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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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26
163 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sammy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller rushes Emanuel and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Miller tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emanuel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miller's face.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Emanuel presses Miller against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emanuel tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emanuel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emanuel pushes Miller back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Miller pushes Emanuel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Emanuel avoids it by throwing Miller back against the ropes.
Emanuel trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emanuel into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stalls.
Emanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Emanuel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Emanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller avoiding damage as Emanuel throws knees to the body.
Emanuel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emanuel up against the ropes.
A short right from Miller.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Emanuel obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A short left from Miller.
Emanuel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the ropes.
Emanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
A short uppercut from Miller.
Emanuel lands a left hand.
Miller pushes Emanuel back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emanuel throws an elbow that misses.
A short body shot lands from Emanuel as the two fighters clinch.
Emanuel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel working aggressively here.
Miller is looking to control Emanuel's arms but Emanuel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the ropes.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Emanuel misses with a knee strike.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Emanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Miller.
A head punch on the inside from Emanuel fails to land.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller avoiding damage as Emanuel throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emanuel tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Emanuel back against the ropes.
Emanuel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Emanuel.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Emanuel controls his hands.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Emanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Emanuel looking to stall.
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!
Emanuel throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Emanuel.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel prevents a body shot from Miller.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller cracks Emanuel with a nice body shot.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Emanuel is keeping busy.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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 Europha Emanuel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Emanuel is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Miller throws a right and a left that Emanuel avoids nicely.
Emanuel blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Emanuel.
Emanuel scores with a nice right hand.
Emanuel has managed to clinch.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Emanuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the ropes.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Emanuel presses Miller against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emanuel blocks a body shot from Miller.
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emanuel throws a head punch that misses.
Emanuel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Miller is defending well for now.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emanuel lands an elbow inside.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Emanuel missing with knees to the body.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emanuel up against the ropes.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Emanuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes Emanuel back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Emanuel lands an uppercut.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emanuels head.
Miller cracks Emanuel with a nice body shot.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emanuel's elbow.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Emanuel improves position.
Emanuel misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emanuel tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emanuel tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Emanuel as Miller tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Emanuel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller is working Emanuel over against the ropes.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
Miller presses Emanuel against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emanuel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Miller trying to stall but Emanuel improves his position.
Emanuel trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emanuel into the ropes.
Emanuel swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Emanuel tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emanuel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miller or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Emanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Emanuel misses with a knee to the head.
Emanuel misses with some punches.
Miller taking a breather.
A short right from Miller.
Miller blocking some punches.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Emanuel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Europha Emanuel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Miller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Emanuel moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emanuel.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emanuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emanuel lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Emanuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emanuel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the ropes. Emanuel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Emanuel moves out of range easily.
Emanuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Emanuel throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a nice body shot.
Miller connects with a crisp jab.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emanuel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Miller slams his shin into Emanuel's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Emanuel looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Emanuel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Emanuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller tries to bum rush Emanuel with a series of wild strikes but Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emanuel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Emanuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
Emanuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emanuel throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Emanuel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sammy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emanuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Emanuel tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emanuel darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a low kick, right behind Emanuel 's knee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emanuel looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Emanuel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Emanuel lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emanuel 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sammy Miller!
Sammy Miller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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