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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Miller is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Miller!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Miller lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeff Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Jeff Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller jabs at Silva's body.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Miller scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
Miller lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Miller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Miller duly obliges.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miller!
Miller lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Miller is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller lands an overhand right.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice combination there by Miller.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller cracks Silva with a good jab.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller with a jab.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Miller dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
A cross from Miller lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miller!
Miller sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Miller catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands a head shot.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miller cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to de liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miller connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miller with a jab.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
A shot to de liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Miller looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Miller misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller throws a one two combo.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Miller throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab from Miller.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Miller stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
Silva tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands a body shot.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller swinging wilding here.
Jab from Miller.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Miller lands a head shot.
Jeff Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Miller throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A right-left combo lands from Miller.
Jeff Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Miller cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Miller!
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