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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Miller (ranked 480 p4p, 307 weight class) and AJ Brown (ranked 67 p4p, 46 weight class). Brown has chosen Ace Hood - Undefeated as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joel Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Brown!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Brown has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Miller pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like AJ Brown has been cut.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Brown tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown throws a leg kick
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Brown counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown slips under a jab from Miller.
Brown throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Miller's head coaches at 🤡Is It Avatary Enough?🤡 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Brown, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Brown doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Miller works Brown's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
and Brown counters with a left to the body.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Brown misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
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 connects with a jab.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Brown slips a jab from Miller.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown throws a shot to the body.
Joel Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joel Miller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
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.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown avoids the body shot from Miller.
Brown has managed to clinch.
Miller digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Miller prevents a body shot from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown prevents a body shot from Miller.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller gets through Brown's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Brown.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Brown tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
A short right from Brown.
Miller tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller misses with a left hand
and Brown counters with a right hand to the body.
Brown wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Joel Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Miller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brown avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a nice calf kick.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miller throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller blocks a body shot from Brown.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Brown looks for the body kick but Miller saw that one coming.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but AJ Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on AJ Brown's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller blocks the body kick.
Miller slips a jab from Brown.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brown tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown lands a head shot.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Brown was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a slapping leg kick.
Miller throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller backing away here, and Brown unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Brown makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller misses the body punch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miller misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Miller.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Brown fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Miller prevents a body shot from Brown.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown slips under a jab.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but Miller steps away.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Brown works Miller's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Brown tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller misses the jab.
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to AJ Brown.
I think Brown 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AJ Brown!
AJ Brown seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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