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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Witcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Who Was In My Room Last Night by Butthole Surfers as his entrance music. 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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186 cm
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192 lbs
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185 cm
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Witcher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Miller! The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Witcher takes one to the chin there. A big right from Miller misses. Miller misses with a looping left. Witcher drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Witcher throws out the jab. Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Witcher's hands. Randy Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target. Witcher dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A little feinted left hand from Witcher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Witcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A cross from Witcher lands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller. Miller misses with an uppercut. Witcher saw that one coming. No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Witcher with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Witcher. Miller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it. A punch lands to the side of Witcher 's head but he takes it in his stride. Miller misses with a wild body shot. Witcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away. Miller throws a low kick but Witcher moves out of range easily. Witcher throws a hook but Miller blocks it. Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here. Witcher throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range. Miller misses with an uppercut. Witcher saw that one coming. Witcher connects with the punch. Witcher slips under a jab from Miller. Witcher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Witcher with a jab. The fighters circling - Witcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Witcher scores with a nice head shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Miller misses with a left hand letting Witcher counter with a right hand. Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Witcher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Miller misses with a hook. Witcher is looking to counter punch. Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Witcher. Miller misses with a hook. Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Witcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Witcher misses the shot to the body. Miller misses with a hook. Witcher ducked under it nicely. Miller misses with a hook. Witcher takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Witcher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Witcher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Witcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Miller clobbers Witcher with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Witcher throws a body shot but no joy. A left and a right from Miller both land. Nice combination. Witcher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Witcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Witcher takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses. Witcher takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Miller looks to land a right hand but Witcher moved out of range. Witcher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Witcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand. Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body and Witcher counters with a straight right hand. Witcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miller's head. Miller throws a body kick despite being completely out of range enabling Witcher to counter with a crisp jab. Miller misses with an uppercut. Jab from Witcher. Witcher lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Witcher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Witcher ducks under a wild hook from Miller. Witcher throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range. Miller slips under a jab. Miller misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Witcher ducks under a wild hook from Miller. Witcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Witcher misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Witcher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Miller missing with a left hand there. Witcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Witcher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Witcher throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range. It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Witcher under the eye. Witcher slips under a jab from Miller. Nice shot by Miller. Jab from Witcher. Miller misses with a right hand and Witcher counters with a nice uppercut. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A jab lands there for Miller. Witcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Witcher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab lands there for Witcher. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Randy Miller will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Witcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Witcher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Witcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Miller slips under a jab from Witcher. Miller on the wrong end of a nice jab. Witcher jabbing away but nothing is landing. Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Witcher.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Miller throws a head kick that misses. Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Witcher counters with a nice uppercut. Witcher scores with a nice strike. Witcher throws a hook to the side of Miller's head but Miller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Witcher takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses. Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Witcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Witcher.
Witcher avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Witcher throws out a powerful jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Miller darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Sam Witcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round. Witcher throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot. Randy Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup. Miller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Witcher under the eye. A slow jab from Witcher misses its intended target. Witcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Miller thows a left - swing and a miss! A big right from Miller misses. Witcher bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Witcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Witcher misses with a body shot.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Witcher. Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Witcher sees it coming and avoids it easily. Miller lands a jab to the head.
Miller misses with a hook. Witcher ducked under it nicely. Miller missing with a left hand there. Witcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. An attempted straight right counter from Witcher misses the target. Miller misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Miller throws a good cross that connects.
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! Witcher lands with an overhand left. A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride. Miller misses with a left hand and Witcher counters with a left to the body. Miller misses with a hook. Witcher ducked under it nicely. Witcher stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Witcher scores with a jab to the head.
Miller throws a hook but Witcher avoids it easily. Witcher is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Witcher. Witcher lands a jab to the nose. Miller works Witcher's body with a nice hook. Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Witcher's shoulder, as Witcher tries to avoid the shot. Miller slips under a jab from Witcher. Witcher lands a jab. Witcher throws a hook but Miller blocks it. Witcher misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Witcher jabbing away but nothing is landing. Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Witcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab. Miller cracks Witcher with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Witcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away. Witcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Witcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Witcher tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Nice body punch from Witcher. Witcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab. Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Witcher throws out the jab. Witcher misses with a body shot.
Witcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Witcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Witcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Miller's corner calls for a 1-2. Miller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Miller looks to clinch and Witcher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Witcher sees it coming and avoids it easily. Witcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Witcher. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet. Witcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Witcher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. A jab from Miller misses. Good exchange - Witcher coming out on top. Witcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller. Miller thuds a left hand into Witcher's body. Witcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Witcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A decent looking cross lands there for Witcher. Witcher throws a jab when Miller was well out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Miller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Witcher getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Miller slips a straight right by Witcher. Witcher loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Witcher dominated that second round. That's time! Witcher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Miller works Witcher's body with a nice hook. Miller lands with a hook. Witcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Witcher throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot. Miller throws a hook but Witcher blocks it. Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Witcher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Miller momentarily.
Witcher slips a jab from Miller. Miller works the jab nicely. Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Miller misses with an uppercut. Witcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Witcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller. Jab, jab by Witcher - just one landing. Miller misses with a straight right. Witcher misses with an uppercut. Miller saw that one coming. 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 ducks under a wild hook from Witcher.
That's one minute gone in the round. Witcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller. Miller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Witcher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Witcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here. Witcher walks into a stiff left hand from Miller. Miller lands with a cross. Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Witcher. Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Witcher throws out the jab. Miller moves out of range of the strikes. Witcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller. Miller moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Miller scores with a punch to the head. Miller misses with an uppercut. Witcher saw that one coming. Nice uppercut there from Miller. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Witcher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Witcher is trying to get back to full guard. Miller decides to stand up. The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Witcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily. The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Miller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Witcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miller scrambles back to his feet. Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Witcher. Witcher is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Donk. Witcher catches Miller right on the button with a cross. A looping hook to the body misses from Witcher. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet. Miller throws out a counter right but Witcher avoids it with no problem. Miller lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Miller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Witcher scores with a nice strike. Witcher walks into a stiff left hand from Miller. Miller looks to land a left hand but Witcher moved out of range nicely. A jab lands there for Miller. Witcher looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range. Witcher tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Witcher misses with a looping left. Witcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller lands a head shot. A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target. Miller shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Miller loads up on a big right hand but Witcher slips the punch. Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Miller tries to clinch there but Witcher circles away.
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Witcher. Miller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Witcher scores with a decent looking hook. Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Witcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Miller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Witcher scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Witcher doesn't seem phased though. Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Witcher as he avoids it easily. Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Witcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Witcher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller is rocked! Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Witcher tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Witcher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nice shot by Miller.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Randy Miller. I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29 Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Miller! Randy Miller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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