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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi's entrance music is Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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140 lbs
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170 cm
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140 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent 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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Hemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hemi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a left and a right that stings Hemi.
Hemi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hemi throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemi's corner calls for a 1-2. Hemi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hemi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hemi tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller jabs Hemi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hemi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemi throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hemi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Martial Arts Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Hemi fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Hemi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hemi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller connects with a right hand. Hemi shakes it off.
Miller stalks Hemi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hemi's face. Hemi staggers backwards, shaken.
Hemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Hemi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
A big right from Hemi misses.
Miller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hemi eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Hemi saw that one coming.
Hemi scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Hemi.
Jet Hemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Hemi as Miller shoots in.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hemi tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller throws a low kick but Hemi moves out of range easily.
Hemi misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a two punch combo.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hemi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hemi circles away quickly and effectively.
Hemi throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hemi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Hemi.
Hemi misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Hemi misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Hemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller moves away from the strike by Hemi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hemi eats them both and turns towards Miller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Miller throws a right hand that Hemi ducks under and follows up with a left that Hemi also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Hemi looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller throws out a counter right but Hemi avoids it with no problem.
Hemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Miller drives through with a takedown into Hemi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hemi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller wants to control from the top but Hemi keeps moving.
Hemi being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice combination there by Hemi.
Hemi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hemi swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Hemi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hemi throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Hemi.
A little jabbing left from Miller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hemi tries to clinch up.
Hemi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemi lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Hemi.
Miller is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hemi with a body shot.
Hemi throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller misses with a combination
and Hemi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hemi swings widly with a right hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hemi throws a lazy right hand but Miller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hemi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hemi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
A punch combination from Hemi misses.
Hemi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hemi throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jet Hemi is winning the standup battle so far.
Hemi looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Jet Hemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hemi tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Hemi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hemi trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Miller seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Hemi has recovered full guard.
Hemi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hemi tries to get out of the position.
Hemi keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Miller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Miller pushing down on Hemi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Hemi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hemi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hemi as he avoids it easily.
Hemi throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hemi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Hemi.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hemi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hemi has time to react.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemi misses with a shot to the body
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hemi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hemi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hemi throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller jabs Hemi right on the nose. Hemi blinks but takes it well.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Hemi's defenses.
Hemi tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Hemi.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hemi.
A left lands for Hemi.
Hemi jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jet Hemi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hemi wants to clinch.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Miller is rocked!
Hemi throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Hemi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Hemi.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hemi misses the jab.
Miller walks into a straight right hand from Hemi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hemi tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hemi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller works over Hemi's head and body with a nice combination.
Hemi looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller lands a lovely overhand right.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller lands a jab.
Hemi looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hemi misses with a right hand
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hemi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hemi throws a right and a left that Miller avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemi throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Hemi throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Hemi cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hemi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Hemi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hemi leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hemi lands with a hook. Miller tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hemi lands with a good body shot.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hemi is out of range and Miller settles back down.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Miller.
Well Miller 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Josh Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Josh Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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