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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Bourque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by The Greatest. Brian Bourque is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Bourque!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to bum rush Bourque with a series of wild strikes but Bourque uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bourque slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourque is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Bourque tries to clinch up.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque misses with a body kick.
Bourque tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourque throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Bourque goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Bourque avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Bourque moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bourque lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Bourque catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
Miller is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller wants to land a leg kick but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Bourque tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Bourque sees coming a mile off.
Brian Bourque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bourque pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Bourque dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bourque with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bourque lands with a light punch inside.
Bourque taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Bourque's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bourque lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Bourque.
Bourque looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Bourque throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bourque landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bourque holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Bourque has him pressed against the cage.
Bourque looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Miller can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bourque.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Bourque lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bourque tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bourque.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bourque lands a damaging elbow.
Bourque stalls.
Bourque misses with a punch to the body.
Bourque misses with a knee strike.
Bourque is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Bourque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice uppercut lands for Bourque. That snapped Miller's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourque tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Bourque tries to clinch up.
Bourque gets a clinch.
Bourque lands a knee to the head.
Bourque creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Bourque.
Bourque leaning against his opponent.
Bourque throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bourque throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by Bourque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourque is stalling here.
Bourque using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bourque gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Bourque.
Bourque scores with a knee to the head.
Bourque using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bourque missing with knees to the body.
Bourque throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bourque with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bourque stalling against the cage.
Bourque is breathing heavily.
Bourque tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bourque just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Bourque prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Bourque tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bourque lands a nice knee to the body.
Bourque tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller lunges at Bourque with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bourque's hand.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bourque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bourque misses with the combination.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Bourque tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ernest Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Brian Bourque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller avoids the head kick by Bourque.
Bourque tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Bourque throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Bourque tries to clinch up.
Bourque slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Bourque is out of range.
Bourque tries to clinch up.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Bourque has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bourque lands an elbow inside.
Bourque looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bourque throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Bourque with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bourque throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Bourque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller blocks a head kick by Bourque.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Bourque.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bourque tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bourque sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourque is looking to clinch.
Bourque doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Bourque wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Bourque.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bourque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourque is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bourque staying out of range there.
Bourque goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Bourque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bourque tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourque moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bourque darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bourque wants to clinch.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bourque wants to clinch.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bourque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bourque misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourque lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bourque closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bourque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourque darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
Bourque tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourque moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Bourque's head but Bourque sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bourque tries to clinch but Miller moves away
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Bourque shrugs it off.
Bourque clinches but Miller breaks the clinch
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourque throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Ernest Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bourque tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters with a big head kick but Bourque shrugs it off.
Bourque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bourque fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourque clinches up against the cage.
Bourque landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brian Bourque is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bourque lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Bourque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bourque 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Bourque!
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hype
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