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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikodin Dogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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200 lbs
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198 cm
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190 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin
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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 The Island, Nikodin Dogan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Mitchell! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mitchell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dogan.
Mitchell misses the shot to the body. That kick from Dogan tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on. Dogan connects with a jab. Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Dogan saw that one coming. Dogan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Mitchell misses with a body shot.
Mitchell throws a series of strikes that have Dogan backpedaling.
Mitchell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dogan counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchell backing up. Mitchell nods at Dogan to acknowledge the strikes. A jab from Mitchell misses. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Dogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dogan tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range. Mitchell appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A punch lands to the side of Dogan 's head but he takes it in his stride. Dogan throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Dogan scores with a head kick. Mitchell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mitchell takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mitchell is rocked! Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Dogan uses good head movement to avoid it. Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Dogan finish him? Mitchell cracks Dogan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Mitchell seems to have recovered his senses. Dogan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Dogan is out of range. Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Mitchell as he connects with a hook. Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Dogan slips the punch. Dogan fails in his attempt to clinch. Dogan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A nice side step and Mitchell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Dogan darts in trying to clinch letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mitchell misses the shot to the body. The fight stays on the outside here - Dogan looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Dogan slips a straight right by Mitchell. Dogan is looking for a counter combo. Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Dogan. Dogan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Mitchell cracks Dogan with a good jab. Mitchell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dogan on the side of the head. Mitchell connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice defenses there by Dogan. Dogan throws a head kick that misses. Dogan thows a leg kick but Mitchell checks it and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Dogan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dogan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Mitchell scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Mitchell dominated that round. That's time! Dogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mitchell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Dogan gets in close and instigates a clinch. Mitchell manages to break the clinch.
Mitchell pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Dogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Dogan. Mitchell throws a looping overhand right but Dogan ducks down to avoid it. Dogan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dogan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mitchell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dogan dodges the punch combination from Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Dogan looks to clinch and Mitchell counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Mitchell punishes Dogan's body with a nice straight punch. Mitchell misses with a hook. It looked like Dogan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dogan moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Nikodin Dogan has been cut. Mitchell scores with the left hand. Dogan knows he should have avoided that one. Dogan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Dogan is just out of range. Mitchell dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Nice shot by Mitchell. Dogan moves forwards but Mitchell connects with a nice, crisp jab. Dogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
Nikodin Dogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Dogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Mitchell swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Mitchell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Dogan tries to clinch but fails miserably and Mitchell counters with a lovely straight right hand! Mitchell is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. This has been an exciting period of action! Dogan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Dogan wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side and Mitchell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Mitchell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dogan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy. Dogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchell.
Dogan tries to clinch but Mitchell moves out of range. Mitchell throws a hook but Dogan blocks it. Dogan is looking to clinch. Dogan feints a jab promting Mitchell to slip. Dogan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mitchell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Dogan fails in his attempt to clinch. Mitchell doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Mitchell connects with a crisp jab. Mitchell lands a nice hook to Dogan's body. Dogan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Mitchell avoids the head kick by Dogan.
Dogan throws a series of punches but Mitchell moves out of range. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mitchell! But no joy. Mitchell avoids the head kick by Dogan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Nikodin Dogan's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mitchell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center. Dogan rushes Mitchell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch. Mitchell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Mitchell lands a right hand. Mitchell struggles to land a body shot inside as Dogan controls his hands.
Mitchell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dogan trying to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mitchell.
Dogan tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Dogan trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mitchell as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Mitchell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Dogan ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell. Mitchell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Dogan counter with a right hand. Mitchell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Dogan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Dogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Dogan tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dogan. Mitchell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Mitchell throws a body shot but no joy. Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dogan moves away. Dogan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Mitchell misses with an uppercut. Dogan saw that one coming. Mitchell getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Mitchell cracks Dogan with a right hand to the side of the head. Mitchell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Cole Mitchell has been cut. Dogan closes the distance but Mitchell moves to the side letting Mitchell counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mitchell avoids the head kick by Dogan.
Mitchell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Mitchell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside. Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Mitchell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Mitchell jabs at Dogan's body. Mitchell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dogan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mitchell. Dogan wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand. Dogan is looking to clinch. No joy there for Dogan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mitchell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dogan doesn't seem bothered though. Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nikodin Dogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dogan.
And that's the end of the fight! Cole 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Mitchell! An out of breath Cole 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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