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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cranky Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen The Black Angels as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cranky Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Mark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a left hand
so Mark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller looking to control but Mark passes into half guard.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Mark has mounted him!
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller wants to control but Mark is having none of it.
Miller tries to improve his position but instead Mark has taken his back!
Mark keeps control of the position as Miller tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Miller tries to escape but Mark has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Miller keeps trying to improve his position.
Mark has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Miller's body.
Miller is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position but Mark manages to sink in the hooks.
Mark has decided that he can't make progress quickly enough from the back position and has rather unusually decided to stand up from the dominant position. Obviously he's going to be looking for the knockout on the feet here!
A left lands for Miller.
Mark slips a straight right by Miller.
Mark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Mark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller controls Mark momentarily but Mark frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Mark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mark jumps into side control!
Miller is trying to work for a sweep but Mark has mounted him!
Miller tries to lock up and control but Mark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mark haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mark stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mark's calf.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Mark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mark gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Miller throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cranky Mark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mark counters with a shoot takedown. Miller fights it but they end up in guard.
Mark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miller, up you get!
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Mark counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miller holds on and takes a little breather.
Mark stands and steps away. Miller gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Miller misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark slips under a jab.
Cranky Mark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mark at a distance.
Mark moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Mark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is controlling Mark's posture.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Miller's guard now.
Miller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller pulls Mark in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller wants to control the position but Mark says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Miller controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Mark is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller forces Mark back against the cage and clinches.
Mark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mark working aggressively here.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Mark misses with the head strike.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
Mark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mark throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mark swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mark.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cranky Mark will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller connects with the punch.
Ryan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a leg kick but Mark checks it.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller throws a body punch but Mark moves out of range.
Miller is looking to chop away at Mark's legs.
Mark slips under a jab.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miller won't be happy with that.
Mark decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mark slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller throws a jab when Mark was well out of range.
Mark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Mark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Mark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Mark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Mark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miller won't be happy with that.
Miller is trying to control Mark's posture but Mark avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark stands up.
Ryan Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark avoids the body shot from Miller.
Mark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Mark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Mark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mark decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mark has time to react.
Mark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mark there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 left hand
so Mark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mark stands up and waves to Miller to follow him.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cranky Mark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mark, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cranky Mark!
A victorious Cranky Mark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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