.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Mitchell lands a good knee to the midsection. Armstrong won't want to take too many of those.
Malcolm Mitchell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitchell pushes Armstrong back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Armstrong is trying to maintain a safe position but Mitchell gets an underhook and turns Armstrong into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mitchell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Armstrong turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Armstrong manages to end up in side control.
Armstrong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitchell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mitchell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to control but can't.
Armstrong seems to be looking for submissions.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
Armstrong is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mitchell reverses the position - he's now on top in Armstrong's guard.
Armstrong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mitchell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Malcolm Mitchell!
Malcolm Mitchell wins by unanimous decision!
Malcolm Mitchell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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