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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 580 p4p, 84 weight class) and Sam Witcher (ranked 462 p4p, 62 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Witcher!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhasevich takes a swing at Witcher's ribcage but misses.
Witcher swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut
and Witcher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Witcher lands a nice uppercut.
Witcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mikhasevich's elbow.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Witcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Witcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Witcher defending well as Mikhasevich loads up on a big left hand.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut
and Witcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mikhasevich fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Witcher on the side of the head.
Mikhasevich looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Witcher swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Witcher misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Mikhasevich misses its target.
Mikhasevich lands with a good body shot.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Witcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Witcher slips a straight right by Mikhasevich.
Witcher lands with a shot to the body.
Witcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhasevich.
Witcher lands a nice hook to Mikhasevich's body. Mikhasevich takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Witcher avoids the body shot from Mikhasevich.
Witcher looks to land a right hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range.
Witcher misses with a left hand
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Mikhasevich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Witcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Witcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Mikhasevich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight left.
Witcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Witcher works Mikhasevich's body with a nice hook.
Witcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Witcher misses with a body punch
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikhasevich's corner calls for a 1-2. Mikhasevich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mikhasevich connects with a nice looking jab.
Witcher misses with a hook
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Witcher throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Witcher tries to clinch up but Mikhasevich circles away and keeps his distance.
Witcher throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikhasevich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Witcher cracks Mikhasevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikhasevich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mikhasevich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mikhasevich lands with a straight right. Witcher didn't see that one coming.
Witcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Witcher throws a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head but Mikhasevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Mikhasevich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Witcher blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witcher thuds his right hand into Mikhasevich's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Witcher throws the left hand but Mikhasevich avoids the punch easily.
Mikhasevich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Witcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mikhasevich throwing a counter right hand but Witcher manages to avoid it.
A big left from Witcher misses.
Mikhasevich throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Witcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big right from Witcher misses.
Mikhasevich fails to land with a series of punches.
Witcher misses with a two punch combination.
Witcher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Witcher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mikhasevich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Witcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Witcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mikhasevich lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witcher tries to clinch but Mikhasevich is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witcher moves into the clinch.
Witcher lands with a light punch inside.
Witcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Witcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Witcher fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Witcher blocks a body shot from Mikhasevich.
A right hook to the body lands for Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Witcher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mikhasevich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Witcher's head but Witcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikhasevich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Witcher lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Witcher misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mikhasevich under the eye.
Witcher tries to clinch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Witcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Witcher will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Witcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Witcher saw that one coming.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Witcher avoids the punch easily.
Witcher lands a jab to Mikhasevich's midsection.
Sam Witcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhasevich swings for the body but Witcher moves out of range.
Mikhasevich has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Witcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Witcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Witcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mikhasevich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A cross from Witcher lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher looks to land a left hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Mikhasevich both land. Nice combination.
Mikhasevich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikhasevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Mikhasevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhasevich sizes up Witcher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Witcher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mikhasevich throws a shot from downtown. Witcher moves away and avoids it.
Mikhasevich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Witcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikhasevich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Witcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikhasevich.
Witcher throws out a counter right but Mikhasevich avoids it with no problem.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Witcher's head but Witcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Witcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Witcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Witcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mikhasevich.
Witcher scores with a shot to the side of Mikhasevich's head.
Witcher scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Mikhasevich lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mikhasevich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Witcher.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witcher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Witcher misses with a looping left.
Witcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Witcher has managed to clinch.
Witcher tries a body shot but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Witcher misses with a looping left.
Witcher misses with a looping right.
Mikhasevich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A combination from Witcher does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Witcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Witcher misses with a hook.
Mikhasevich throws the left hand but Witcher avoids the punch easily.
Witcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhasevich is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws out a loose jab but Witcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Witcher staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Witcher misses.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook to the body
and Witcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Witcher.
Witcher looks to throw the jab but Mikhasevich is out of range.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter punch.
Witcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Mikhasevich.
Witcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Witcher misses with a hook. Mikhasevich ducked under it nicely.
Witcher lands a jab to Mikhasevich's midsection.
Witcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikhasevich works Witcher's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikhasevich.
A big right from Mikhasevich misses.
Witcher jabs Mikhasevich to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witcher misses with a hook
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Witcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mikhasevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witcher.
Witcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Mikhasevich is just out of range.
Mikhasevich is looking to counter punch.
Sam Witcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikhasevich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Witcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mikhasevich stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Witcher slips a jab from Mikhasevich.
A punch combination from Mikhasevich misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Witcher misses with an uppercut. Mikhasevich saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Witcher misses with a left hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a nice body shot.
Mikhasevich scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Witcher doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Witcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Witcher moves into the clinch successfully.
Witcher doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Witcher lands a shot to the body.
Witcher working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mikhasevich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Witcher misses the jab.
Witcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Witcher to score with a decent uppercut.
A lazy left from Witcher finds it's target.
Witcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Witcher misses.
Witcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Mikhasevich should have avoided that one.
Witcher pushes Mikhasevich up against the cage in a clinch.
Witcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikhasevich controls his hands.
Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Witcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Witcher throws an off balance right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Witcher with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Witcher misses with a left hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Witcher.
Witcher takes a swing at Mikhasevich's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Mikhasevich misses the target.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut.
Mikhasevich staying out of range there.
Witcher swings for the body but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
Witcher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich misses with a series of wild punches.
Good exchange - Witcher coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut.
Witcher appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mikhasevich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Witcher circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Witcher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witcher slips a straight right by Mikhasevich.
Witcher closes the distance but Mikhasevich moves to the side
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Witcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Mikhasevich moves away from the strike by Witcher.
A shot to the body from Witcher misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Witcher works the jab nicely.
Witcher slips under a jab.
Witcher throws a big shot that misses.
Witcher throws a shot to the body.
Witcher has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mikhasevich scores with a one two! Witcher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mikhasevich just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam Witcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses the jab.
Mikhasevich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikhasevich throws a jab but it's blocked by Witcher.
Witcher bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mikhasevich's head backwards.
Witcher slips a jab and a cross from Mikhasevich.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Witcher! But no joy.
A big left from Witcher misses.
Jab, jab by Witcher - just one landing.
Witcher lands a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Witcher misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Witcher, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witcher. Mikhasevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikhasevich misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Witcher tries to counter with a clinch but Mikhasevich shakes him off and moves away.
Mikhasevich tries to bum rush Witcher with a series of wild strikes but Witcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witcher ducks under a wild hook from Mikhasevich.
Witcher digs a good body shot into Mikhasevich's ribs.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Witcher's head but Witcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Mikhasevich misses
and Witcher counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich looks to land a left hand but Witcher moved out of range nicely.
Mikhasevich looks to land a left hand but Witcher moved out of range nicely.
Witcher tries to counter with a clinch but Mikhasevich shakes him off and moves away.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Witcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Witcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikhasevich throws out the jab.
Witcher lands a right hook to the body.
Gennady Mikhasevich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikhasevich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Witcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Mikhasevich.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Witcher.
Well Witcher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Witcher!
Sam Witcher really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that XFighter Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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