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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Burdyalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ride The Lightning. Burdyalov has chosen To The Metal as his entrance music. Tyke Mitchell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
26
222 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
27
220 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Burdyalov! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Burdyalov throws a sloppy head kick and Mitchell moves out of range easily. Mitchell's corner calls for a 1-2. Mitchell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Burdyalov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell. A counter left hand to the body from Mitchell misses its target. Burdyalov cracks Mitchell with a good jab. Burdyalov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Burdyalov lands a nice looking body shot.
Mitchell throws a hook to the side of Burdyalov's head but Burdyalov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Burdyalov checks a leg kick nicely. Burdyalov throws a nice inside leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Burdyalov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Burdyalov scores with a punch to the head. Burdyalov misses with a double jab.
Burdyalov lands a head shot. Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burdyalov manages to avoid it. Burdyalov moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell. Nice shot by Mitchell. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Burdyalov getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Burdyalov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burdyalov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mitchell's hands. A left lands for Burdyalov.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burdyalov. Burdyalov circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Decent striking displayed by Burdyalov there. Nikolay Burdyalov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mitchell misses with a two punch combination.
Burdyalov stalks Mitchell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mitchell's face. Mitchell staggers backwards, shaken. Burdyalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell. No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Burdyalov swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mitchell. Burdyalov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action! Mitchell misses with a body kick. Mitchell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burdyalov. Mitchell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Burdyalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mitchell moves away. Burdyalov lands a jab to the head.
Burdyalov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A little jabbing left from Burdyalov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A jab from Mitchell misses. Mitchell jabbing away but nothing is landing. A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target. Nice defenses there by Mitchell. Mitchell moves out of range of the body kick from Burdyalov.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mitchell, right into the meat.
Burdyalov looks to throw the jab but Mitchell is out of range. Burdyalov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Burdyalov tries to bum rush Mitchell with a series of wild strikes but Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burdyalov. Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burdyalov was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell. Burdyalov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Burdyalov lands with a hook. Mitchell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. No joy there for Burdyalov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Mitchell. Burdyalov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Burdyalov ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell. Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Burdyalov moves away and avoids it. Mitchell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burdyalov. Burdyalov stuns Mitchell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Burdyalov tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Burdyalov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Burdyalov throws a combination that misses letting Mitchell counter with a right hand. Mitchell misses with a wild body shot. Mitchell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Mitchell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Burdyalov moves out of range of the body kick from Mitchell.
Mitchell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Mitchell throws a hook but Burdyalov avoids it easily. Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Burdyalov counters with a lovely straight right hand! This has been an exciting period of action! Burdyalov thuds his right hand into Mitchell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Nice cross by Burdyalov.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Burdyalov checks a leg kick nicely. Decent striking displayed by Burdyalov there. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burdyalov - that will leave a mark!
Burdyalov throws out a loose jab but Mitchell uses good head movement to avoid it. Burdyalov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mitchell connects with a right hand. Burdyalov shakes it off. Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Burdyalov is rocked! Mitchell takes a shot right to the bread basket. Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy. Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Burdyalov throws out a counter right but Mitchell avoids it with no problem. Burdyalov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Burdyalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Burdyalov throws a nice inside leg kick. Burdyalov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell. Mitchell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Burdyalov blocks a jab. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Burdyalov dominated that 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.
Mitchell tests Burdyalov's chin there with a solid looking shot. A left lands for Burdyalov. Mitchell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Burdyalov is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him? Mitchell blocks a head kick by Burdyalov.
Mitchell feinted there with a counter leg kick. Burdyalov seems to have recovered his senses. Burdyalov misses with a wild combination.
Burdyalov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the body. Mitchell throws a wild body kick that Burdyalov sees coming a mile off. Mitchell moves out of range of the strikes. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mitchell lands a jab to the nose. A punch lands to the side of Burdyalov 's head but he takes it in his stride. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Burdyalov moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitchell. Burdyalov misses the jab. Burdyalov throws an overhand right that lands on Mitchell's shoulder, as Mitchell tries to avoid the shot. Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Burdyalov manages to avoid it. Mitchell misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Burdyalov gets off balance looking for a body kick and Mitchell counters with a nice right hand that sends Burdyalov toppling to the canvas! Burdyalov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mitchell finish him?! Burdyalov takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses. Mitchell drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Burdyalov right on the button. Burdyalov goes down! Mitchell follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mitchell gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyke Mitchell! Tyke Mitchell retains his light heavyweight title! An out of breath Tyke Mitchell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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