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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 249 p4p, 196 weight class) and Joshua Miller (ranked 31 p4p, 24 weight class). Crenshaw's entrance music is Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers. A fine choice. Joshua Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Miller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crenshaw motions for Miller to come forward. Crenshaw throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joshua Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crenshaw feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Crenshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crenshaw gets a clinch.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Crenshaw on the inside.
Crenshaw lands a body shot.
Crenshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crenshaw.
A short left from 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!
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crenshaw.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a jab to Crenshaw's midsection.
Crenshaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Crenshaw tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller moves out of range as Crenshaw strikes.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Miller tries to get set, Crenshaw tries to push him back and clinch up but Miller manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crenshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crenshaw takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Crenshaw needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Crenshaw misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crenshaw throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Crenshaw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crenshaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crenshaw staying out of range there.
Crenshaw moves away from the strike by Miller.
Crenshaw was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a right hand. Crenshaw shakes it off.
Crenshaw lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crenshaw is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Crenshaw misses
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Crenshaw counters by moving into the clinch.
Crenshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller wants to stall.
Crenshaw misses with a body punch.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Crenshaw backwards.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller can't break the clinch.
Crenshaw tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crenshaw pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crenshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crenshaw tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crenshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crenshaw tries to clinch up
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crenshaw tries to clinch up.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Miller misses with a hook. Crenshaw ducked under it nicely.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller throws a hook but Crenshaw blocks it.
Miller throws the left hand but Crenshaw avoids the punch easily.
Crenshaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Crenshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crenshaw wants to clinch but Miller slips to the side
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Crenshaw misses the target.
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crenshaw eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands with a good body shot.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Crenshaw moves into the clinch.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Crenshaw, against the cage.
Crenshaw is leaning against Miller and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Crenshaw.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crenshaw ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Crenshaw moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Crenshaw is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crenshaw is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller swings for the body but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Crenshaw attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crenshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Crenshaw missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crenshaw.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Crenshaw moves into the clinch.
Crenshaw digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crenshaw backwards.
Miller prevents a body shot from Crenshaw.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crenshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller misses with some punches.
Crenshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Crenshaw trying to land knees to the body.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw working aggressively here.
Crenshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Crenshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from 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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw scores with a hook to the body.
Crenshaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crenshaw fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Crenshaw scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Crenshaw digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Crenshaw lands a nice looking body shot.
An inside leg kick from Crenshaw misses.
Miller swings for the body but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Crenshaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Crenshaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joshua Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crenshaw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Crenshaw will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crenshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller lands a jab.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crenshaw.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crenshaw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Crenshaw misses with an uppercut
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crenshaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Crenshaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Crenshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crenshaw swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Crenshaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crenshaw connects with a leg kick.
Crenshaw lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller misses with a hook.
Crenshaw seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Crenshaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Crenshaw rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crenshaw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Crenshaw.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Don Crenshaw will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miller throws a body punch but Crenshaw moves out of range.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crenshaw slips a jab from Miller.
Crenshaw wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crenshaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crenshaw drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Crenshaw is working Miller over against the cage.
Miller misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw is working Miller over against the cage.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crenshaw seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Crenshaw tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Crenshaw back against the cage.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller misses with some punches.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crenshaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Crenshaw.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crenshaw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crenshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Crenshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Crenshaw as the two fighters clinch.
Crenshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crenshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crenshaw lands an uppercut.
Crenshaw tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Crenshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crenshaw can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from Crenshaw.
Miller is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Crenshaw finish him?
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Crenshaw.
Crenshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crenshaw pushes Miller against the cage. Crenshaw is working some dirty boxing. Crenshaw pushes off with a quick right hook! Miller goes down! Miller tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crenshaw moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Don Crenshaw, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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