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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Farha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamey Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farha comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Sammy Farha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jamey Mills!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farha tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Farha tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mills sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Farha somewhat.
Farha throws an off balance right hand
and Mills counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farha ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Farha throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farha looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farha tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farha. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills misses with a lunging right hand
and Farha counters with a nice uppercut.
Farha drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Farha trying to control the position but Mills is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Mills tries to buck Farha off but Farha is having none of it.
Farha misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mills is looking for a sweep.
Farha working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mills keeps Farha under control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Farha crashes against the mat.
Mills is trying to control Farha's posture but Farha avoids it.
Mills takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mills is working to avoid the ground and pound but Farha connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Farha.
Mills is looking for a sweep.
Mills manages to work his way to half guard, despite Farha's best efforts.
Farha trying to control from half guard but Mills is working away.
Farha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mills defending well though.
Mills keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mills controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farha missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mills tries to roll over but Farha keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farha is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mills manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mills utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mills avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mills has control of Farha's left arm, preventing Farha from doing any damage.
Farha won't allow Mills to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills is pulling down on Farha's head. It's preventing any offense from Farha, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamey Mills.
Farha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Farha connects with a leg kick. Mills looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight 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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farha has control of Mills's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mills regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farha thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sammy Farha will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Farha throws a shot from downtown. Mills moves away and avoids it.
Farha darts in trying to clinch
and Mills counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farha thinking.
Farha shoots in looking for a takedown. Mills tries to sprawl out of it but Farha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mills manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mills blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
Farha throws a jab when Mills was well out of range.
Farha swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mills counters with a nice body shot.
Farha scores with a decent looking hook.
Farha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mills.
Sammy Farha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha loads up on a big right hand but Mills slips the punch.
Farha throws a nice looking combination but Mills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mills lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Farha at a distance.
Mills lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farha. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Mills misses its intended target.
Farha throws a hook but Mills avoids it easily.
Farha misses with the combination.
Mills missing with a left hand there. Farha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Mills.
Mills displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Farha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mills walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Farha lands with a hook. Mills tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mills is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Farha is looking to slow Mills down with leg kicks.
Farha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills moves out of range of the strikes.
Mills avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamey Mills showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Farha misses with a head kick.
Farha lands a right hook to the body.
Jamey Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farha misses with a combination
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farha digs a good body shot into Mills's ribs.
Mills darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Farha cracks Mills with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Farha.
Farha lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Farha. Those never looked like landing.
Farha throws an overhand right that lands on Mills's shoulder, as Mills tries to avoid the shot.
Farha takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
Farha fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mills to the ground. Farha is now in Mills's guard.
Mills manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mills tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Farha slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Farha wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Mills seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamey Mills.
Farha is looking to clinch but Mills is avoiding it.
Mills stuffs the takedown.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farha.
Farha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mills's head.
Farha is looking to score with low kicks.
Farha lands a leg kick that knocks Mills off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills blocks a jab.
Mills slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Farha, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farha.
A telegraphed right hand from Mills misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Mills misses.
Farha tries to clinch but Mills moves away
and Mills counters with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamey 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamey Mills!
Jamey Mills opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
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hype
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