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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garik Andonian (ranked 757 p4p, 2045 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 104 p4p, 273 weight class). Mills has chosen Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z as his entrance music. Garik Andonian is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Andonian both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Andonian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mills throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Andonian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mills.
Andonian tries to clinch there but Mills circles away.
Mills uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andonian.
Mills fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andonian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mills scores with a head kick.
Andonian throws a body shot but no joy.
Andonian swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mills.
Andonian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab lands there for Mills.
Andonian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills lands a jab-cross combination.
Andonian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mills paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mills now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Andonian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andonian misses with a wild combination.
Andonian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills looks to land a left hand but Andonian moved out of range nicely.
Andonian avoids the head kick by Mills.
Mills scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andonian in his tracks.
Andonian tries to clinch there but Mills circles away.
Some wild striking there from Mills.
Andonian misses with a double jab
and Mills counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mills lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mills's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mills slowing the pace effectively.
Andonian misses with the head strike.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Andonian controls his hands.
Mills manages to break the clinch.
Andonian closes the distance and clinches.
Andonian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mills pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Andonian eats them both and turns towards Mills to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mills will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mills keeps the fight on the outside.
Mills tries a head kick but it misses.
Mills scores with a nice head shot.
Andonian misses with a two punch combination.
Mills connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mills misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andonian tries to clinch up but Mills circles away and keeps his distance.
Mills is looking for the big counter here.
Mills feints and then cracks Andonian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Andonian down.
Andonian ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Andonian checks a leg kick nicely.
Mills throws a hook but Andonian avoids it easily.
Andonian appears to be looking for a big counter.
Andonian takes a swing at Mills's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mills.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mills! But no joy.
Andonian clinches up against the cage.
Andonian throws a head punch that misses.
Mills tries to throw a body punch but Andonian avoids it by throwing Mills back against the cage.
Mills lands with a short shot to the head.
Andonian blocks a body shot from Mills.
Mills is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
Andonian presses Mills against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mills presses Andonian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mills has a couple of punches blocked by Andonian.
Mills blocks the elbow strike.
Andonian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mills tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
Mills tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mills blocking some punches.
Andonian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mills stalling in the clinch but Andonian improves position.
Andonian prevents a body shot from Mills.
Mills has Andonian pressed against the cage.
A short right from Mills on the inside.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Andonian.
Mills struggles to land a body shot inside as Andonian controls his hands.
Mills blocks an elbow strike from Andonian.
Andonian lands an elbow inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Andonian can't find room to land a body shot as Mills controls the action.
Mills lands a right hand.
Andonian takes a shot to the head.
Andonian working aggressively here.
Mills is struggling to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mills takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Mills dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mills lands a jab to Andonian's midsection.
Mills keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mills has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mills lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Andonian circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andonian moves away.
Andonian lands a glancing blow to the side of Mills's head.
Andonian lands a two punch combo.
That has opened up Edward Mills's cut even more.
Mills throws the kick towards the body but Andonian avoids it.
Mills throws a right hand that Andonian ducks under and follows up with a left that Andonian also avoids with ease.
Andonian clinches up with Mills and pushes him back against the cage.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Mills scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andonian throws a head punch that misses.
Andonian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mills.
Andonian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mills lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Andonian.
Andonian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mills breaks the clinch.
Andonian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Andonian misses with a two punch combination.
Andonian misses with a body shot.
Andonian moves out of range as Mills throws a body kick.
Andonian needs to keep his hands up - Mills had a free shot at his head there.
Mills ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andonian moves away.
Mills decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Andonian wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.
Andonian tries to kick Mills off but Mills keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mills trying to control the action but Andonian is working from the bottom.
Mills is pressing down on Andonian's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andonian is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian pushes Mills off looking to stand but Mills dives back in and keeps control.
Andonian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Andonian tries to get out of the position.
Andonian avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mills.
Mills tries to pass to full mount but Andonian defends it.
Mills controlling the action here.
Andonian wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mills in particular looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonian looks to land a left hand but Mills moved out of range nicely.
Andonian slips a jab from Mills.
Mills misses with the combination.
Andonian takes one to the chin there.
Mills fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Andonian tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andonian fails to land with a series of punches.
Andonian tries to clinch but Mills is having none of it.
Mills looks to land a body kick but Andonian moved away.
Mills is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mills. Those never looked like landing.
Andonian scores with a decent looking hook.
Edward Mills seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonian doesn't manage to clinch there - Mills circles away.
Mills ducks under a wild hook from Andonian.
Andonian misses with a few strikes there.
Mills throws a body punch but Andonian moves out of range.
Andonian tries to land a leg kick but Mills saw it coming and moves away.
Andonian works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mills fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andonian manages to avoid it.
Andonian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mills swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garik Andonian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andonian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andonian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mills misses with a takedown attempt - Andonian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andonian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mills drives through with a takedown into guard.
Andonian pulls Mills in to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edward Mills will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Edward Mills's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Mills throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mills tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Mills. Those never looked like landing.
Andonian just misses with a punch to the body.
Mills throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Mills misses.
Mills tries for a takedown but Andonian circles away easily
and Andonian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Andonian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mills throws a sloppy head kick and Andonian moves out of range easily.
Mills connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills lands with a nice combination. Andonian backs away looking to recover.
Donk. Andonian catches Mills right on the button with a cross.
Andonian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mills.
Andonian lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mills lands a slapping body shot.
Mills misses with the combination.
As Mills backs away, Andonian returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Andonian.
Andonian wants to clinch.
Mills looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Andonian.
Andonian moves out of range of the body kick.
Andonian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Andonian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andonian clinches.
Mills avoiding damage.
A nice left hand lands by Mills.
A nice left hand lands by Andonian.
Mills taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andonian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Andonian on the inside.
Andonian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Andonian.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andonian lands with a short shot to the head.
Mills is rocked!
Andonian can't find room to land a body shot as Mills controls the action.
Mills is still on wobbly legs! Can Andonian finish him?
Mills can't find room to land a body shot as Andonian controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Andonian fails to land.
Mills is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mills seems to have recovered his senses.
Andonian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andonian tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Andonian back against the cage.
Mills lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andonian or not.
Mills blocking some punches.
Mills blocks a body shot from Andonian.
Mills looking to slow down the pace here.
Andonian tries to throw a body punch but Mills avoids it by throwing Andonian back against the cage.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andonian's elbow.
Andonian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonian swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mills blocks the elbow strike.
Andonian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Andonian is pressed up against the cage. Mills has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Andonian down to the mat. Andonian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andonian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andonian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mills.
Andonian avoids a kick to the body.
Mills misses with a hook.
Andonian lands a lovely overhand right.
Andonian misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Mills.
Andonian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mills jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garik Andonian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mills blocks a low kick nicely.
Andonian cracks Mills with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andonian looks to throw the jab but Mills is out of range.
Garik Andonian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andonian throws a jab but it's blocked by Mills.
Edward Mills is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mills dodges the punch combination from Andonian.
Andonian tries to close the distance and clinch but Mills swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Andonian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mills counters with a left and a right that stings Andonian.
Mills throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mills throws the kick towards the body but Andonian avoids it.
A nice leg kick from Andonian, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Garik Andonian.
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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Mills!
Post fight, Edward Mills took to the microphone: 'Da Honest Consumption uf Pickles is good fur all! Long live da Pickles!'.
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