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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Budden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Budden!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Budden throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe Budden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Budden does no damage.
Budden drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budden is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Budden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Budden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Budden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Budden breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Budden. Those never looked like landing.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Budden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Miller misses.
Budden throws a one two combo.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Budden.
Miller misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Budden throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Budden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Budden.
Budden clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Budden on the inside.
Budden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budden throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Budden does no damage.
Budden swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Budden.
Budden throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Budden finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.
Budden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Budden looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Budden's head back.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.
Budden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Budden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Budden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Budden is keeping busy.
Budden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Budden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller prevents a body shot from Budden.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Budden up against the cage.
Budden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miller putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Budden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden throws a head punch that misses.
Miller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller trying to stall but Budden improves his position.
Budden pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Budden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Budden throws a head punch that misses.
Budden scores with a hook to the body.
Miller prevents Budden from breaking the clinch.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Budden is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
Miller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budden scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Budden breaks from the clinch.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Budden takes one to the side of the head.
Budden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Budden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budden tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budden misses with the combination.
Budden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Budden misses with a body shot.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Budden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller slips a straight right by Budden.
Budden wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Budden throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Budden throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Miller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Budden circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Budden counter with a right hand.
Budden lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Budden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budden blocks it with crossed arms.
Budden lands with a light punch inside.
Budden throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Budden avoiding damage as Miller throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Miller.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Budden throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Budden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budden tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budden working aggressively here.
Budden scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Budden missing with knees to the body.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Budden improves position.
A right handed body shot lands from Budden.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Budden on the inside.
Budden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budden lands with a left to the head.
Budden is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Budden misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden working aggressively here.
Budden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budden throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Budden goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Budden throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Miller takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Budden counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Budden to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Budden throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Budden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Budden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Budden.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budden.
A jab from Miller misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budden scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Budden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Budden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budden throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Budden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Budden doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Budden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Budden misses with a combination
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Budden fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Miller is looking to control Budden's arms but Budden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the cage.
Budden pressing his opponent against the cage.
Budden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Budden wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Budden misses with an elbow strike.
Miller tries to stall but Budden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller has Budden pressed against the cage, preventing Budden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short uppercut from Budden.
Budden lands with a left to the head.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Budden.
Budden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller missing with knees to the body.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budden blocks it with crossed arms.
Budden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Budden makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Budden digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Budden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Budden.
Budden bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Budden lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Budden lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sloppy strikes from Budden. Those never looked like landing.
Budden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller connects with a right hand. Budden shakes it off.
Budden scores with the left hand. Miller knows he should have avoided that one.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Budden's shoulder, as Budden tries to avoid the shot.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Budden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Miller is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Budden.
Budden throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Budden tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ivan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Budden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Budden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budden throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Budden throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Budden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Budden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Budden cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Budden connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Budden takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budden letting Miller take a breather here.
Budden just leaning against Miller, taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Budden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a knee to the head.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Budden is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Budden has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Budden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Budden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Budden.
Budden lands an uppercut.
Budden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Budden is blocking nicely.
Budden lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Budden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Budden misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Budden.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Budden blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Budden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Budden throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller closes the distance and pushes Budden back into the cage.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Budden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from Budden.
Budden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Budden goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Budden looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Budden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller throws a hook but Budden avoids it easily.
Budden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Budden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A left lands for Budden.
Budden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budden throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Budden throws a combination. Miller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circling - Budden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Budden throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Budden on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sloppy strikes from Budden. Those never looked like landing.
Budden closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Budden lands a right hook to the body.
Budden blocks a jab.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Budden circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Budden counter with a right hand.
Budden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller throws a right and a left that Budden avoids nicely.
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Budden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Budden misses with a low kick.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Joe Budden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Budden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Budden.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller staying out of range there.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch but Budden moves away
and Budden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller throws a right hand that Budden ducks under and follows up with a left that Budden also avoids with ease.
Budden swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Budden misses with a double jab
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Budden throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Budden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Budden takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller looks to land a combination. Budden sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miller cracks Budden with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Budden.
Ivan Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller has closed the distance and engaged Budden in a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Budden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Budden.
Well Budden 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Budden!
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RATING
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