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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Mitchell (ranked 21585 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzhor Azhiev (ranked 9196 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Mitchell !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 89 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anzhor Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azhiev's hands.
Mitchell cracks Azhiev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mitchell jabs Azhiev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Azhiev fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchell as Azhiev shoots in.
Mitchell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhiev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azhiev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kenny Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzhor Azhiev.
Azhiev has a takedown stuffed.
Mitchell throws a shot to the body.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Azhiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell jabs Azhiev right on the nose. Azhiev blinks but takes it well.
Azhiev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mitchell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhiev scrambles back to his feet.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell leaves Azhiev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mitchell lands with an overhand left.
Azhiev goes for a double leg but Mitchell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mitchell continues to drive forward.
Mitchell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a straight right. Azhiev didn't see that one coming.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchell lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Azhiev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Azhiev.
Mitchell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Azhiev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Azhiev's head.
Mitchell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Azhiev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mitchell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mitchell thuds a left hand into Azhiev's body.
Azhiev drops his hands momentarily and Mitchell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Azhiev is out of range.
Mitchell throws a shot from downtown. Azhiev moves away and avoids it.
Good shot there by Mitchell .
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Azhiev is out of range.
Mitchell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mitchell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Azhiev.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Azhiev slips the punch.
Azhiev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Azhiev darts in looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets double underhooks and turns Azhiev into the cage.
Mitchell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mitchell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhiev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhiev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mitchell defends it nicely.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azhiev with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mitchell to score with a decent uppercut.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Azhiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell 's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azhiev off to one side.
Kenny Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Azhiev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azhiev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Azhiev shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchell tries to sprawl out of it but Azhiev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Azhiev's body.
Azhiev walks into a stiff left hand from Mitchell .
Mitchell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azhiev's hands.
Mitchell tests Azhiev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mitchell lands a lovely overhand right.
Azhiev misses with a takedown attempt
and Mitchell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anzhor Azhiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhiev ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell .
Mitchell clobbers Azhiev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mitchell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Mitchell .
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Azhiev is out of range.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
Azhiev fails with the takedown
and Mitchell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mitchell throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhiev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Mitchell .
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense.
Azhiev will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Azhiev shoots for a takedown but Mitchell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Azhiev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azhiev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Mitchell . That snapped Azhiev's head back.
Azhiev tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Azhiev somewhat.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azhiev looks for a takedown but Mitchell sprawls well.
Mitchell leaves Azhiev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhiev fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Mitchell - just one landing.
Azhiev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Mitchell misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Mitchell dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Azhiev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell avoids it really well and circles away.
Mitchell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azhiev can do to turn this around?
Mitchell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Mitchell .
Azhiev goes for a double leg but Mitchell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mitchell continues to drive forward.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Azhiev.
Kenny Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anzhor Azhiev.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Azhiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhiev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell lands with a nice body punch.
Mitchell leaves Azhiev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Azhiev or perhaps it was just good defense by Mitchell , which made it look bad.
Mitchell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhiev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchell is fending him off so far but Azhiev persists. Nope, Mitchell circles away and we're back to standing.
Azhiev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mitchell is fending him off so far but Azhiev persists. Nope, Mitchell circles away and we're back to standing.
Azhiev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mitchell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhiev momentarily.
Mitchell catches Azhiev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Azhiev slips under a jab from Mitchell .
Azhiev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Azhiev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mitchell is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Azhiev.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the head.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Nice shot lands for Mitchell .
Mitchell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mitchell with a nice cross.
Azhiev blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azhiev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchell tries to avoid it but Azhiev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchell to the ground. Mitchell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mitchell scores with a nice right hand.
Mitchell scores with a punch to the head.
Azhiev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mitchell defends well and Azhiev ends up having to push Mitchell into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mitchell scores with a hook.
Azhiev fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands with a right hand.
Azhiev shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Azhiev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mitchell scores with a jab. Azhiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Azhiev moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kenny Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azhiev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mitchell misses with a straight right.
Azhiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell 's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azhiev off to one side.
Azhiev shoots in for a double leg but Mitchell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Azhiev is breathing heavily.
Azhiev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mitchell finds it's way round the side to connect with Azhiev's head.
Mitchell with a hook.
Mitchell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Azhiev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Azhiev is rocked!
Azhiev shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchell looks to land a left hand but Azhiev moved out of range nicely.
Azhiev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mitchell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhiev.
Azhiev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchell 's waist but Mitchell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azhiev off to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Mitchell misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev shoots in but Mitchell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mitchell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mitchell works the jab nicely.
Azhiev closes the distance and clinches up with Mitchell , looking for a takedown. Azhiev pushes Mitchell against the cage but Mitchell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Azhiev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell lands a right hook to the body.
Azhiev misses with a takedown
and Mitchell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhiev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mitchell connects with a looping right hand.
Mitchell lands a jab.
Azhiev is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Azhiev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mitchell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mitchell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Mitchell finds it's target.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell digs a good hook to Azhiev's body.
Mitchell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mitchell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mitchell .
Mitchell scores with a jab. Azhiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Azhiev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab by Mitchell .
Azhiev fails to land the takedown.
Mitchell scores with a jab to the head.
Azhiev walks straight into a right hand from Mitchell - that's dropped him! Mitchell jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Azhiev from any more punishment! Azhiev complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kenny Mitchell !
In defeat, Anzhor Azhiev stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still want that title shot. Im the most experienced fighter here and everyday wants to see me smash the champ so lets do it whenever he starts ducking me.'.
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