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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Soto Carrass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Soto Carrass!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soto Carrass is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soto Carrass swinging wildly here.
Soto Carrass tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller throwing shots but Soto Carrass is blocking nicely.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Soto Carrass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Soto Carrass defending well though.
Miller stops Soto Carrass from getting back to his feet.
Miller throws a strike but Soto Carrass avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Soto Carrass working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miller's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Soto Carrass works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Soto Carrass's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miller throws a strike but Soto Carrass rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Soto Carrass wants to stand but Miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miller is pulling down on Soto Carrass's head. It's preventing any offense from Soto Carrass, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Soto Carrass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Soto Carrass has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soto Carrass does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soto Carrass's head.
Miller trying to control from Soto Carrass's half guard. Soto Carrass has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto Carrass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Soto Carrass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Esteban Soto Carrass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soto Carrass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soto Carrass is trying to defend but Miller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miller is nestled in close to Soto Carrass, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miller prevents Soto Carrass from standing back up.
Miller trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller prevents Soto Carrass from standing back up.
Miller performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chris Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soto Carrass.
Soto Carrass misses with a double jab.
Soto Carrass looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller shoots in and bounces Soto Carrass off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Soto Carrass keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Soto Carrass is breathing heavily.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Soto Carrass blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Miller stands and throws Soto Carrass's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soto Carrass takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Soto Carrass takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller working the ground and pound from side control.
Miller scores with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Miller.
Soto Carrass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
Miller controlling the position from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto Carrass parries the strikes from Miller easily there. Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soto Carrass to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Miller dominated that second round.
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 shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Miller is looking to advance position but Soto Carrass has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Soto Carrass trying to control but Miller is having none of it.
Soto Carrass wants to get back to his feet but Miller is holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
Miller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller gets full guard.
Miller is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chris Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Soto Carrass wants to stand but Miller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Miller is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miller throwing shots but Soto Carrass is blocking nicely.
Soto Carrass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Soto Carrass's head.
Miller controlling the pace.
Miller thows a huge punch but Soto Carrass dodges it nicely.
Chris Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Miller.
Miller looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soto Carrass can do to turn this around?
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miller escapes and gets back to his feet.
Soto Carrass fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller gets a double leg takedown into Soto Carrass's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Miller!
Chris Miller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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