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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gonna Spanked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonna Spanked has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Miller's chin.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
46 - 20 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
46 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gonna Spanked!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spanked.
Spanked takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Spanked just misses with a punch to the body.
Spanked scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spanked tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spanked sprawls well initially but Miller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spanked holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Miller passes to full mount!
Miller controlling his opponent.
Spanked wants to control but Miller is having none of it.
Miller controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Spanked wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller wants to control the pace but Spanked is squirming around nicely.
Miller is really struggling to control Spanked but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Spanked is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller avoids the attempt from Spanked to control.
Miller punching from mount but Spanked doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Miller avoids the attempt from Spanked to control.
Spanked tries to reverse the position but Miller maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spanked looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller controlling the position easily from mount.
Spanked sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Spanked is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spanked wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller is pressing down on Spanked's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spanked is holding on for now.
Spanked is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Spanked tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spanked prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Miller wants to take his opponent's back but Spanked doesn't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller trying to control the position but Spanked is working away.
Spanked wants to control but Miller postures up.
Spanked is looking to reverse the position.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spanked can do to turn this around?
Spanked is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller controlling the position from side mount.
Josh Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Spanked is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spanked tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Miller easily slips into full mount!
Spanked holds of for dear life.
Miller controlling from the full mount.
Miller tries to control but Spanked wriggling away.
Spanked can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Spanked regains half guard.
Spanked wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Still in half guard, Miller seems content to control.
Spanked trying to control from the bottom.
Spanked is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Spanked wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonna Spanked is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller slips under a jab from Spanked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Spanked shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spanked throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spanked throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Spanked tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Miller is in Spanked's guard.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spanked swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Spanked is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Spanked pulls Miller in to control the position.
Miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller passes Spanked's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miller is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller is trying to control. Spanked wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Spanked is defending well.
Spanked keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Spanked throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spanked moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spanked appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spanked paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spanked looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spanked throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Josh Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Spanked swivels and escapes.
Spanked misses with an uppercut.
Miller feints and then cracks Spanked's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spanked down.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Spanked moved out of range.
Spanked tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller is looking for a counter combo.
Miller slips a straight right by Spanked.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Spanked as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Spanked misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spanked throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Spanked's knee momentarily.
Miller lands a nice hook to Spanked's body. Spanked takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spanked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've been told by Miller's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spanked throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Spanked keeps the fight on the outside.
Spanked looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller moves away from the strike by Spanked.
Gonna Spanked has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spanked throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
A left and a right from Spanked both land. Nice combination.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Spanked fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller is looking to clinch but Spanked is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Spanked. Those never looked like landing.
Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheers as Spanked lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Miller is rocked!
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spanked takes one to the chin there.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Spanked was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller defending well as Spanked loads up on a big left hand.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spanked throws a counter combo.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Spanked.
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Spanked backpedaling.
A lazy left from Spanked finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Spanked throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller tries to counter by clinching up but Spanked breaks away and moves out of range.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller works the jab nicely.
Spanked swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller cracks Spanked with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spanked throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spanked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Spanked misses with a wild body shot.
Spanked is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Spanked throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller drives through with a takedown into Spanked's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller stands and throws Spanked's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Spanked wants to control but Miller postures up.
Miller trying to control the action but Spanked is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gonna Spanked.
I think Miller 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Miller!
Josh Miller thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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