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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Millidge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebasti Rubio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millidge's entrance music is The Caravan - Words That Make You Feel Good. A fine choice. Sebasti Rubio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Millidge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebasti Rubio!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubio connects with a leg kick. Millidge looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rubio misses with a head kick.
Rubio cracks the inside of Millidge's front leg.
Rubio closes the distance and clinches.
Millidge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rubio tries a knee to the head but Millidge blocks it.
Rubio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Millidge's elbow.
Millidge misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rubio.
Rubio with a knee to the head.
Rubio holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rubio blocking some punches.
Rubio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rubio is struggling to control the position.
Rubio digs a right hand underneath Millidge's ribcage. Millidge let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Millidge misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millidge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Millidge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Rubio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Millidge has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Millidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millidge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubio scores with a knee to the head.
Millidge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubio stalling.
Rubio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Millidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rubio.
Millidge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rubio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Millidge in his tracks.
Millidge misses with an uppercut
and Rubio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rubio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Millidge has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Millidge and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rubio's corner calls for a 1-2. Rubio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rubio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millidge finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Millidge looks for a takedown but Rubio sprawls well.
Millidge clobbers Rubio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rubio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubio.
Millidge on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rubio clobbers Millidge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Millidge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Millidge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Millidge misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millidge lands with an overhand left.
Rubio leaves Millidge with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rubio lands a leg kick that knocks Millidge off balance momentarily.
Rubio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rubio is looking to slow Millidge down with leg kicks.
The fighters circling - Rubio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rubio scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid body kick from Rubio.
Rubio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rubio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Millidge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Millidge throws a jab when Rubio was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millidge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rubio throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubio stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Millidge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubio's corner calls for a 1-2. Rubio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubio pushes Millidge away with a front kick.
Millidge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rubio. Rubio obviously looking to wear him down.
Rubio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sebasti Rubio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rubio moves in looking to clinch but Millidge pushes him off.
Rubio misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millidge fails to land with a series of punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Millidge. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Millidge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubio.
Rubio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebasti Rubio dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rubio connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rubio dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Millidge. That did some damage!
Millidge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rubio.
Rubio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubio.
Rubio lands with a cross.
Millidge is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rubio tries to clinch up.
Rubio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rubio is looking to slow Millidge down with leg kicks.
Millidge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rubio sprawls well. Rubio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Millidge gets slowly back to his feet.
Rubio throws a push kick but Millidge slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Millidge doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rubio.
Rubio fakes the leg kick and cracks Millidge in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rubio lands a front kick.
Rubio throws a shot to the body.
Rubio with a nice cross.
Rubio scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rubio.
Millidge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rubio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rubio looks for the body kick but Millidge saw that one coming.
Millidge misses with an uppercut. Rubio saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubio stuns Millidge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rubio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rubio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rubio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Millidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rubio tries a head kick but it misses.
Millidge throws the left hand but Rubio avoids the punch easily.
Millidge misses with a lunging right hand
and Rubio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Millidge misses with a straight right.
Rubio's corner calls for a 1-2. Rubio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rubio scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubio slips under a jab from Millidge.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rubio, right into the meat.
Millidge takes a swing at Rubio's ribcage but misses.
Millidge throws a hook but Rubio avoids it easily.
Rubio keeps Millidge at a distance using the push kick.
Rubio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Millidge is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Millidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubio moves away.
Millidge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Millidge walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rubio.
Rubio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Millidge.
Rubio tries to clinch up but Millidge circles away and keeps his distance.
Rubio looks to land a combination but Millidge avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rubio has managed to clinch.
Rubio scores with a knee to the head.
Millidge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rubio backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Millidge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Millidge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millidge tries a body shot but Rubio blocks it.
Millidge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rubio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rubio tests Millidge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Millidge's head.
Millidge is rocked!
Millidge takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sebasti Rubio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Millidge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Millidge blocks a jab.
Rubio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Millidge. Millidge circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rubio tries to clinch there but Millidge circles away.
Millidge throws a hook to the side of Rubio's head but Rubio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rubio.
Millidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rubio moves away.
Rubio scores with a shot to the body.
Millidge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rubio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millidge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millidge stopping the sweep attempt from Rubio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millidge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millidge working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Millidge wants to control from the top but Rubio keeps moving.
Rubio working a defensive guard here.
Millidge slips nicely into half guard.
Millidge thows a huge punch but Rubio dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rubio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rubio controls Millidge momentarily but Millidge frees himself.
Richard Millidge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millidge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rubio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rubio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Millidge.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millidge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rubio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Millidge.
Rubio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Millidge manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millidge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millidge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rubio defends it easily.
Rubio is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rubio throwing strikes from guard but Millidge blocks nicely.
Millidge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Millidge looking for a sweep. Not yet Millidge, not yet.
Millidge looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Millidge had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rubio defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millidge tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rubio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rubio looking to pass the guard.
Millidge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Richard Millidge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Millidge is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millidge is looking for a triangle but Rubio pushes his legs off easily.
Rubio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Millidge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Millidge is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rubio is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Millidge showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rubio 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebasti Rubio!
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hype
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pop
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