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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyamoto Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellis Miller!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miyamoto Musashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller connects with a body shot.
Musashi moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Musashi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Musashi throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Musashi prevents a body shot from Miller.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Musashi's elbow.
Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller tries a body shot but Musashi blocks it.
Musashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Our sources have told us that Musashi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Musashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Musashi has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
A shot in the inside from Musashi.
Musashi blocks an uppercut.
Musashi misses with a punch to the body.
Musashi working aggressively here.
Musashi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Musashi backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Musashi.
Musashi blocking some punches.
Musashi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Musashi is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Musashi into the ropes.
Maybe Musashi would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Musashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller letting Musashi take a breather here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Musashi.
A shot in the inside from Musashi.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miller uses from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Miller wants to stand but Musashi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Musashi has wrist control.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Musashi blocks nicely.
Miller wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Musashi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Musashi.
Musashi misses with a body punch.
Miller tries to work over Musashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Musashi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Musashi successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Musashi is controlling Miller's posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Musashi wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Musashi wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miyamoto Musashi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Musashi is looking to clinch.
Musashi forces Miller back against the ropes and clinches.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Musashi controls his hands.
Musashi tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the ropes and eventually Musashi drops back down to his feet.
Musashi jumps into guard, dragging Miller to the mat.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Musashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller pulls Musashi in close to his closed guard and prevents Musashi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miller is trying to control the position but Musashi postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Musashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Musashi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Musashi is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Musashi wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Musashi blocks nicely.
Musashi is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
Miller is working Musashi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Musashi is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller throws a hook but Musashi avoids it easily.
Musashi has managed to clinch.
Musashi prevents a body shot from Miller.
Musashi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Musashi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Musashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi pulls guard.
Miller trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Musashi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Musashi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Musashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Musashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Musashi is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Musashi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
Miller has Musashi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Musashi tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Musashi is stalling here.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Musashi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ellis Miller has been cut.
Musashi pushes Miller back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Musashi is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Miller to keep the fight standing.
Musashi prevents a body shot from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Musashi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Musashi wants to stall.
Musashi ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Musashi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Musashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Musashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Musashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Miller wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Musashi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Miller wants to stand up but Musashi is controlling him.
Musashi trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller controls Musashi momentarily but Musashi frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Musashi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Musashi shoots in but Miller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Miyamoto Musashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Musashi darts in looking for a takedown but Miller gets double underhooks and turns Musashi into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Musashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Musashi.
Musashi wants to clinch but Miller slips to the side
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Musashi swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Musashi as he jumps to the side.
Musashi tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miller. Musashi shrugs it off though.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Musashi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musashi tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Musashi wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Musashi will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ellis Miller really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ellis Miller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Musashi has Miller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Miller presses Musashi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Musashi controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
Musashi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Musashi to the mat. Musashi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Musashi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Miller throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Musashi's head.
Musashi is rocked!
It looks like Miyamoto Musashi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Miller lands a beautiful left hook that drops Musashi. Musashi tries to recover but Miller is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Musashi lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ellis Miller!
Our winner, Ellis Miller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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