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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes into the arena with Doom blaring out of the sound system. 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller throws a counter combo.
Alvarez misses with a body punch
and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
Miller looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarez.
A lazy body kick from Alvarez
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michael Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Alvarez.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Alvarez has the dominant position.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Miller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Alvarez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Alvarez 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 Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Michael Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvarez scores with a spinning back kick!
Alvarez throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Alvarez.
A telegraphed right hand from Alvarez misses the target.
Alvarez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alvarez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Alvarez tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is looking for a kimura here.
Miller stalling.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alvarez sees it coming and defends easily.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez pushes Miller off looking to stand but Miller dives back in and keeps control.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alvarez is trying to stand.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller with the counter takedown but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller takes a kick to the side of the head.
Miller connects with a jab.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alvarez misses with an uppercut.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez thumps Miller with a low kick.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Miller checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Miller will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alvarez cracks the inside of Miller's front leg.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Danga de danga de dang - Miller scores with a four punch combination!
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.
Josh Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Miller moves out of range as Alvarez throws a body kick.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Alvarez gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
A nice combination there by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Alvarez there.
Alvarez throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Alvarez tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a good, hard body kick but Alvarez shrugs it off.
Alvarez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alvarez misses with the body kick
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Miller's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Miller.
Miller lands with a nice combination. Alvarez backs away looking to recover.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alvarez throws out the jab.
Alvarez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
Alvarez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alvarez back to the cage. Miller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Alvarez moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvarez has Miller pressed against the cage.
Alvarez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Alvarez keeps him there for the moment.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alvarez scores with a kick to the body.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alvarez pinned against the cage. Alvarez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alvarez!
Miller tries to move into range but Alvarez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alvarez tries to land a front kick but Miller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Miller throws a counter combo.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller postures up.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Alvarez wants to stand but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Miller won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alvarez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Miller's head.
Alvarez throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller thuds a left hand into Alvarez's body.
Miller throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alvarez on his heels. He'll look to pass Alvarez's guard now, I'm sure.
Alvarez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Alvarez defends it well.
Miller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Miller cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
Alvarez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Miller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alvarez has one of Miller's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Alvarez can't do much from the bottom here.
Alvarez is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Alvarez wants to control but Miller postures up.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Miller controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Miller has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Alvarez throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Alvarez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miller trying to control but Alvarez is working from the bottom.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
Alvarez trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is stalling in the full guard.
Alvarez wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alvarez is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A head kick misses from Alvarez.
Miller throws a counter combo.
Miller slips a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez tries to sprawl but Miller drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is trying to escape back to his feet but Miller uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Alvarez is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Alvarez is trying to buck Miller off.
Miller working away.
Miller content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Miller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Alvarez struggling a bit here.
Miller takes a little break here. Alvarez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Alvarez throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice side step and Miller releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez slips under a jab.
Alvarez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Miller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A lazy body kick from Alvarez
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alvarez is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller prevents Alvarez from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Miller postures up.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Miller as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvarez scoring well with a low kick there.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An inside leg kick lands from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alvarez tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Alvarez sprawls well.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller checks a low kick from Alvarez.
Miller misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alvarez throws a lazy head kick
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alvarez thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miller if he has to take too many more of those.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips a jab from Alvarez.
Josh Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Alvarez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Alvarez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller jabs Alvarez right on the nose. Alvarez blinks but takes it well.
Miller with a jab.
Alvarez tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller goes for a double leg but Alvarez avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Alvarez continues to drive forward.
Michael Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Miller.
Miller throws a right and a left that Alvarez avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Miller is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Alvarez misses.
Alvarez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alvarez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Alvarez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Alvarez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miller manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Alvarez.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
As Alvarez backs off Miller throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Miller dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Miller.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Miller.
Alvarez connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Alvarez.
Miller blocks a jab.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Alvarez backs off Miller throws a huge counter combo but Alvarez manages to avoid it all.
Alvarez tries to work over Miller's front leg with a kick but Miller checks it.
Alvarez is looking to clinch.
Alvarez misses with a kick to the body
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miller's hands.
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alvarez tries to counter by clinching up but Miller breaks away and moves out of range.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez delivers a nice body kick.
Miller misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alvarez.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Miller is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Alvarez. No joy for Miller on that attempt.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
Alvarez misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Miller digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alvarez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller scores with the left hand. Alvarez knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvarez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick.
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miller avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Alvarez tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Miller manages to circle out of the way.
Miller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Alvarez connects with the punch.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez throws a lazy body kick
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller slips a straight right by Alvarez.
Miller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Miller.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Miller!
Josh Miller is the new bantamweight champion!
Josh Miller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Michael Alvarez spoke after the fight, saying 'I admit defeat. He did a good job.'.
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