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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Miller (ranked 1447 p4p, 1098 weight class) and Bambang Pamungkas (ranked 152 p4p, 121 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bambang Pamungkas!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pamungkas.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamungkas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Pamungkas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Pamungkas lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Pamungkas throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bambang Pamungkas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pamungkas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller slips a straight right by Pamungkas.
Miller slips a straight right by Pamungkas.
Pamungkas throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Pamungkas misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pamungkas throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tests Pamungkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pamungkas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Miller was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pamungkas.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pamungkas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pamungkas on the side of the head.
Pamungkas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pamungkas lands a right hook to the body.
Miller defending well as Pamungkas loads up on a big left hand.
Miller cracks Pamungkas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pamungkas misses with a few strikes there.
Pamungkas throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller throws a hook but Pamungkas avoids it easily.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamungkas was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Pamungkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pamungkas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pamungkas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller tests Pamungkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pamungkas 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pamungkas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Pamungkas uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pamungkas.
Miller swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Pamungkas.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Pamungkas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pamungkas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamungkas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Pamungkas throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Pamungkas misses with a looping left.
Pamungkas throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
Miller throws a hook but Pamungkas avoids it easily.
Pamungkas is trying to counter with his kicks.
Pamungkas throws a right hand that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pamungkas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pamungkas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller jabs at Pamungkas's body.
Pamungkas misses with a head kick.
As Pamungkas looks to move away, Miller throws a big counter combo but Pamungkas just gets out of the way.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Pamungkas's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pamungkas. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Pamungkas.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Pamungkas manages to avoid it.
Pamungkas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
A good leg kick by Pamungkas.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pamungkas throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pamungkas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller feints a jab promting Pamungkas to slip. Miller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pamungkas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pamungkas throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Pamungkas only half commits.
Pamungkas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Pamungkas slips a straight right by Miller.
Pamungkas avoids the body shot from Miller.
Pamungkas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller lands with a cross.
Pamungkas misses with a straight left.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pamungkas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pamungkas ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Pamungkas misses with a head kick.
Pamungkas is looking to score with low kicks.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Pamungkas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Pamungkas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller takes a swing at Pamungkas's ribcage but misses.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller slips a straight right by Pamungkas.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pamungkas throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pamungkas slips under a jab.
Pamungkas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pamungkas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Miller moves out of range as Pamungkas strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Pamungkas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pamungkas! But no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Pamungkas loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pamungkas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller avoids the head kick by Pamungkas.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pamungkas misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pamungkas throws out a leg kick but Miller moves out of range and Pamungkas only half commits.
Pamungkas misses with a straight left.
Pamungkas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pamungkas. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Miller misses its target.
Good work by Miller as he checks the leg kick.
Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Pamungkas off the cage and back into range.
Miller throws a hook but Pamungkas blocks it.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Pamungkas misses with a looping right.
Pamungkas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Pamungkas avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pamungkas on the side of the head.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Pamungkas is just out of range.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Pamungkas's shoulder, as Pamungkas tries to avoid the shot.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pamungkas digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pamungkas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Pamungkas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pamungkas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pamungkas lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joshua Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a right hand that Pamungkas ducks under and follows up with a left that Pamungkas also avoids with ease.
Pamungkas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Pamungkas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miller avoids the head kick by Pamungkas.
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Pamungkas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Pamungkas misses with a hook
and Pamungkas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas misses with a straight right.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pamungkas counters with a nice uppercut.
Pamungkas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pamungkas.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pamungkas in his tracks.
Pamungkas takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Pamungkas throws an off balance right hand
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pamungkas thinking.
Pamungkas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good exchange - Pamungkas coming out on top.
Pamungkas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pamungkas scores with a nice head shot.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pamungkas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pamungkas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pamungkas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pamungkas's hands.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pamungkas.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pamungkas manages to avoid it.
Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Pamungkas's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pamungkas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller with a nice cross.
Pamungkas just misses with a punch to the body.
Pamungkas throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joshua Miller will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pamungkas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller avoids the head kick by Pamungkas.
Pamungkas misses with a kick to the body.
Pamungkas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Pamungkas misses with a few strikes there.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Pamungkas manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Pamungkas.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pamungkas moves away.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Pamungkas.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Pamungkas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Pamungkas's defenses.
Pamungkas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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.
Pamungkas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pamungkas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pamungkas misses with a wild body shot.
Pamungkas looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Pamungkas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller moves away from the strike by Pamungkas.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Pamungkas misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Miller.
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!
Pamungkas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pamungkas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pamungkas. Pamungkas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller jabs Pamungkas right on the nose. Pamungkas blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Pamungkas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Miller has got the better of the exchanges.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pamungkas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pamungkas on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller cracks a nice hook into Pamungkas's ribs.
Pamungkas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pamungkas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pamungkas looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Pamungkas throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Miller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pamungkas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pamungkas cracks Miller with a good jab.
Pamungkas throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Bambang Pamungkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pamungkas thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pamungkas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pamungkas was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller lunges at Pamungkas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pamungkas's hand.
Pamungkas throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Pamungkas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pamungkas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller jabs at Pamungkas's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Pamungkas misses.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Pamungkas.
Pamungkas lands a right hook to the body.
Pamungkas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pamungkas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller connects with a right hand. Pamungkas shakes it off.
Nice uppercut there from Miller.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Pamungkas's head back.
Pamungkas connects with a right hand. Miller shakes it off.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Pamungkas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Miller!
In his post fight interview, Joshua Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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