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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serge Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lava Lava. Serge Carpenter told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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172 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serge Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carpenter pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Carpenter has his hands clasped together around Miller's back. He's all about the action.
Miller is looking for a kimura but Carpenter is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
Miller is pressing down on Carpenter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Carpenter is holding on for now.
Carpenter controlling the position well.
Carpenter is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carpenter tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter is looking to improve his position.
Carpenter tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Miller has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Carpenter prevents Miller from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller stands up from mount. Strange move.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Carpenter sprawls well.
Carpenter drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Carpenter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter cracks Miller with a solid left hand.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carpenter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carpenter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller keeping full guard, as Carpenter tries to pass.
Carpenter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter is stalling in the full guard.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Carpenter is proving a slippery customer.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carpenter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carpenter postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Carpenter distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carpenter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carpenter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carpenter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Miller keeping full guard, as Carpenter tries to pass.
Carpenter stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Carpenter controlling from the top position.
Carpenter is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Serge Carpenter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carpenter looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller fails with the takedown
so Carpenter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Serge Carpenter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miller has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Carpenter off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Carpenter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miller's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpenter preventing the sweep.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Carpenter tries to free his leg and advance position but Miller is retaining full guard.
Miller working for submissions but it's allowed Carpenter to get to half guard.
Carpenter is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Carpenter in his half guard.
Carpenter tries to pass to full mount but Miller defends it.
Carpenter is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Carpenter seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carpenter is nestled in close to Miller, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carpenter sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Serge Carpenter just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carpenter shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carpenter showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller taking some punishment here, with Carpenter in his half guard.
Carpenter working Miller over with strikes.
Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter works his way into side control.
Carpenter controls the position.
Miller taking a bit of punishment here - Carpenter scoring with strikes.
Miller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carpenter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miller is letting Carpenter control him for a moment.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carpenter is pressing down on Miller's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miller is holding on for now.
Carpenter not doing much here.
Miller is looking to control Carpenter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter prevents Miller from improving his position.
Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Carpenter seems content to control.
Carpenter tries to pass to full mount but Miller defends it.
Carpenter slows the pace down in half guard.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Carpenter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Carpenter shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt
and Carpenter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Miller is trying desperately to improve position.
Carpenter content just to control the position here.
Carpenter lands a nice shot to the head.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carpenter controlling from mount.
Miller is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to hold on but Carpenter pushes him away.
Carpenter lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carpenter with good strikes from the mount here!
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carpenter controlling from mount.
Miller tries to reverse the position but Carpenter maintains control.
Miller wants to hold on but Carpenter pushes him away.
Carpenter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miller's face.
Carpenter controlling the position easily from mount.
Miller tries to hold on but Carpenter pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Miller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Miller drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carpenter looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carpenter looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carpenter!
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Carpenter lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Carpenter stalls from top position.
Miller is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carpenter lands strikes from half guard.
Carpenter is controlling the pace.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Carpenter pulls his head out easily.
Carpenter is looking to advance position but Miller won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like Carpenter is going to stand back up.
Miller trying to control from the bottom.
Carpenter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carpenter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carpenter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carpenter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Miller manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Miller makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Serge Carpenter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carpenter 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serge Carpenter!
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hype
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FIGHT
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