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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mifune might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BABYMETAL - Uki Uki ★ Midnight . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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140 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tatsuya Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Mifune.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Mifune with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Mifune.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mifune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller clinches.
Mifune misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Mifune avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Mifune letting Miller take a breather here.
Mifune avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries a body shot but Mifune blocks it.
Mifune lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Mifune lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Mifune presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mifune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mifune being controlled against the cage.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Josh Miller.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Mifune scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mifune working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to control Mifune's posture but Mifune avoids it.
Mifune lands a nice forearm strike.
Mifune working the strikes but Miller uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Miller keeping control of the position.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mifune looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mifune throws an elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mifune's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Mifune has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miller has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mifune manages to get to full guard.
Mifune is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Mifune has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mifune is looking for a triangle here but Miller uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mifune sneaks back into half guard.
Miller is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mifune.
Miller takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mifune misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Josh Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mifune.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mifune throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is looking to clinch but Mifune is avoiding it.
Mifune throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Mifune throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mifune misses with a jab to the body
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Mifune's head.
Mifune with a nice cross.
Tatsuya Mifune seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mifune bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mifune counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Mifune is just out of range.
Mifune is looking to counter punch.
Mifune jabs at Miller's body.
Mifune lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Mifune gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Mifune will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller misses with an uppercut
letting Mifune counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mifune misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Mifune throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Mifune misses the shot to the body.
Miller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller takes one on the button.
Mifune missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller wants to clinch but Mifune slips to the side
letting Mifune counter with a right hand.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Mifune swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mifune misses with a hook.
Mifune closes the distance and clinches.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mifune.
Mifune was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mifune takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice jab there from Mifune.
Miller is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mifune rather than just go for the knockout.
Mifune takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Mifune.
Mifune throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller looks to land a combination but Mifune avoids it well.
Mifune fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mifune looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Miller misses.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Mifune.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Mifune misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Mifune tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Josh Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mifune moves away.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Mifune counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
Mifune tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Miller gets caught napping as Mifune dives in and scores a takedown. Miller manages to retain guard.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Mifune dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mifune misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Tatsuya Mifune is winning the standup battle so far.
Mifune drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mifune scores with punches from side control.
Miller wants to control but Mifune postures up.
Mifune tries to move into full mount but can't pass Miller's legs.
Mifune working the ground and pound but Miller is defending the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mifune postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mifune wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Mifune misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune with the ground and pound but Miller regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mifune sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
Miller desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Miller keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller is pressing down on Mifune's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mifune is one step ahead there.
Mifune working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mifune slips nicely into half guard.
Mifune is trying to work for a kimura but Miller is defending well.
Mifune is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mifune seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Mifune has passed into side control.
Mifune working the head with strikes.
Miller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mifune wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mifune 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.
Mifune is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Miller will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mifune in side control, throwing shots but Miller defends.
Mifune taking a break here but Miller is having none of it and regains half guard.
Tatsuya Mifune overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miller is pressing down on Mifune's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mifune lands a couple of elbows.
Mifune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Mifune distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mifune stands and throws Miller's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Mifune showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mifune 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Mifune!
After winning the bout, Tatsuya Mifune thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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