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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reem Davey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikel Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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190 cm
25
228 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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205 cm
20
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reem Davey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikel Miller! The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Davey lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Mikel Miller has been cut. Miller is looking to clinch but Davey is avoiding it.
Davey lands a left and a right that sends Miller crashing to the canvas! Davey dives into mount looking to finish! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Miller wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davey.
Miller is desperately trying to improve his position but Davey has a good base and remains in mount. Miller wants to hold on but Davey pushes him away. Miller wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Davey.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Davey trying to control but he's not successful this time. Davey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Davey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. Miller working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davey wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely. Davey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Davey lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Davey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Miller holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Davey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Davey controlling from the full mount. Davey wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely. Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davey unloads with some shots from mount but Miller bucks and avoids them well.
Davey wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely. Davey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Davey thowing shots but they're missing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Davey wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely. Davey controlling from mount. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Miller tries to hold on but Davey pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Miller is squirming around, avoiding Davey's attempts to control the action. Davey looking to ground and pound but Miller is blocking nicely. Davey throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Miller because Davey loaded up on that one. Miller can't escape the position.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Davey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Davey trying to control but Miller is having none of it. Davey throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Davey throwing strikes but Miller bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top. Davey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miller is controlling him. Miller throws a big elbow that misses. Miller stands and throws Davey's legs to the side, diving into side control. Miller stands up and beckons Davey to his feet. Miller takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Davey eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Davey is breathing heavily. Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Davey closes the distance and clinches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reem Davey dominated that round. The cut man is working on Mikel Miller's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Davey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Davey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Miller gets tackled into the cage by Davey. Davey maintains the clinch. Davey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Davey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Miller gets tackled into the cage by Davey. Davey maintains the clinch. Miller tries to pull guard but Davey holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
Davey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Miller is trying to pull guard but Davey has him pressed against the cage. Reem Davey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Miller. Davey is trying to break free. Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Davey.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller tries to pull guard but Davey forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Davey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Davey wants to break free but Miller has control.
Davey is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks. Davey lands a right hand. Miller tries to pull guard but Davey won't allow it.
Davey blocks a body shot from Miller. Miller prevents Davey from breaking the clinch. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davey stops a takedown attempt from Miller.
Miller is breathing heavily. Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Davey is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him. Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Davey looking to throw knees to the head but Miller is blocking nicely.
Davey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Davey is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davey down to the mat. Davey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Davey clinches up against the cage. Nice body punch from Davey - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short uppercut from Davey. Miller takes a shot to the head. Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Davey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davey lands a body punch in the clinch. Davey stalling the fight.
Davey is trying to break the clinch but Miller is controlling him. Miller has Davey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Miller pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Davey tumbling to the mat - Miller dives into Davey's guard. Miller wants to stand but Davey has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Davey is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Davey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Davey holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Davey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davey tries to get out of the position. Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We're going to have a standup here because Reem Davey wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Miller is looking to clinch. Davey misses with the combination.
Davey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Miller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davey is trying to defend but Miller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reem Davey dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Mikel Miller's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Davey swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller. Davey cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Horrible takedown by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Davey which made him look bad. Miller tries to clinch up. Davey pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miller back to the cage. Davey follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Davey as he avoids it easily. Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Miller is looking to clinch but Davey is avoiding it.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Davey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round. Davey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Davey duly obliges. Reem Davey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Davey is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard. Davey is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Davey trying to control but Miller postures up.
Davey is controlling Miller's trapped leg to prevent Miller from advancing to side control. Davey trying to control but Miller postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Reem Davey wasn't doing enough on the ground. Miller lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Davey throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Miller lands a jab to Davey's midsection. A good leg kick by Miller. Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Miller throws a push kick but Davey slaps the foot to one side. Davey throws a sloppy head kick and Miller counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Davey is lucky that one didn't land flush. Davey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller tries to clinch and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A punch combination from Davey misses. Davey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around? Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davey's waist but Davey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side. Reem Davey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikel Miller. Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miller tries to clinch there but Davey circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Davey swinging wildly here.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Davey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davey circles away quickly and effectively. Davey checks the leg kick. Reem Davey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Davey moves into the clinch. Davey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage. Miller takes a shot to the head. Davey blocks a body shot from Miller. Reem Davey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Davey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller tries a body shot but Davey blocks it.
Miller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Davey to keep the fight standing. Reem Davey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Miller letting Davey take a breather here. Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
Miller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Davey is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Davey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage. Miller tries to pull guard but Davey won't allow it.
Davey digs a right hand underneath Miller's ribcage. Miller let out a lung full of air as it connected. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Davey prevents the takedown attempt.
Davey is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks. Mikel Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Miller tries to land knees in the clinch but Davey avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Reem Davey showed his dominance in that final round. Well Davey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reem Davey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
78% |
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