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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mareth Line (ranked 1146 p4p, 868 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 150 p4p, 113 weight class). Mills has chosen Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z as his entrance music. Mareth Line has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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 19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mareth Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills misses the shot to the body.
Line stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Line wants it to stay on the feet.
Mills scores with a three punch combo!
Mills looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
Mills throws a right and a left that Line avoids nicely.
Line misses with a wild body shot.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Line missing with a left hand there. Mills was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mills misses with a head kick.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mills has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mills.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills misses with a few strikes there.
Mills scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Line doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab lands there for Mills.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
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!
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Line is looking to counter punch.
Mills lunges at Line with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Line's hand.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line wants to land a leg kick but Mills is out of range.
Line throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
Mills swinging wildly here.
Mareth Line is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mills tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Line quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Line takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
Line throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mills on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Line steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mills.
Mills misses with an uppercut. Line saw that one coming.
Line defending well as Mills loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Mills misses.
Line throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mills.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line lands with a shot to the body.
Mills changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Line looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Line pushes Mills away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mills gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Line gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mills in particular looking to stall.
Mills is trying to control the action in half guard but Line is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mills is trying to control the action in half guard but Line is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Line displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Line. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills scores with a jab.
Mills throws a combination that misses
and Line counters with a nice body shot.
Line explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mills sizes up Line with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sloppy strikes from Mills. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Line wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mills throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Line was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line misses with a body kick.
Line takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
An inside leg kick lands from Line.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mills is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Mills down.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mills.
Mills misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Line wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Line slips a jab from Mills.
Mills avoids the body shot from Line.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mills.
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Line avoids the head kick by Mills.
It looked like Line wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mills takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Line lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Line's waist but Line gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mills off to one side.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Mills will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Line misses with a looping right.
Line throws out a powerful jab.
Edward Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Line tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Line slaps away a takedown attempt from Mills, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Line fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Despite the aggression on Mills's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Line lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line cracks a nice hook into Mills's ribs.
Mills misses with a hook to the body
enabling Line to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick from Line lands but Mills takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Line throws out a loose jab but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Line on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mills checks a low kick from Line.
Mills with a nice cross.
Line misses with a straight right.
Mills forces Line back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
Mills has Line pressed against the cage.
Mills lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mills misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Mills.
Line is trying to force a seperation but Mills has the dominant position.
Line is trying to push Mills away but Mills has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Line.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to work over Mills's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mills looking to slow down the pace here.
Line lands an uppercut.
Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mills takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mills tries to clinch but Line moves out of range.
Mills lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills misses with a shot to the body
and Line counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mills throws a combination. Line tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mills lands with a hook. Line tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mills wants to slow Line down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line is looking to land body kicks.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Line.
A nice leg kick from Line, right into the meat of the thigh.
Line throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mills looks to land a combination. Line sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Edward Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mills moves out of range as Line strikes.
Line throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mills.
Mills slips under a jab from Line.
A little jabbing left from Mills on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Line lands a jab to Mills's midsection.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Line moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Line misses with a body shot.
Line swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mills throws a series of punches but Line moves out of range.
Line connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a head kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mills crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Line - the referee stops the clock and Mills gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Line. Mills manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A head kick misses from Line.
Mills fails with the takedown.
Line pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mills moves out of range of the strikes.
Mills blocks a head kick by Line.
Mills keeps Line at a distance using the push kick.
Line turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Mills throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Mills.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mareth Line will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mills catches Line with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mills drives through and clinches with Line against the cage.
Line breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Line tries to land a front kick but Mills steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Line is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mills.
Line lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mills lands with a good body shot.
Line throws a big shot that misses.
Mills pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Line misses its target.
Line takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mills throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Line counter with a right hand.
Mills loads up on a big right hand but Line slips the punch.
Mills misses with a double jab.
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!
Mills lands a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line thumps Mills with a low kick.
Mills tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Mills.
Mills on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mills fails with a takedown attempt.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Line lands a head kick!
Mills needs to keep his hands up - Line had a free shot at his head there.
Mills throws a right and a left that Line avoids nicely.
Line swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Line throws a right and a left that both miss.
Line throws a low kick but Mills avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mills scores with a jab.
Line just misses with a punch 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!
Mills is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mills misses with an attempted mid kick.
A punch combination from Mills misses.
Line appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mills misses with a head kick.
Line fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mills checks it well.
Mills throws a shot from downtown. Line moves away and avoids it.
Line throws a shot to the body.
Line scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Line avoids the body shot from Mills.
Line half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mills misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
Mills goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Line moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Line lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mills doesn't seem phased though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Line.
Mills is rocked!
Mills lands a head kick. Line smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mills is still on wobbly legs! Can Line finish him?
Line waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mills.
Mills seems to have recovered his senses.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Line looks to land a left hand but Mills moved out of range nicely.
Mills walks forward, straight into a front kick from Line.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Line.
A swing and a miss from Line.
No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mills misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Line is looking to counter punch.
Mills swinging wildly here.
Mills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mills.
A big right from Line misses.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Mills changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Line circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mills moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mills misses the body punch
and Line connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mills looks to land a left hand but Line moved out of range nicely.
Mills tries to land a front kick but Line steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mills swinging wildly here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edward Mills.
I think Mills 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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