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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson Battistoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ellis Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson Battistoni could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ellis Miller's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson Battistoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ellis Miller!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Battistoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battistoni manages to avoid it.
Miller swings for the body but Battistoni moves out of range.
Miller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Battistoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Battistoni lands a jab to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Miller has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Battistoni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Battistoni jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Battistoni connects with a jab.
Battistoni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Battistoni scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Battistoni's sensitive parts.
Battistoni darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Ellis Miller has been cut.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Battistoni cracks a nice hook into Miller's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Battistoni. That snapped Miller's head back.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Battistoni is looking to counter punch.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Battistoni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Battistoni scores with a nice head shot.
Battistoni scores with a body shot.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battistoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battistoni tried to counter with a leg kick but Miller avoided it.
Miller throws a low kick but Battistoni avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Battistoni.
Battistoni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Battistoni misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Battistoni finds it's target.
Battistoni connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Battistoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Battistoni blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battistoni misses with a two punch combination.
Battistoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws out a counter right but Battistoni avoids it with no problem.
Battistoni throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Battistoni slips the punch.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
Battistoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Battistoni.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller is looking to slow Battistoni down with leg kicks.
Battistoni misses with a body shot.
Battistoni misses with an uppercut.
Battistoni lands with a right hand.
Miller misses the body punch
and Battistoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Battistoni sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Battistoni.
Battistoni tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Battistoni is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Battistoni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Battistoni misses with a body shot.
Carson Battistoni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller throwing shots but Battistoni is blocking nicely.
Battistoni taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
Miller looks to land a strike but Battistoni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Battistoni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Battistoni!
Battistoni's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Battistoni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Battistoni is controlling him.
Battistoni controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Battistoni will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miller is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller wants to stand up but Battistoni is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Battistoni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ellis Miller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Battistoni lands a nice looking body shot.
Battistoni avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Battistoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Battistoni misses with a few strikes there.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Battistoni rather than just go for the knockout.
Miller clinches with his opponent.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller prevents a body shot from Battistoni.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Battistoni is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Battistoni's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battistoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Battistoni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Battistoni tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Battistoni's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battistoni's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battistoni breaks the clinch.
Ellis Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Battistoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carson Battistoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller jabs Battistoni to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Battistoni misses with a straight left.
Battistoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Battistoni walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
Miller tries to clinch but Battistoni moves out of range.
Battistoni scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Battistoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Battistoni.
Battistoni tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Battistoni swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Battistoni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Battistoni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Battistoni throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Battistoni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Battistoni throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller slips a jab from Battistoni.
Battistoni digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Battistoni throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Battistoni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Battistoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Battistoni as he jumps to the side.
Battistoni looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller is looking to slow Battistoni down with leg kicks.
Battistoni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Battistoni moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battistoni scores with a hook.
Miller rushes Battistoni and presses him up against the cage.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Battistoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battistoni can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Battistoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Battistoni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Battistoni throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Battistoni misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Battistoni lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Battistoni.
Miller throws a head kick but Battistoni moves out of range.
Battistoni throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Miller blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battistoni lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Battistoni.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Battistoni.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Battistoni.
Battistoni tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Battistoni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Battistoni controls his hands.
Miller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battistoni lands a left hand.
Battistoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Battistoni backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Carson Battistoni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ellis Miller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller rushes Battistoni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Battistoni is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Miller.
Battistoni is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Battistoni down to the mat. Battistoni avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Battistoni's belly button to the back.
Miller digs a good body shot into Battistoni's ribs.
Battistoni is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller tries to land a body kick
and Battistoni counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Battistoni if he has to take too many more of those.
Battistoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Battistoni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Battistoni sees coming a mile off.
Battistoni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Battistoni loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battistoni wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Battistoni tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Battistoni's hands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Miller.
Battistoni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Battistoni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller defending well as Battistoni loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws a head kick but Battistoni moves out of range.
As Miller backs away, Battistoni returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Battistoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller is looking for the big counter here.
Miller on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller rushes Battistoni and presses him up against the cage.
Battistoni blocks a body shot from Miller.
Battistoni can't break the clinch.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Battistoni wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Battistoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Battistoni.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Battistoni looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Battistoni stalling the fight.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Battistoni's efforts to push away.
Miller lands a body punch.
Battistoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Battistoni.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Battistoni saw that one coming.
As Miller looks to move away, Battistoni throws a big counter combo bu Miller just gets out of the way.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Battistoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Battistoni moves out of range easily.
Battistoni tried to counter with a leg kick but Miller avoided it.
Battistoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Battistoni.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller defending well as Battistoni loads up on a big left hand.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Battistoni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Battistoni jabs at Miller's body.
Battistoni throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Battistoni misses with a looping right.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Battistoni is trying to break free.
Ellis Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Battistonis head.
Battistoni can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Battistoni is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with some punches.
Miller keeps control of Battistoni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Battistoni misses with a body punch.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Battistoni backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Battistoni wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Battistoni's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Battistoni prevents a body shot from Miller.
Battistoni wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Battistoni misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Carson Battistoni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A body shot lands from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ellis Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Battistoni 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Battistoni!
A very excited looking Carson Battistoni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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