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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cole Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mitchell misses with a left hand
and Megaton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Mitchell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Mitchell blocks the leg kick.
Mitchell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Megaton lands with an uppercut that bounces Mitchell off the ropes and back into range.
Mitchell misses with a low kick.
Megaton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megaton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Megaton moves away and avoids it.
Mitchell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Megaton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Megaton.
Megaton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Megaton's shoulder, as Megaton tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell throws a lazy head kick
and Megaton counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Megaton tenderised Mitchell's leg. Mitchell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mitchell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Megaton takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
and Megaton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Megaton slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Megaton keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell throws a right hand that misses
and Megaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton loads up on a big right hand but Mitchell slips the punch.
Mitchell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Megaton with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Megaton.
Megaton slips under a jab.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitchell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
Mitchell swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Megaton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell scores with a shoulder strike.
Mitchell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Megaton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megaton slips under a jab.
Mitchell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Megaton slips a jab from Mitchell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mitchell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Megaton misses with a hook. Mitchell ducked under it nicely.
Megaton walks into a straight right hand from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Megaton connects with a crisp jab.
Megaton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mitchell.
Megaton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaton moves away.
Megaton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mitchell has time to react.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch but Megaton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Megaton circles away from the clinch attempt
and Megaton counters with a one-two to the body.
Mitchell is rocked!
That's four 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 looks to land a right hand but Megaton moved out of range.
Megaton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Megaton looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Megaton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mitchell takes a step back to recover.
Megaton cracks the inside of Mitchell's front leg.
A head kick by Mitchell misses
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitchell throws a hook but Megaton blocks it.
Megaton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megaton scores with a body shot.
Mitchell moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Mitchell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Megaton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Megaton misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Mitchell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mitchell misses with a wild body shot.
Megaton tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitchell avoided it.
Megaton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitchell. Megaton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Megaton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
and Megaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but Megaton pushes him off.
Megaton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megaton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Megaton slips a jab from Mitchell.
Megaton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell throws a body punch but Megaton moves out of range.
Megaton jabs at Mitchell's body.
Megaton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megaton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitchell can do to turn this around?
Megaton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton throws a leg kick that misses.
Mitchell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Megaton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mitchell's knee momentarily.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mitchell misses with a looping right.
Mitchell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Megaton misses the target.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Megaton avoids them all with ease.
Megaton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Megaton thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Mitchell misses the body punch
and Megaton counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Megaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Megaton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Megaton's body.
Megaton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Megaton throws a body punch but Mitchell moves out of range.
Mitchell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mitchell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mitchell swings widly with a right hand
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Megaton.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Megaton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Megaton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Megaton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Megaton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell checks a leg kick nicely.
Mitchell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Megaton throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
The fighters circling - Megaton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Mitchell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Megaton lands a nice shot to the body.
Megaton throws a jab when Mitchell was well out of range.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Mitchell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Megaton finds it's way round the side to connect with Mitchell's head.
Megaton swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton is looking to chop away at Mitchell's legs.
Mitchell wants to clinch but Megaton slips to the side
and Megaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Megaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell throws a sloppy body shot
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell swinging wildly here.
Megaton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mitchell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Megaton swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Megaton connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mitchell lands with a kick to the temple. Megaton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Megaton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Megaton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Megaton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mitchell throws an off balance right hand
and Megaton counters with a straight right hand.
Megaton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megaton misses with a wild body shot.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Mitchell does it's job there.
Mitchell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Megaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitchell is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Megaton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
Nice body kick there by Megaton.
Megaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megaton. That's going to slow Mitchell down.
Megaton takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Megaton throws the kick towards the body but Mitchell avoids it.
Megaton motions for Mitchell to come forward. Megaton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
Mitchell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Megaton counters with a good low kick that Mitchell was not able to check.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Megaton moves away.
Megaton feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Mitchell throws a one two combo.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megaton.
Megaton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mitchell takes a swing at Megaton's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell lunges at Megaton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Megaton's hand.
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!
Megaton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell missing with a left hand there. Megaton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Megaton tried to counter with a leg kick but Mitchell avoided it.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Megaton lands a leg kick that knocks Mitchell off balance momentarily.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaton manages to avoid it.
Megaton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell misses with a hook
and Megaton counters with a right hand to the body.
Megaton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mitchell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mitchell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Megaton counters with a nice uppercut.
Mitchell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Megaton thumps Mitchell with a low kick.
Mitchell avoids the body shot from Megaton.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Megaton.
Cole Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megaton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mitchell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mitchell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mitchell looks to score with a jab to the body but Megaton is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton misses with a body punch
and Mitchell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mike Megaton is winning the standup battle so far.
Megaton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Megaton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Megaton moves out of range of the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Megaton.
Megaton blocks a jab.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mitchell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Megaton. Megaton obviously looking to wear him down.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Megaton counters with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the body from Mitchell misses
and Megaton counters with an inside leg kick.
Megaton throws a nice looking combination but Mitchell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Megaton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Megaton, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Megaton!
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energy
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