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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommo Wolfe (ranked 6734 p4p, 2935 weight class) and Island Miller (ranked 649 p4p, 377 weight class). Island Miller has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommo Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Miller!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolfe swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Wolfe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wolfe to the mat! Wolfe manages to get full guard.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miller working Wolfe over with strikes.
Wolfe tries to kick Miller off but Miller keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wolfe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Well, if Miller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller is controlling the pace.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura but Wolfe is defending well.
Wolfe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Wolfe is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Wolfe's head.
Wolfe is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller controlling the pace.
Wolfe taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
Wolfe kicks off Miller and gets to his feet.
Miller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wolfe's guard.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
Miller chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolfe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Miller is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wolfe working a defensive guard but Miller manages to pass into side control anyway.
Wolfe is trying to improve his position.
Miller remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wolfe is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
The referee asks Miller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miller prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller wants to control but Wolfe is keeping him busy.
Miller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wolfe tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolfe.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wolfe throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wolfe is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Wolfe.
Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miller showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller looking for a submission but Wolfe manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Wolfe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Wolfe!
Wolfe tries to stand but Miller is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wolfe being controlled here, momentarily.
Wolfe keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolfe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Miller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wolfe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller slows the pace down.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Wolfe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Island Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wolfe is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working Wolfe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Miller happy to just control the position for now.
Miller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Wolfe is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wolfe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe trying to control here.
Wolfe is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
Miller landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wolfe won't allow Miller to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfe is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Wolfe's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Miller 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!
No joy there for Wolfe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wolfe misses with a few strikes there.
Wolfe misses with the combination.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolfe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wolfe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller feints and as Wolfe raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wolfe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolfe keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller is in close to Wolfe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wolfe seems a little lost for a moment, as Miller dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working the ground and pound but Wolfe is defending the strikes.
Miller swings around for an armbar but Wolfe sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Miller's guard.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolfe wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wolfe's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Miller is looking to pass into half guard but Wolfe pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wolfe is in guard.
Wolfe trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wolfe is fighting to break Miller's control of his arms but Miller is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wolfe wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolfe circles away.
As Miller looks to move away, Wolfe throws a big counter combo but Miller just gets out of the way.
Tommo Wolfe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Island Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wolfe misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tommo Wolfe.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Miller!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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