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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Matola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Matola had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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170 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Matola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Miller!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matola gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Carlos Matola has been cut.
Miller wants to clinch up but Matola keeps it at a distance.
Miller lands a nice shot that snaps Matola's head back.
Miller throws the left hand but Matola avoids the punch easily.
Miller wants to clinch up but Matola keeps it at a distance.
Miller rushes Matola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Matola tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Matola blocks it.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Matola blocks it.
Matola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matola on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Matola is blocking nicely.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to stall but Matola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Matola pushes him off.
Matola takes one to the chin there.
Matola throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Matola.
Matola swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Matola throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Matola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matola throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller tries to clinch but Matola is having none of it.
Matola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matola scores with a decent looking hook.
Matola swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Matola swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Matola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller throws a hook but Matola blocks it.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Matola.
Miller wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller rushes Matola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller landing knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Matola blocks with his arms.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Matola tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matola.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matola wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matola controlling the action here for a moment.
Matola wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller taking a breather.
Matola blocks the elbow strike.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matola tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matola has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matola's face.
Miller looks gassed!
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Matola blocks with his arms.
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Matola blocks with his arms.
Matola looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Matola's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matola connects with a looping right hand.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Matola's head but Matola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matola.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matola misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Matola connects with a single shot there.
Miller walks into a jab.
Miller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Matola.
Ivan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Matola misses.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Matola uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with the combination.
Matola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matola in his tracks.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matola is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Matola moves away from the strike by Miller.
Matola getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matola takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matola loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matola.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Matola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller tries to clinch but Matola is having none of it.
Matola throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Matola throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Matola slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller drives through and clinches with Matola against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matola is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller keeps control of Matola as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Matola is blocking nicely.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miller landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Miller stalling against the cage.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Matola is blocking nicely.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matola looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Matola looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Matola is blocking nicely.
Matola is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Matola blocks with his arms.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Matola is blocking nicely.
Matola is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Matola blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Matola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matola blocks an elbow strike from Miller.
Matola is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Matola leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Matola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Matola working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Matola's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Ivan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller tries to clinch up but Matola circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller tries to clinch but Matola is having none of it.
Miller instigates a clinch.
Miller pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Matola has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Matola takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matola can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Matola is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matola avoids it.
Matola takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Matola tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller has Matola pressed against the cage, preventing Matola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Matola is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matola is keeping busy.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miller.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matola's efforts to push away.
Matola has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Matola wants to break free but Miller has control.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Matola blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Matola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Matola working hard to break the clinch.
Matola blocks the elbow strike.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matola tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Matola lands a shot to the body.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Matola blocks it.
Matola wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Matola can't break the clinch.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Matola wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Miller.
Matola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Matola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Matola is blocking nicely.
Matola is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matola has his back to the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matola blocks it with crossed arms.
Matola is struggling to control the position.
Carlos Matola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matola has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller has Matola pressed against the cage, preventing Matola from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Matola blocks with his arms.
Matola has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Matola wants to break free but Miller has control.
Matola working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Miller just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matola's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller tries a knee to the head but Matola blocks it.
Miller is stalling here.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matola is defending well for now.
Matola is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Matola's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Matola blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ivan Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matola is trying to break free.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Matola has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matola.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Miller!
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hype
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FIGHT
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