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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aecio Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neves is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aécio Neves Jingle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aecio Neves!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neves is defended easily by Mills.
Mills walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Neves checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mills shoots in but no luck this time.
Neves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mills defends it well.
Neves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Neves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Neves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Neves has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Neves as he jumps to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Neves checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills lands with a nice body punch.
Neves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dylan Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mills is fending him off so far but Neves persists. Nope, Mills circles away and we're back to standing.
Mills works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mills changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Neves looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neves is not content to let Mills control the position.
Mills slows the pace down in half guard.
Mills prevents Neves from improving his position.
Neves is trying to control but can't.
Neves makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Neves.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mills trying to control the position from guard on top but Neves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Neves working for a triangle but Mills defends it easily.
Mills controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Neves keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mills defends it easily.
Neves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mills can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mills sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Neves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Neves looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Neves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mills doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mills manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mills trying to control but Neves is working from the bottom.
Mills seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mills passes Neves's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mills is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Neves defends it well.
Mills seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills is looking for a kimura but Neves is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mills to get the leverage.
Neves is looking to improve his position.
Neves trying to control here.
Neves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mills seems to be working for a kimura but Neves defends the submission attempt.
Neves looking for submissions off his back.
Neves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mills pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Neves looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Mills dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mills looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neves is fending him off so far but Mills persists. Nope, Neves circles away and we're back to standing.
Mills throws a leg kick but Neves sees it coming and moves out of range.
Neves tries to clinch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mills looks for the body kick but Neves saw that one coming.
Neves throws out a counter right but Mills avoids it with no problem.
Mills cracks Neves with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Neves connects with a body shot.
Mills slips a straight right by Neves.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills misses with a low kick.
Neves swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Neves swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Mills thumps Neves with a low kick.
Dylan Mills is winning the standup battle so far.
Mills throws a leg kick that is checked
and Neves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mills is refusing to be controlled, as Neves sits in half guard.
Neves is looking for a kimura but Mills is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Neves to get the leverage.
Mills moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mills managing to control the position.
Mills keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
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.
Mills has his hands on Neves's head, controlling the position.
Neves looking to sit in guard and control but Mills gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dylan Mills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mills drops back, looking for a kneebar! Neves looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Neves looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Neves!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mills. That's going to slow Neves down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neves works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Neves throwing strikes but missing.
Mills keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
Mills is adopting a defensive guard.
Neves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neves trying to control the position from guard on top but Mills is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Neves has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Neves works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mills looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills is controlling Neves's posture.
Mills keeping moving, preventing Neves from controlling successfully.
Mills is controlling Neves's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mills lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dylan Mills will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mills slips a jab from Neves.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mills throws a low kick but Neves avoids it.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neves.
Neves with the counter takedown but Mills avoids it easily.
Neves throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mills thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Neves if he has to take too many more of those.
Mills throws a body kick that misses.
Neves is looking for the big counter here.
Dylan Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills throws a head kick that misses.
Mills scores with a jab.
Mills misses with a right hand
and Neves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mills lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neves punishes Mills's body with a nice straight punch.
Neves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mills defends well and Neves ends up having to push Mills into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Neves stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Neves wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mills changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neves tries to avoid it but Mills manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neves to the ground. Neves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Neves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Neves is trying to stall.
Mills breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Neves misses.
A punch lands to the side of Neves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Neves can do to turn this around?
Neves looks for a takedown but Mills sprawls well.
Mills scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mills looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neves looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mills is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Neves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mills.
Neves gets back to full guard.
Mills is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Neves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mills doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mills manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mills is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mills drops back looking for a leg! Neves is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Neves manages to kick Mills off! Mills jumps back into Neves's guard.
Neves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.
Dylan Mills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neves has his foot on Mills's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mills works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neves looking for a guillotine here but Mills defends easily.
Neves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Neves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mills trying to control but Neves is working from the bottom.
Neves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.
Mills is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Mills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mills has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Mills!
Dylan Mills tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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