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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Scarface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Millard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dexter Scarface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Millard!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Millard.
Scarface scores with a crisp jab that stopped Millard in his tracks.
Scarface misses with a looping right.
Millard throws a body shot but no joy.
Millard thuds his shin into the meat of Scarface's side.
A big right from Scarface misses.
Millard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Millard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A punch lands to the side of Millard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Millard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarface.
Millard tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarface swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Millard clinches up against the cage.
Millard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scarface.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millard is looking to break free of the clinch but Scarface has double underhooks.
Scarface misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millard tries to break free but Scarface pushes him back against the cage.
Millard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard lands a right hand.
Scarface tries to throw a body punch but Millard avoids it by throwing Scarface back against the cage.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Scarface.
Millard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millard struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarface controls his hands.
Millard working hard to break the clinch.
Millard misses with the head strike.
Millard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Millard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Millard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Millard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Scarface.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard misses with a punch to the body.
Millard throws a head punch that misses.
Millard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Millard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scarface working aggressively here.
Millard misses with some punches.
Millard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Scarface seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Millard can turn it around.
Scarface can't find room to land a body shot as Millard controls the action.
Millard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Millard misses with a punch to the body.
Millard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scarface.
Millard working aggressively here.
Scarface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Millard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Millard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Scarface scores with a nice short uppercut.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Scarface.
Scarface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scarface prevents a body shot from Millard.
A head punch on the inside from Millard fails to land.
Millard swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarface uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scarface lands a nice shot to the body.
Scarface will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millard up against the cage.
Scarface misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarface lands a nice uppercut.
Scarface prevents a body shot from Millard.
Scarface has a couple of punches blocked by Millard.
Millard tries to work over Scarface's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millard tries to work over Scarface's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scarface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarface swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Millard tries to work over Scarface's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Millard throws a lazy right hand but Scarface sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scarface looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Millard dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Millard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scarface tries to avoid it but Millard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scarface to the ground. Scarface escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Millard misses.
Scarface lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Scarface scores with a jab. Millard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scarface ducks under a wild hook from Millard.
Millard rushes Scarface and presses him up against the cage.
Millard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Scarface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarface blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarface.
Millard tries to throw a body punch but Scarface avoids it by throwing Millard back against the cage.
Scarface is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scarface.
A right hook to the body lands for Millard.
Scarface lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Millard - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarface's elbow.
Scarface misses with a punch on the inside.
Millard tries to work over Scarface's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Scarface blocks an uppercut.
Scarface leaning his opponent against the cage.
Scarface looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Scarface fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Millard.
Scarface misses with the head strike.
Scarface lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Scarface - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Scarface leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Millard.
Millard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Millard fails to land.
Millard misses with the head strike.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Scarface.
Millard tries to throw a body punch but Scarface avoids it by throwing Millard back against the cage.
Scarface blocks an uppercut.
Millard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millard lands with a short shot to the head.
Millard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Millard throws a head kick that misses.
Millard cracks a nice hook into Scarface's ribs.
Millard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scarface rushes Millard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Scarface scores with a shot to the side of Millard's head.
Scarface leaning against his opponent.
Millard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Millard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarface's elbow.
Millard can't find room to land a body shot as Scarface controls the action.
Scarface slows down the pace here.
Millard tries to break free but Scarface pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Scarface.
Scarface tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Millard's elbow.
Scarface scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Scarface.
Millard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millard working aggressively here.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Scarface.
Scarface blocking some punches.
Scarface blocking some punches.
Scarface makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Millard tries a body shot but Scarface blocks it.
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 Dexter Scarface will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Millard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Scarface blocks the leg kick.
Scarface takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Millard misses with a head kick.
Dexter Scarface is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Scarface moves out of range of the body kick.
Scarface cracks Millard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Scarface lands with a straight right. Millard didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Scarface does no damage.
A head kick misses from Millard.
Scarface lands the left hand.
Scarface tests Millard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Millard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarface misses with an uppercut. Millard saw that one coming.
Jab by Scarface.
Scarface is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Millard misses with a right hand
and Scarface counters with a left and a right that stings Millard.
Millard lands with a good body shot.
Millard throws a head kick but Scarface moves out of range.
Scarface clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millard throws a punch but it's blocked by Scarface.
Millard has a couple of punches blocked by Scarface.
Millard misses with some punches.
Millard breaks from the clinch.
Millard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millard shoots in and drives through. Scarface sprawls well.
Scarface bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Millard's head.
Millard misses with a series of wild punches.
Millard loads up on a big right hand but Scarface slips the punch.
Scarface rushes Millard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Millard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Millard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scarface's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Millard misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Scarface.
Millard working aggressively here.
Scarface blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Millard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Millard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scarface misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millard swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarface uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millard misses with some punches.
Scarface throws a punch but it's blocked by Millard.
Scarface blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarface misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scarface.
Scarface blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Scarface pushes Millard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scarface blocks an uppercut.
Millard misses with some punches.
Millard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Millard throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Millard.
Scarface lands a nice uppercut.
Millard is working Scarface over against the cage.
Scarface doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Millard lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Millard misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Millard.
Millard swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarface uses good head movement to avoid it.
Millard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Millard throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millard lands an uppercut.
A short right from Scarface.
Scarface blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Millard misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce Millard.
I think Millard 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Millard!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruce Millard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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