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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Millian (ranked 2973 p4p, 5689 weight class) and Tom Eli (ranked 376 p4p, 544 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Millian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Eli!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eli.
Millian stuns Eli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Eli throws a hook to the side of Millian's head but Millian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Millian blocks a jab.
Millian throws a body shot but no joy.
Millian moves out of range as Eli strikes.
Millian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eli's hands.
It looks like Tom Eli has been cut.
We've been told by Millian's head coaches at Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Millian clobbers Eli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Millian missing with a left hand there. Eli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Millian gets a clinch.
Eli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Millian takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Eli throws a lazy uppercut
and Millian counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Millian misses.
Millian connects with a body shot that sends Eli's belly button to the back.
Millian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Eli misses with an uppercut. Millian saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millian stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Millian misses the shot to the body.
Millian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Millian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Eli throws out a counter right but Millian avoids it with no problem.
Millian takes a swing at Eli's ribcage but misses.
Matt Millian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eli moves away.
Millian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millian throws a poor cross that misses
and Eli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Millian.
Millian connects with a jab.
Eli misses with a hook.
Eli slips under a jab from Millian.
Millian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Millian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Eli does no damage.
Millian swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Millian throws a hook but Eli blocks it.
Millian swings for the body but Eli moves out of range.
Millian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eli moves away.
Millian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eli.
Eli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Millian misses.
Eli scores with a decent looking hook.
Millian throws a hook to the side of Eli's head but Eli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Millian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eli.
Millian looks to throw the jab but Eli is out of range.
Millian swings for the body but Eli moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Eli misses the target.
Millian fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Millian misses with a body shot
and Eli counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Millian there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli tries to keep at a distance but Millian has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Eli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eli wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eli breaks from the clinch.
Eli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eli misses with a hook.
Eli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Millian lands a jab.
Millian just misses with a punch to the body.
Millian is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eli blocks a jab.
Millian throws a right and a left that Eli avoids nicely.
Eli throws out a counter right but Millian avoids it with no problem.
Eli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Eli misses the target.
Eli blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millian looks to throw the jab but Eli is out of range.
Eli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Millian misses with a jab to the body
enabling Eli to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millian misses with an uppercut. Eli saw that one coming.
Millian connects with a crisp jab.
Eli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Millian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Eli throws a hook but Millian avoids it easily.
Millian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eli thuds his right hand into Millian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Millian looks to score with a jab to the body but Eli is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Eli! But no joy.
Millian throws a lazy right hand but Eli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Eli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Millian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Eli under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millian misses with a hook.
Millian staying out of range there.
Millian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Millian tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Millian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Eli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Millian.
Millian scores with a nice strike.
Nice body punch from Millian.
Millian pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Eli misses.
Millian looks to score with a jab to the body but Eli is just out of range.
Eli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Millian.
Millian slips a jab from Eli.
Millian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Eli does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Millian misses with a hook. Eli ducked under it nicely.
Millian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millian lands a jab to the head.
Millian looks to land a left hand but Eli moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli looks to throw the jab but Millian is out of range.
Millian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Millian works the jab nicely.
Millian throws an off balance right hand
and Eli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Millian connects with a single shot there.
Eli might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Millian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Eli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Millian keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Millian misses with the combination.
Millian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Millian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eli can do to turn this around?
Millian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Eli momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eli dips to his left and cracks Millian with an uppercut!
Millian is rocked!
Millian throws a poor cross that misses
and Eli rattles Millian with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Millian tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Eli dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Millian stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tom Eli!
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hype
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RATING
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