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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Tama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tama has chosen Ready For War by Daizer The One as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kekoa Tama has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with mike miller's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, mike miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kekoa Tama!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tama on the side of the head.
It looks like Kekoa Tama has been cut.
Tama keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tama sprawls well. Tama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Tama swats away the attempt to clinch by miller.
miller defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tama.
miller throws a low kick but Tama avoids it.
Tama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
miller drops Tama with a nice combination! miller dives into Tama's guard, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tama pulls miller in close to prevent any damage.
miller content to stall in guard here.
miller preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tama keeping moving, preventing miller from controlling successfully.
miller wanted to stand there but Tama had control of the position.
Tama throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
miller has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
miller postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tama slips under a jab.
Tama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as miller sprawls well. miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tama gets slowly back to his feet.
miller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama looks to throw the jab but miller is out of range.
miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tama looks gassed!
Tama tries to clinch there but miller circles away.
miller throws a nice looking combination but Tama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tama slips a jab from miller.
No luck with that takedown attempt from miller.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
miller dips to his left and cracks Tama with an uppercut!
That has opened up Kekoa Tama's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
miller stalks Tama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tama's face. Tama staggers backwards, shaken.
Tama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tama on the wrong end of a nice hook.
miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Tama.
miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
miller wants to clinch.
miller lands the left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from miller.
miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice combo by Tama! Oh, that's hurt him - miller falls to the canvas and Tama follows him into side control.
It looks like mike miller has been cut.
Tama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tama wants to lay and pray for a moment but miller keeps working.
miller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Tama are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tama looks up at the clock and then as miller takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tama smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tama cracks miller with an elbow. That is naaassty.
miller is trying to improve his position.
Tama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, miller has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
miller struggling a bit here.
Tama lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tama lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike miller dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tama walks into a stiff left hand from miller.
miller connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tama is defended easily by miller.
miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tama moves into the clinch.
miller wants to get back to striking at distance but Tama won't allow it.
Tama goes for a takedown attempt but miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good exchange - miller coming out on top.
Tama tries to close the distance and clinch but miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tama is breathing heavily.
Tama shoots in and drives through. miller sprawls well.
mike miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kekoa Tama.
Tama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
miller lands a with a good body shot.
Kekoa Tama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
miller misses with a double jab.
miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Tama throws a hook but miller avoids it easily.
miller darts in trying to clinch
enabling Tama to counter with a crisp jab.
miller misses with a takedown
and Tama counters with a single leg into guard. miller didn't expect that.
Tama throws a big right hand that misses.
miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if miller tries to get out of the position.
Tama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
miller managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama trying to control but miller is working from the bottom.
Tama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tama is looking to clinch but miller is avoiding it.
mike miller is winning the standup battle so far.
miller lands the left hand.
Tama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tama throws and low kick but miller moves out of range easily.
miller shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tama sprawls well. Tama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. miller gets slowly back to his feet.
mike miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tama lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Tama.
Tama tries to clinch up but miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Tama misses with a jab to the body
and miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tama swings for the body but miller moves out of range.
miller tries a low kick but Tama avoids it.
Tama throws out a loose jab but miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
miller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and miller duly obliges.
miller darts in trying to clinch
and Tama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tama lands with a right to the head.
Tama keeps control of miller as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
miller is pressed up against the cage. Tama has hold of a leg and is looking to drag miller down to the mat. miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
miller jabs Tama right on the nose. Tama blinks but takes it well.
miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tama blocks a head kick by miller.
Tama thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
miller misses with the combination.
Tama moves out of range as miller strikes.
Tama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
mike miller dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tama tries to move into range but miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tama moves out of range as miller strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tama.
miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. miller is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tama gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tama breaks from the clinch.
Tama jabs at miller's body.
miller tries to clinch up.
Tama moves forwards but miller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tama takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Tama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tama checks the leg kick.
miller throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama scores with a one two! miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
No joy there for miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
mike miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kekoa Tama.
miller tries to clinch there but Tama circles away.
miller avoids a kick to the body.
Tama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for miller!
miller wants to get back to his feet.
Tama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
miller tries to hold on but Tama postures up.
Tama lands with some strikes.
Kekoa Tama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama blocks miller's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
miller defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tama.
Tama landing punches.
Tama working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tama throwing strikes here but miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
miller tries to lock up and control but Tama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama lands a heavy elbow.
Tama raining down shots from the mount!
miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tama wants to control the pace but miller is squirming around nicely.
miller is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tama wants to control the pace but miller is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
miller looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Tama landing strikes, looking to finish!
miller tries to hold on but Tama postures up.
Tama looking to control but miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
miller wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Tama dominating with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kekoa Tama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think miller has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mike miller!
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