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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Power as his entrance music. Willie Bader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Miller's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Bader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Miller!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bader lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller misses with a combination
and Bader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brandon Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Bader.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Bader uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bader.
Bader throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Miller is looking to clinch but Bader is avoiding it.
Bader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bader.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bader on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bader connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bader moves out of range of the strikes.
Bader uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Miller misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Bader misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bader. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bader keeps Miller at a distance using the push kick.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Bader pushes him off.
Bader tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Bader scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Miller swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Miller blocks the leg kick.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bader.
A cross from Miller lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader thumps Miller with a low kick.
Bader lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bader!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller tries to clinch but Bader is having none of it.
Miller tests Bader's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Bader lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miller throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller tries to clinch but Bader is having none of it.
Bader throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Bader throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Bader uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Bader slips the punch.
Nice body kick from Bader.
Bader slips under a jab.
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.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bader lands a slapping body shot.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bader.
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Bader is trying to break free.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bader's elbow.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bader.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader blocking some punches.
Bader lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miller is leaning against Bader and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Bader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bader lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bader scores with a shoulder strike.
Bader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bader looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller throws a hook but Bader avoids it easily.
Bader moves away from the strike by Miller.
Bader misses with a body kick.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Bader dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bader lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body kick from Bader.
Miller has managed to clinch.
A short right from Bader on the inside.
Bader scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Bader breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Bader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Bader is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bader tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Bader throws a leg kick but Miller checks it.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bader misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bader paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bader throws a head kick that misses
and Bader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller staying out of range there.
Bader moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bader manages to avoid it.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bader.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bader bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Bader connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Bader has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bader!
Bader throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bader throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Bader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Bader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller misses with a hook
and Bader counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Bader.
Miller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bader.
The crowd cheers as Bader lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bader, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bader tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Bader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Bader improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bader.
Bader blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Miller scores with a shoulder strike.
Bader swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Bader.
Bader misses with the head strike.
Bader manages to break the clinch.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bader throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
Willie Bader is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Bader counters with a body kick.
A good leg kick by Bader.
Bader keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bader digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Miller.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bader scores with a kick to the body.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bader keeps the fight on the outside.
Bader misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bader swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Bader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bader blocks a jab.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bader scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Bader dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bader can pounce on him.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Bader scores with a nice right hand.
Miller swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Bader.
Bader blocks a jab.
Bader with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bader.
Miller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bader throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bader turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Bader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bader feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bader throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bader ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Bader tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bader looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Bader lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bader avoids it.
Miller works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bader.
Bader lands with a right to the head.
Bader lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bader as Miller tries to tie him up.
Bader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bader is trying to maintain a safe position but Miller gets an underhook and turns Bader into the cage.
Bader throws a head punch that misses.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bader scores with a shoulder strike.
Miller misses with some punches.
Bader tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Bader misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Bader scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.
Bader wants to break free but Miller has control.
Willie Bader has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bader - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has Bader pressed against the cage, preventing Bader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Bader blocking some punches.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Miller.
Bader wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bader.
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.
Bader lands a left hand.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bader up against the cage.
Miller tries a body shot but Bader blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller working aggressively here.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Bader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bader lands with a left to the head.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller has Bader pressed against the cage, preventing Bader from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Bader looking to stall.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bader.
A left hand lands to the body for Bader.
Miller gets through Bader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bader.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Willie Bader did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bader has time to react.
Bader works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bader lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Bader thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Bader moves away and avoids it.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bader misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Miller misses.
Bader scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Bader uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Miller has time to react.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Bader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Bader counters with an outside leg kick.
Bader throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Bader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bader takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bader throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bader lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Bader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller scores with a jab.
Miller throws a hook but Bader blocks it.
Bader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller tries to clinch
and Bader counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller is rocked!
Bader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Bader finish him?
Bader cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bader looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bader lands with an uppercut that bounces Miller off the cage and back into range.
Bader throws a head kick that misses.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bader was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Bader walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Miller drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bader swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Miller's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willie Bader!
Willie Bader retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Willie Bader thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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