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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckley comes to the cage accompanied by Brandenburg Concerto 2. William Buckley could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Miller's chin.
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260 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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218 lbs
17 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Buckley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Buckley is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Buckley looking for a sweep. Not yet Buckley, not yet.
Buckley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buckley keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Buckley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buckley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buckley chips away with some ground and pound.
Buckley throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller postures up in Buckley's guard and throws a big left but Buckley blocks it.
Buckley has momentary wrist control but Miller slips an elbow through the middle.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Buckley is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller is in close to Buckley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buckley managing to control the position.
William Buckley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Buckley gets a double leg takedown into Miller's guard.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckley stops Miller from standing up.
Buckley throws an elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buckley's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Miller trying to control but Buckley is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Buckley has wrist control.
Buckley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buckley.
Buckley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Buckley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Buckley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Buckley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Miller is trying to stand up here but Buckley is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miller tries to kick Buckley off but Buckley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Buckley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miller blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buckley.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Buckley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Buckley winds up and cracks Miller with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buckley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to hold on to Buckley's head to control him but Buckley postures up.
Miller is positioning himself well to prevent Buckley advancing to mount.
Buckley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Buckley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buckley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buckley throwing shots but Miller is blocking nicely.
Buckley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Buckley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Buckley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buckley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Miller to the ground. Buckley is now in Miller's guard.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buckley works over Miller with some ground and pound from guard.
Buckley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buckley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Buckley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buckley throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller is looking to stand up but Buckley isn't so interested in that idea.
Buckley is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buckley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley throws a big elbow that misses.
Buckley throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller trying to control but Buckley is working from the bottom.
Miller stays in close to Buckley's body and controls the position.
Miller stands and throws Buckley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Buckley is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Buckley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buckley keeps working.
Buckley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buckley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
William Buckley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buckley gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miller landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miller looking to finish Buckley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Buckley!
It looks like William Buckley has been cut.
Buckley is bucking up trying to escape but Miller cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Buckley really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Buckley wants to control but Miller is having none of it.
Miller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Buckley is rocked!
William Buckley's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oh Buckley is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Buckley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Miller! Buckley is hurt baaadly! Miller is firing away with more strikes - Buckley is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Miller!
James Miller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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