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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Miller (ranked 1588 p4p, 2237 weight class) and Maurice Boma (ranked 212 p4p, 284 weight class). Joel Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Maurice Boma!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boma.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boma circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boma tries to clinch
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boma jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller lands with a hook. Boma tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boma let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
Miller misses with a hook. Boma ducked under it nicely.
Boma slips a jab from Miller.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Boma.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Boma manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Boma.
Boma tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boma lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boma throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boma connects with a leg kick.
Boma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boma misses with a looping right.
Boma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Boma counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jab from Boma.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boma moves out of range of the strikes.
Boma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller works Boma's body with a nice hook.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller blocks a head kick by Boma.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boma.
A slapping body kick lands there for Boma.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boma doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Boma there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Maurice Boma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boma lands a head shot.
Boma scores with a nice head shot.
Boma misses the shot to the body.
Boma lands with a slapping head kick.
Boma slips under a jab from Miller.
Boma has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Boma.
Miller scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Boma.
Miller swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boma misses with a head kick.
Boma tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Miller is able to avoid easily.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Boma misses with a double jab
and Boma takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boma scores with a nice head shot.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a body punch
and Boma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Boma dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet.
Boma moves away from the strike by Miller.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Miller might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Boma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Boma counters with a stiff right hand.
Boma tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Boma throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Boma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Boma!
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Boma.
Miller appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Boma lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but Boma blocks it.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boma to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boma scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Boma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boma.
Boma lands with a good body shot.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boma throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Boma manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Boma.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller works Boma's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller throws the left hand but Boma avoids the punch easily.
Boma connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Boma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maurice Boma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Boma.
Boma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Miller is rocked!
Boma forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Boma lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boma misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Boma is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boma. Boma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boma lands a big head kick that sends Miller tumbling to the mat! Boma takes a step backwards and waves Miller back to his feet - he wants the finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Boma misses its intended target.
Boma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boma under the eye.
Miller throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Boma clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Boma lands a left hand.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boma staying out of range there.
Boma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Boma tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boma explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Boma misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boma lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Miller crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boma - the referee stops the clock and Miller gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boma. Miller manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Boma throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boma scores with a nice right hand.
Boma has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Boma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Boma throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Boma lands a nice looking body kick.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boma moves away.
Boma scores with a nice head shot.
Boma pounces like a tiger and cracks Miller with a vicious hook! Miller is down but not out! Boma follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Maurice Boma!
A very excited looking Maurice Boma made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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