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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crusty Pelican (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Walk This Land. Kid Miller had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kid Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crusty Pelican!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Pelican. That's going to slow Miller down.
Pelican slips a jab from Miller.
Pelican takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pelican fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller tries to clinch there but Pelican circles away.
Pelican misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pelican cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pelican ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Pelican counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Pelican counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Pelican circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a lazy head kick
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Pelican swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller closes the distance but Pelican moves to the side
and Pelican counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pelican throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Pelican uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Pelican moves out of range easily.
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller catches Pelican with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pelican counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pelican wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pelican is trying to get an arm triangle but Miller is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pelican sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pelican tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pelican thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Check out the look on Pelican's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pelican in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pelican cracks Miller with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pelican lands a nice forearm strike.
Miller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pelican tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pelican working the ground and pound but Miller is defending the strikes.
Pelican has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pelican thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Miller is pressing down on Pelican's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pelican won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Pelican postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
Miller looking to control.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Pelican from controlling successfully.
Pelican throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pelican's guard. Nice move by Miller!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Miller trying to control but Pelican is working from the bottom.
Miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pelican looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pelican is keeping the position for now.
Pelican has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Pelican lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Pelican.
Pelican lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miller hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Pelican dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller slips a jab from Pelican.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Pelican makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pelican misses with a wild combination.
Miller misses with a takedown
and Pelican counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to clinch up
and Pelican counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch
and Pelican counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pelican has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miller.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelican.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller misses with a hook to the body
and Pelican cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pelican.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pelican counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pelican scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pelican.
Pelican throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots and misses
and Pelican connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kid Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelican slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller wants to clinch but Pelican slips to the side
and Pelican counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Pelican counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller is not content to let Pelican control the position.
Miller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pelican.
Miller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pelican lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelican trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pelican scoring with some ground and pound.
Pelican throwing strikes but missing.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pelican manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pelican manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Pelican scoring with some ground and pound.
Pelican in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller is trying to keep Pelican in close.
Pelican scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pelican loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pelican with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to strike off his back.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crusty Pelican has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pelican tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Pelican throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pelican trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller wants to sweep here but Pelican controlling him for the moment.
Pelican chips away with some ground and pound.
Pelican makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pelican stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pelican thows a big elbow that misses.
Miller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pelican can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crusty Pelican showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Miller thows a leg kick but Pelican checks it
letting Pelican counter with a right hand.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller slips under a jab.
Pelican scores with a nice head shot.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller fails with the takedown
and Pelican counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller has his takedown stuffed
and Pelican counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pelican looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller tries to roll over but Pelican keeps him under control.
Miller has hold of Pelican's hands but Pelican slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelican is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pelican seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Pelican there.
Pelican is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pelican lands a nice short elbow.
Miller is rocked!
Pelican is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller is looking for a sweep. Pelican is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pelican.
Miller tries to roll over but Pelican keeps him under control.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pelican.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelican is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pelican to get the leverage.
Miller is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pelican pulls his head out easily.
Pelican drops an elbow to the side of Miller's head.
Pelican is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miller gets back to full guard.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pelican is working Miller over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pelican trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pelican with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pelican throws a big right hand that misses.
Pelican is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller has momentary wrist control but Pelican slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kid Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller wants to sweep here but Pelican controlling him for the moment.
Pelican with a nice head shot there.
Pelican lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pelican scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pelican passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pelican winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miller is pressing down on Pelican's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pelican loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pelican loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pelican manages to get himself to full guard.
Pelican had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
Pelican is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelican has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Pelican is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Miller sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pelican's guard.
Crusty Pelican is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Pelican has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crusty Pelican comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pelican 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crusty Pelican!
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