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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Nivven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Nivven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Miller!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nivven lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nivven lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nivven, pushing him back against the cage.
Nivven has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nivven's efforts to push away.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nivven tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Nivven tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nivven's efforts to push away.
Nivven tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nivven is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Nivven tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Nivven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nivven's defenses.
It looks like Larry Nivven has been cut.
Nivven avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Nivven wants to break free but Miller has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller prevents Nivven from breaking the clinch.
Miller prevents Nivven from breaking the clinch.
Nivven tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Nivven tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Nivven has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Nivven is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nivven tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Nivven is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nivven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nivven has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Nivven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nivven is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nivven has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Nivven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nivven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nivven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nivven throws a body kick that misses.
Miller blocks a head kick by Nivven.
Nivven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nivven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nivven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nivven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Nivven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nivven.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nivven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Nivven circles away.
Larry Nivven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nivven throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Nivven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Nivven.
Nivven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nivven lands a head kick!
Nivven connects with a high kick.
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.
Nivven throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Nivven.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nivven. Nivven obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller avoids the head kick by Nivven.
Nivven throws a head kick that misses
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nivven has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller keeps control of Nivven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller scores a nice knee to the body.
Nivven wants to break free but Miller has control.
A frustrated look appears on Nivven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Larry Nivven will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Nivven's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nivven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Nivven.
Nivven tries a head kick but it misses.
Nivven throws a nice head kick!
Nivven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nivven scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nivven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Nivven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nivven throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nivven throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller tries to clinch but Nivven moves out of range.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nivven throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller wants to clinch but Nivven slips to the side
and Nivven counters with a head kick.
Nivven throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nivven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nivven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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.
Nivven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nivven lands a high kick!
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nivven throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Nivven misses
and Miller moves into the clinch.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nivven's efforts to push away.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Nivven can't break the clinch.
Nivven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents Nivven from breaking the clinch.
Nivven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nivven's efforts to push away.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nivven's efforts to push away.
Nivven tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nivven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nivven working hard to break the clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Nivven blocks with his arms.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Nivven counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Nivven throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
That's four 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 takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nivven swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
A head kick misses from Nivven.
Miller blocks a head kick by Nivven.
Nivven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller tries to clinch there but Nivven circles away.
Nivven throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Nivven dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Larry Nivven's cut.
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!
Nivven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miller's head.
Nivven throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Nivven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller is looking to clinch but Nivven is avoiding it.
Nivven lands with a kick to the temple. Miller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nivven misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nivven keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nivven can pounce on him.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nivven throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Nivven lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nivven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nivven throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Nivven misses
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miller.
Nivven has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nivven is trying to push Miller away but Miller has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Miller keeps control of Nivven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller keeps control of Nivven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nivven tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Nivven tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
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.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nivven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nivven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him.
Nivven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nivven has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nivven's efforts to push away.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nivven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Nivven working hard to break the clinch.
Nivven has had enough of the clinch but Miller keeps him there for the moment.
Nivven wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nivven looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nivven tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Nivven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nivven is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Nivven is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Nivven tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nivven blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miller pushes off an throws an elbow but Nivven leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nivven is trying to break free.
Miller keeps control of Nivven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Nivven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nivven wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller keeps control of Nivven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nivven can't break the clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nivven wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nivven wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Nivven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nivven is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nivven wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nivven's efforts to push away.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller has Nivven pressed against the cage, preventing Nivven from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nivven wants to break free but Miller has control.
Nivven wants to break free but Miller has control.
Nivven is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller keeps control of Nivven as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Nivven shrugs off.
Larry Nivven's cut is getting worse.
Nivven working hard to break the clinch.
Nivven working hard to break the clinch.
Nivven tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Nivven is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miller lands an elbow that stopped Nivven in his tracks for a moment.
Nivven tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Nivven is trying to break free.
Roger Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nivven wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Larry Nivven.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nivven, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Nivven!
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