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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 1507 p4p, 169 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 1623 p4p, 178 weight class). Miller has chosen Killers as his entrance music. Jeffrey Miller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Great 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
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Kapaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 4, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Kapaldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Kapaldi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kapaldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Kapaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Kapaldi had a free shot at his head there.
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Kapaldi looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Kapaldi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kapaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Kapaldi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kapaldi on the side of the head.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Kapaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook but Kapaldi blocks it.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Kapaldi is out of range.
Kapaldi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Some wild striking there from Kapaldi.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
A low kick from Kapaldi is predictable there
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Kapaldi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kapaldi wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Miller lands a nice looking body kick.
Kapaldi throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kapaldi misses with the body kick
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Pedro Kapaldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Miller takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapaldi checks a low kick from Miller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapaldi misses with an uppercut.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapaldi.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kapaldi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kapaldi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kapaldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller tries a quick counter leg kick but Kapaldi is wise to it.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Kapaldi missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
Miller wants to counter the offense by Kapaldi and move into the clinch position.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Kapaldi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Kapaldi blocks the low kick.
Kapaldi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kapaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Kapaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kapaldi digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kapaldi.
Miller 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.
Kapaldi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kapaldi throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kapaldi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kapaldi throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Kapaldi 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kapaldi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kapaldi looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick.
Kapaldi throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Kapaldi connects with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kapaldi checks a leg kick.
Kapaldi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Miller avoids it.
Kapaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapaldi throws a lazy body kick
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Kapaldi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kapaldi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapaldi is just out of range.
Kapaldi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Miller is out of range.
Kapaldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapaldi with a body shot.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kapaldi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kapaldi looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kapaldi misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kapaldi does it's job there.
Kapaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kapaldi thumps Miller with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller moves out of range as Kapaldi throws a body kick.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Kapaldi avoids it.
Miller avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller slips under a jab.
Kapaldi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMiller.
Kapaldi throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Kapaldi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller checks the leg kick.
A left lands for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller looks to land a body kick but Kapaldi moved away.
Kapaldi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kapaldi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kapaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a sloppy right hand. Kapaldi should have avoided that one.
Kapaldi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kapaldi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Kapaldi cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Kapaldi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miller throws a body punch but Kapaldi moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kapaldi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kapaldi misses the body punch
and Miller counters with a thumping low kick.
Kapaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Miller misses with a hook.
Pedro Kapaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kapaldi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miller if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Kapaldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kapaldi tries to avoid it.
Kapaldi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kapaldi missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller tries to counter with a clinch but Kapaldi shakes him off and moves away.
Kapaldi throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Miller.
Kapaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kapaldi. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Kapaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Kapaldi moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Some wild striking there from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kapaldi throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Kapaldi only half commits.
Kapaldi scores with a leg kick.
Kapaldi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kapaldi.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapaldi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kapaldi looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kapaldi blocks the leg kick.
Kapaldi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kapaldi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Miller works Kapaldi's body with a nice hook.
Kapaldi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Kapaldi throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Kapaldi dominated that second round.
That's time! Kapaldi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Miller. Kapaldi shrugs it off though.
Kapaldi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Kapaldi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good work by Kapaldi as he checks the leg kick.
Kapaldi throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Kapaldi moved out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Kapaldi misses its target.
Kapaldi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kapaldi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kapaldi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kapaldi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller looks to land a left hand but Kapaldi moved out of range nicely.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapaldi.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with a kick to the body
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller decides to return to a standing position.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller throws a low kick but Kapaldi avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kapaldi, right into the meat.
Kapaldi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller 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.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Kapaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
Kapaldi misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a push kick but Miller slaps the foot to one side.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller takes a swing at Kapaldi's ribcage but misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kapaldi. Miller shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Kapaldi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Miller cracks Kapaldi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kapaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kapaldi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kapaldi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Kapaldi moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kapaldi.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Kapaldi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapaldi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller scores with a leg kick.
Kapaldi thumps Miller with a low kick.
Kapaldi throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller throws the left hand but Kapaldi avoids the punch easily.
Kapaldi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kapaldi misses with the body kick
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kapaldi is able to avoid easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kapaldi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kapaldi checks it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Kapaldi misses its target.
Kapaldi misses with a wild body shot.
Kapaldi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kapaldi. Miller shrugs it off though.
Kapaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Kapaldi misses with a head kick.
Kapaldi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kapaldi moves away.
A quick step to the side and Kapaldi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pedro Kapaldi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kapaldi digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Miller moves out of range as Kapaldi throws a body kick.
Miller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Jeffrey Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kapaldi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Kapaldi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kapaldi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Kapaldi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pedro Kapaldi made sure he mentioned FORCEE, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Jeffrey Miller was interviewed post fight and said 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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