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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller's entrance music is Don't Worry, Be Happy!. A fine choice. Martel has chosen Dreams - The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 lbs
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145 lbs
32 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel checks the leg kick.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martel.
Martel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller is looking to slow Martel down with leg kicks.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Miller tries to clinch there but Martel circles away.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Miller.
An inside leg kick from Miller misses.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Martel has time to react.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hugo Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Martel.
Donk. Martel catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
Martel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel slips a jab from Miller.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martel's sensitive parts.
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Martel avoids the head kick by Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martel moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Martel misses.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martel walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Martel throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller looks for the body kick but Martel saw that one coming.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Martel, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Martel against the cage but Martel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Martel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martel catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martel walks into a left hand.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Martel is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Martel connects with a single shot there.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller moves out of range as Martel throws a body kick.
Martel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Martel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Miller's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel lands with a nice body punch.
Miller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller connects with a solid leg kick.
Charles Martel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller checks a low kick from Martel.
Martel lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller tries to land a leg kick but Martel saw it coming and moves away.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller avoids the head kick by Martel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel blocks the body kick.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Martel pushes him off.
Martel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Miller scores with a jab. Martel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick from Miller misses
and Martel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Martel blocks the low kick.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller tries to land a front kick but Martel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Martel checks a leg kick nicely.
Martel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miller can pounce on him.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Martel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round.
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.
Martel misses with a straight left.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Martel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Miller avoids the body shot from Martel.
Charles Martel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Martel misses with the combination.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Martel throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Martel lands a left and a right that send Miller crashing to the mat, dazed. Martel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Miller is rocked!
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!
Martel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martel misses with a few strikes there.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Martel lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Miller jabs Martel right on the nose. Martel blinks but takes it well.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters circling a little - Miller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Martel misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
That kick from Miller tenderised Martel's leg. Martel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller is looking to chop away at Martel's legs.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martel jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Martel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martel can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
Miller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Martel ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Martel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Martel tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Martel counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Martel to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martel moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
Martel misses with a wild combination.
Miller lands with a hook. Martel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Martel jabs at Miller's body.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martel moves away.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Martel throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Martel, as that shot connected.
Martel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Martel blocks a head kick by Miller.
Martel moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Martel slips under a jab from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martel dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Martel blocks a leg kick.
Martel shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Martel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Martel checks a leg kick.
Martel looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Martel fails with the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miller. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller shoots for a takedown but Martel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Martel missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martel checks it well.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Martel blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Martel connects with a looping right hand.
Martel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller looks for the body kick but Martel saw that one coming.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Martel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Martel lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miller showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Martel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martel.
Martel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martel controlling from the full mount.
Miller is looking to improve his position but Martel isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel throwing strikes here but Miller is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Martel wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martel. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martel avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.
Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martel prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Martel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Martel avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Martel's lack of action.
Martel prevents Miller from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martel in particular looking to stall.
Miller moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hugo Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is trying to control the position but Martel postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel!
Our winner, Charles Martel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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