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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles comes to the cage accompanied by Kings of Leon - Closer. The key to victory for Wes Miles has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wes Miles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kent Powell!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Miles as he avoids it easily.
Miles looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powell with a hook.
Miles connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miles throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Miles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miles wants to clinch.
Powell shoots in for a takedown but Miles shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell tries to clinch up but Miles circles away and keeps his distance.
Miles jabs Powell right on the nose. Powell blinks but takes it well.
Miles punishes Powell's body with a nice straight punch.
Miles throws a hook but Powell blocks it.
Miles throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell wants to clinch but Miles slips to the side
and Miles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miles works the jab nicely.
Miles lands a slapping body shot.
Miles with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Powell.
Powell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Powell showed some decent athleticism there.
Miles trying to control but Powell postures up.
Miles manages to get to full guard.
Miles wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powell preventing the sweep.
Powell trying to control but Miles is working from the bottom.
Miles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miles is trying to control the position but Powell postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miles feints and then cracks Powell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Powell down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell tries to clinch but Miles moves away
and Miles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab by Powell.
A combination from Miles does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Miles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miles throws a big shot that misses.
Miles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powell slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles punishes Powell's body with a nice straight punch.
Miles misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Miles dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Powell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Miles counters with a stiff right hand.
Powell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miles.
Wes Miles is winning the standup battle so far.
Miles fails to land with a series of punches.
Miles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Powell on the side of the head.
Powell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell tries to clinch but Miles moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles looks to land a left hand but Powell moved out of range nicely.
Powell takes one on the button.
Miles scores with a jab to the body.
Powell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miles misses with a leg kick.
Miles takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Powell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miles, pushing him back against the cage.
Powell tries to break free but Miles pushes him back against the cage.
Miles misses with a punch on the inside.
Powell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miles throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Miles fails to land.
Miles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miles misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Miles misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Powell tries to stall but Miles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miles.
Powell goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miles prevents it.
Miles prevents a body shot from Powell.
Miles misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miles.
Powell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Miles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell breaks the clinch.
Powell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wes Miles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miles throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Powell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miles.
Powell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miles to score with a decent uppercut.
Miles swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Powell looks to clinch
and Miles counters with a nice uppercut.
Miles swats away the attempt to clinch by Powell.
Nice cross by Miles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powell fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Miles sprawls well initially but Powell persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Miles tries to get to full guard but Powell has control of the leg.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles tries to get to full guard but Powell has control of the leg.
Powell is keen to just control but Miles is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell with the ground and pound but Miles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Miles looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powell is one step ahead there.
Miles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Miles dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miles slips under a jab from Powell.
Miles thuds a left hand into Powell's body.
Powell moves away from the strike by Miles.
Miles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Powell slips under a jab.
Miles looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Miles sizes up Powell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Powell lands a body shot.
Miles lands with an overhand left.
Miles throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Powell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miles counters with a left to the body.
Miles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
Miles jabs at Powell's body.
Miles cracks Powell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Powell checks a low kick from Miles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell ducks under a wild hook from Miles.
Powell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Powell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miles throws out a powerful jab.
Miles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Powell just misses with a punch to the body.
Miles misses with a looping left.
Miles misses with a low kick as Powell jumps back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miles throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.
Miles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Miles.
Powell takes one on the button.
A big left from Miles misses.
Miles misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles misses with a straight left.
Miles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powell moves away.
Powell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Miles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kent Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wes Miles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles throws a jab when Powell was well out of range.
Powell tries to clinch but Miles is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wes Miles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wes Miles!
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energy
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hype
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