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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Killers. Carter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Hurican-Bob Dylan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tried to counter with a leg kick but Carter avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Carter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller misses with a right hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Miller misses.
We've been informed that Carter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A solid leg kick lands there for Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
Miller throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Miller shrugs it off.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Carter steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Miller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook.
Carter is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter moves out of range as Miller throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carter cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Miller throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Miller takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Miller 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.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Carter appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Miller misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Miller feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller misses with a leg kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Miller thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Carter in the body.
Carter tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Carter tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Miller misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Miller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Miller thows a leg kick but Carter checks it
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carter goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Miller misses.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Miller cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Carter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Carter moves away from the strike by Miller.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Carter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller lands the left hand.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Miller misses.
A low kick from Miller misses
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Carter blocks a jab.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter avoids the body shot from Miller.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice jab there from Miller.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carter cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carter checks a leg kick.
Carter throws a big counter head kick but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Miller avoids the body shot from Carter.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Carter's belly button to the back.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller 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 swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jeffrey Miller did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Carter lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick
and Carter makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
Miller throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter blocks the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a head kick by Carter.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miller thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarter.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter counters with a head kick.
Miller connects with an inside leg kick.
Carter checks a low kick from Miller.
Miller does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left and a right from Carter both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Miller.
Miller looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter slips under a jab from Miller.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
A little feinted left hand from Miller on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Carter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
Jeffrey Miller is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller looks to throw a body kick
and Carter counters with an outside leg kick.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miller.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
Miller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller is looking to chop away at Carter's legs.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Miller throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that fourth 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!
Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller avoids the head kick by Carter.
And Miller counters with a quick kick to the body but Carter blocks it.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Carter checks the leg kick.
Carter wants to counter with a clinch but Miller pushes him away.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Carter lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Carter moves out of range of the leg kick from Miller.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a leg kick but Carter moved away.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Carter is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller cracks Carter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A head kick by Miller misses
and Carter counters with a body kick that stops Miller in his tracks momentarily.
Carter blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter connects with a single shot there.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Miller.
It seemed like Carter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Miller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller throws a leg kick
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter thinks about the counter body kick.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carter checks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Carter makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller is looking to slow Carter down with leg kicks.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rubin Carter.
Well Carter 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 49:46
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rubin Carter!
Rubin Carter is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Rubin Carter said 'did you felt the big "D"!?....told ya'.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hugged by a Finnfairy! I need a shower.'.
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