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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Power as his entrance music. 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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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Miller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau scores with a spinning back kick!
Draclau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draclau manages to avoid it.
Draclau pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draclau.
Miller tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Draclau avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Draclau tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Draclau throws a head punch that misses.
Miller prevents a body shot from Draclau.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller misses with some punches.
Draclau leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Draclau avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Draclau blocks an uppercut.
Draclau misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Draclau.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Draclau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
Draclau looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draclau.
Miller taking a breather.
Draclau lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Draclau lands an uppercut.
Draclau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draclau is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Draclau leaning his opponent against the cage.
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!
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Draclau managing to block the knees to the body from Miller.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller trying to stall but Draclau improves his position.
Draclau blocks an uppercut.
Draclau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draclau tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draclau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Draclau.
Draclau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draclau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Miller.
A right hook to the body lands for Draclau.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draclau's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Draclau fails to land.
Draclau digs a right hand into Miller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Miller's gas tank.
Miller misses with some punches.
Draclau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draclau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Draclau's ribcage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Draclau blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller blocks a body shot from Draclau.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draclau struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draclau stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Draclau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brandon Miller will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Miller catches Draclau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Draclau ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Draclau is looking to land body kicks.
Draclau is looking to clinch.
Draclau finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Draclau has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Draclau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draclau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draclau was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Draclau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller tries to clinch but Draclau moves out of range.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a hook
letting Draclau counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Draclau.
Draclau thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller wants to clinch up but Draclau keeps it at a distance.
Draclau throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Draclau circles away.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Draclau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Draclau moved out of range nicely.
Miller scores with a jab.
Draclau throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandon Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Miller lands.
A slow jab from Draclau misses its intended target.
Draclau sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draclau. Miller shrugs it off though.
Draclau throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draclau can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller wants to clinch up but Draclau keeps it at a distance.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Draclau is just out of range.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draclau tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller lands with a hook. Draclau tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Draclau can pounce on him.
Draclau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandon Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draclau keeps the fight on the outside.
Draclau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Draclau slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Draclau does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draclau throws a leg kick
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draclau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Draclau tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Draclau misses with a looping right.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Draclau connects with an inside leg kick.
Draclau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Draclau.
Miller misses with a hook. Draclau ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Draclau scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Draclau misses.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Draclau cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draclau tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Draclau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draclau has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Draclau content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draclau lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Draclau tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Draclau back against the cage.
Draclau lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brandon Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Draclau just misses with a punch to the body.
Draclau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Draclau circles away.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Draclau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Draclau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Draclaus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Draclau. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draclau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Draclau ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Draclau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Draclau jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draclau moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Draclau saw that one coming.
Draclau scores with a leg kick.
Miller drops his hands momentarily and Draclau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Draclau lands with a cross.
Draclau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Draclau explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Miller blocks a jab.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Draclau misses with a few strikes there.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Draclau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Draclau counters with a right hand to the body.
Draclau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Draclau lands a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Draclau.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draclau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miller rushes Draclau and presses him up against the cage.
Draclau struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Draclau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draclau.
A short right from Draclau on the inside.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Draclau scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller tries to work over Draclau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draclau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alphons Draclau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draclau on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Draclau.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller blocks a body shot from Draclau.
Stalling in the clinch from Draclau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draclau is stalling here.
Miller blocks a body shot from Draclau.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miller is leaning against Draclau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandon Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draclau blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draclau tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Draclau back against the cage.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Draclau controls the action.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Draclau.
Draclau is stalling here.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Draclau.
Brandon Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draclau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draclau.
Draclau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Draclau tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draclau struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draclau misses with a body punch.
Draclau tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Draclau misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draclau.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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