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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Saravia (ranked 959 p4p, 2186 weight class) and Loki Mills (ranked 128 p4p, 286 weight class). Enrique Saravia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrique Saravia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Loki Mills!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Mills finds it's target.
The fighters circling - Saravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mills lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saravia backs up against the cage.
Saravia just misses with a punch to the body.
Saravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Mills was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mills has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Saravia is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Mills scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mills on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mills rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saravia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mills drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saravia avoids the body shot from Mills.
Saravia throwing a counter right hand but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Saravia looks to score with a jab to the body but Mills is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
Saravia is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mills lands a body shot.
Saravia slips under a jab from Mills.
It looked like Saravia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mills.
Saravia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mills manages to avoid it.
Mills throws a sloppy body shot
and Saravia counters with a nice uppercut.
Mills lands with a hook. Saravia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mills fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mills has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Mills misses.
Saravia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Saravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Saravia jabs at Mills's body.
Mills takes a swing at Saravia's ribcage but misses.
Mills swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Saravia counter with a right hand.
Mills lunges at Saravia with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saravia's hand.
Nice defenses there by Saravia.
Mills lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Saravia thuds a left hand into Mills's body.
Saravia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saravia. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saravia takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
Mills throws a right hand that misses
and Saravia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Saravia coming out on top.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
Saravia cracks Mills with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Saravia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saravia misses with a hook to the body
and Mills counters with a straight right hand.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Saravia is just out of range.
Saravia throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Saravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Saravia.
Saravia is looking to wear down Mills with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mills slips a jab from Saravia.
Mills throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mills lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mills.
Mills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saravia.
Saravia ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Saravia dodges the punch combination from Mills.
Saravia slips a straight right by Mills.
Saravia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mills is looking for the big counter here.
Saravia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saravia misses the body punch
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
Saravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saravia swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
A lazy left from Mills finds it's target.
Saravia throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Saravia goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saravia.
A nice side step and Mills releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Saravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Saravia.
No joy there for Mills, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saravia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mills.
Mills tries to bum rush Saravia with a series of wild strikes but Saravia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mills fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Saravia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mills throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saravia counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Mills.
Mills blocks a body shot from Saravia.
A short right from Mills on the inside.
A short left from Mills.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills stalls.
Saravia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Saravia lands a body shot.
Saravia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Saravia.
Mills works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mills dodges an elbow strike from Saravia.
Mills lands a left hand.
Saravia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Saravia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mills's elbow.
Saravia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saravia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saravia struggles to land a body shot inside as Mills controls his hands.
Mills tries a body shot but Saravia blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mills lands a hook that snaps the head of Saravia backwards.
Mills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mills works over Saravia's head and body with a nice combination.
Mills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saravia.
Mills throws out a counter right but Saravia avoids it with no problem.
Mills fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Loki Mills 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.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mills.
Mills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Mills tries to get set, Saravia tries to push him back and clinch up but Mills manages to avoid the attempt.
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saravia misses with a double jab.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saravia misses with a shot to the body
and Mills counters with a two punch combo.
Saravia swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Saravia throws a one two combo.
Decent striking displayed by Saravia there.
Saravia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saravia catches Mills with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mills takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saravia digs a good body shot into Mills's ribs.
Mills closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mills!
Saravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Saravia displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saravia misses with a body punch
and Mills counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mills steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saravia.
Saravia throws a body punch but Mills moves out of range.
Saravia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mills.
Mills gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loki Mills is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Saravia misses its intended target.
Saravia misses with a right hand
and Mills connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mills jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Saravia.
Saravia misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saravia. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loki Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mills gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saravia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Saravia.
Saravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saravia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Saravia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mills manages to circle out of the way.
Saravia takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saravia.
Saravia staying out of range there.
Saravia throws a series of punches but Mills avoids them all with ease.
Saravia misses with a straight right.
Saravia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Saravia throws the left hand but Mills avoids the punch easily.
Saravia staying out of range there.
Saravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
As Saravia backs off Mills throws a huge counter combo but Saravia manages to avoid it all.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
Saravia tries to counter by clinching up but Mills breaks away and moves out of range.
Saravia clobbers Mills with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saravia throws a hook but Mills blocks it.
Saravia throws a body shot but no joy.
Saravia misses with a straight right.
Saravia cracks a nice hook into Mills's ribs.
Nice body punch from Saravia.
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
Saravia has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saravia swings for the body but Mills moves out of range.
Saravia dodges the punch combination from Mills.
Saravia throws a looping overhand right but Mills ducks down to avoid it.
Mills scores with the left hand. Saravia knows he should have avoided that one.
Mills is working the combinations to good effect here.
Saravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Saravia.
Mills slips a straight right by Saravia.
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!
Mills scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saravia cracks Mills with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saravia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills swinging wildly here.
Mills avoids the body shot from Saravia.
It seemed like Mills was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mills misses with a few strikes there.
Saravia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Mills was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mills drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mills misses with a wild body shot.
Mills works over Saravia's head and body with a nice combination.
Mills lands a jab to the nose.
Mills looks to land a combination but Saravia avoids it well.
Good shot there by Saravia.
Saravia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mills was well out of range. Poor timing from Saravia.
Despite the aggression on Mills's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saravia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mills moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mills thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mills closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mills jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mills sizes up Saravia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Loki Mills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Saravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saravia. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saravia.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saravia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mills has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mills throws a body punch but Saravia moves out of range.
Saravia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mills.
Saravia misses the shot to the body.
Saravia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saravia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mills.
Saravia misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mills throws a hook but Saravia avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Saravia misses the target.
Saravia connects with a body shot that sends Mills's belly button to the back.
Saravia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saravia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mills swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mills slips a straight right by Saravia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills fails to land with a series of punches.
Mills throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mills takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saravia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mills changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saravia ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Mills swinging wildly here.
Saravia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mills takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saravia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saravia lands with a right hand.
Mills misses with a two punch combination.
Saravia jabs Mills to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Saravia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saravia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mills! But no joy.
Mills misses the jab.
Mills lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saravia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mills lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mills.
Mills slips a jab from Saravia.
Mills throws a right hand that Saravia ducks under and follows up with a left that Saravia also avoids with ease.
Saravia takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
Mills throws a series of punches but Saravia avoids them all with ease.
Saravia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mills misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mills uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saravia.
Saravia throws a body shot but no joy.
Mills walks into a left hand.
Saravia misses with a straight left.
Mills is looking for the big counter here.
Saravia throws a nice looking combination but Mills bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mills throws a right and a left that Saravia avoids nicely.
Saravia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mills finds it's way round the side to connect with Saravia's head.
Mills takes a swing at Saravia's ribcage but misses.
Mills misses with a looping left.
Saravia blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a hook but Saravia blocks it.
Mills lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Saravia dips to his left and cracks Mills with an uppercut!
Mills lands a nice shot that snaps Saravia's head back.
Mills slips a straight right by Saravia.
Saravia misses with the combination.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Saravia.
Mills throws a looping overhand right but Saravia ducks down to avoid it.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saravia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mills moves away.
Mills takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mills throws a series of punches but Saravia moves out of range.
Mills moves out of range as Saravia strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saravia. Mills does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saravia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saravia just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mills throws a right hand that Saravia ducks under and follows up with a left that Saravia also avoids with ease.
A big right from Saravia misses.
Saravia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mills's head.
Saravia looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.
Saravia throws a body shot but no joy.
Saravia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saravia just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills looks to score with a jab to the body but Saravia is just out of range.
Saravia slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Saravia backs off Mills throws a huge counter combo but Saravia manages to avoid it all.
Mills keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mills tries to bum rush Saravia with a series of wild strikes but Saravia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saravia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Enrique Saravia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loki Mills is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mills misses with a double jab.
Mills defending well as Saravia loads up on a big left hand.
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 Enrique Saravia.
I think Mills 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Loki Mills!
A less than humble Loki Mills misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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