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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penncil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bj Penncil !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penncil circles away quickly and effectively.
Penncil moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miller fakes the leg kick and cracks Penncil in the body.
Penncil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
A jab-cross combination lands for Miller and sends Penncil crashing to the mat! Miller follows him down to the mat - Penncil regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Bj Penncil has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penncil wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller decides to stand up.
Penncil looks gassed!
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Penncil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller tries to bum rush Penncil with a series of wild strikes but Penncil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matt Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penncil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller swinging wilding here.
Penncil walks forward, straight into a front kick from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Penncil moves away and avoids it.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Penncil counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller throws a head kick but Penncil moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a series of punches but Penncil moves out of range.
Miller misses with a looping left.
Miller throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Miller lands but Penncil takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penncil circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller throws a left that rocks Penncil and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Miller dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Penncil regain composure!
Penncil is rocked!
Miller stands up.
Penncil takes a kick to the side of the head.
That has opened up Bj Penncil 's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Penncil takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Penncil dodges the punch combination from Miller.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller lands a head kick. Penncil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Penncil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penncil .
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penncil .
Penncil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
Miller wants to clinch
and Penncil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch but Penncil moves away
and Penncil moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller keeps control of Penncil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bj Penncil 's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penncil counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penncil .
Penncil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penncil won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penncil postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Penncil trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller wants to stand and escape but Penncil is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Penncil closes the distance and clinches.
Penncil misses with the head strike.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Penncil has him pressed against the cage.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Penncil . That snapped Miller's head back.
Penncil avoids the head kick by Miller.
Penncil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Penncil doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Miller closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller wants to clinch
and Penncil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Penncil keeps him there for the moment.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Penncil keeps him there for the moment.
Penncil is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Miller prevents Penncil from breaking the clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller is looking to clinch but Penncil is avoiding it.
A solid body kick from Miller.
Miller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Penncil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Penncil counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Miller!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws a right hand that Penncil ducks under and follows up with a left that Penncil also avoids with ease.
Matt Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penncil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Penncil connects with a jab.
Penncil looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Penncil stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miller.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Penncil can do to turn this around?
Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Penncil 's knee but Penncil avoids it well.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Penncil moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Penncil keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penncil avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
Penncil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Penncil lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penncil .
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penncil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penncil misses with a double jab
and Miller counters with a thumping low kick.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Penncil .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Penncil 's front leg but catches the back leg as Penncil tries to avoid it.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Miller throws a series of punches but Penncil avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bj Penncil 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Miller misses with a straight right.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Penncil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penncil counters with a nice body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penncil moves away from the strike by Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to clinch there but Penncil circles away.
Penncil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penncil counters by clinching up.
Penncil wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penncil tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Penncil is looking to clinch.
Good work by Penncil as he checks the leg kick.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller thumps Penncil with a low kick.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Penncil counters by clinching up.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penncil circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller scoring well with a low kick there.
Matt Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Miller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller lands with an overhand left.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Penncil circles away.
Penncil moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Penncil .
Miller swinging wilding here.
Penncil rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Miller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller throws a head kick but Penncil moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penncil checks the leg kick.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Penncil does no damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller keeps control of Penncil as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Penncil wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Matt Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller breaks from the clinch.
Miller tries to clinch up but Penncil circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penncil counters by clinching up.
Penncil pushes Miller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penncil wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Penncil slips the punch.
Penncil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Penncil circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penncil has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Miller.
Penncil closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
Penncil misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Penncil shoots in for a double leg but Miller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Penncil steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
Bj Penncil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller moves into range and clinches up with Penncil .
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Miller!
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