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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Plante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Plante looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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135 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Plante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Miller!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Luiz Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Plante sees coming a mile off.
Miller pushes Plante away with a front kick.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Plante really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miller checks a low kick from Plante.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller gets caught flat footed, as Plante shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Plante trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller wants to stand but Plante is controlling the position.
Plante trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plante stops Miller from standing up.
Plante drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Plante jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Plante is breathing heavily.
Miller throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Plante won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miller shoots and misses
and Plante decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller wants to get back to his feet but Plante passes into half guard.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Miller moves into full guard.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Plante lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Plante is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Plante dives into side control.
Plante is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is pushing Plante's head away, looking to escape. Plante manages to hold on to the position though.
Miller is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Miller tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Plante trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plante in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Luiz Miller has been cut.
Miller has given up his back here.
Plante trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Miller trying to get back to his feet but Plante is in full control for now.
Miller defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Miller is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plante trying to control.
Plante scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Miller controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Miller turns into Plante and is now in his guard.
That's four 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 wants to control from the top but Plante keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plante gets a takedown into half guard.
Plante controlling the action here.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Plante tries to pass to full mount but Miller defends it.
Miller is refusing to be controlled, as Plante sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plante prevents Miller from improving his position.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Plante is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Plante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Miller's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Plante tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Plante misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller jumps guard but Plante stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plante fails with the takedown
and Miller makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Plante really felt that one!
Plante takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice combination there by Miller.
Plante blocks the body kick.
Miller throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Plante bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Plante dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller swinging wilding here.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Plante tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Plante scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Plante connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller can't escape the position.
Miller throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Miller is looking to get to half guard.
Plante controlling his opponent.
Miller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miller wants to try and get back to his feet.
Plante avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Plante can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Miller wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller is squirming around, avoiding Plante's attempts to control the action.
Miller tries to control Plante's body but Plante pushes him off. Miller squirms to his side and now Plante has his back!
Miller is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Miller looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plante lands a shot to the body.
Plante has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Miller's body.
Miller can't escape the position.
Plante is riding his opponent, not letting Miller buck him off.
Plante avoiding Miller 's attempts to control his hands.
Miller is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller clinches up with Plante and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Plante.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plante has managed to clinch.
Plante is trying to stall.
Miller breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plante. That did some damage!
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Plante slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Plante.
An inside leg kick from Plante misses.
Plante shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Plante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Plante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Plante moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Plante gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Plante in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luiz Miller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plante has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller is trying to break free.
Plante wants a takedown.
Plante will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller throws a wild body kick that Plante sees coming a mile off.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Plante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Plante closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Plante lands a decent elbow from side control.
Miller pushes Plante away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Plante gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Miller tries to improve position but can't.
Miller pushes Plante away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Plante gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Miller is looking to reverse the position.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plante.
Plante looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Miller!
Plante content just to control the position here.
Plante putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Plante is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Plante isn't that keen on the idea.
Plante lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller working to try and regain half guard.
Matt Plante overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plante can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand.
Plante raining down shots from the mount!
Miller can't escape the position.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Plante takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Miller kicks Plante off and gets back to his feet.
Miller scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller looks to land a combination but Plante avoids it well.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller keeps Plante at a distance using the push kick.
Plante has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Miller.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plante gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Plante is working for takedown but Miller is calmly controlling the position for now.
Plante prevents Miller from breaking the clinch.
Plante has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Plante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Plante is controlling the position.
Plante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller cracks the inside of Plante's front leg.
Plante looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Matt Plante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Plante moves out of range of the body kick.
Plante fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plante shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miller pinned against the cage. Miller gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller thuds his shin into the meat of Plante's side.
Plante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plante is looking to clinch.
Miller goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Plante slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Miller tries to clinch there but Plante circles away.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Plante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Plante misses with the combination.
Plante misses with a two punch combination.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Plante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Plante has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Plante!
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energy
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hype
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