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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Miller (ranked 6931 p4p, 208 weight class) and Joaquin Costa (ranked 21535 p4p, 240 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Not Falling. Costa has chosen My Way as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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283 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
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279 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joaquin Costa!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Costa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Costa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Costa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
It looks like Eddie Miller has been cut.
Eddie Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Costa misses the target.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Costa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costa.
Miller looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Miller takes a swing at Costa's ribcage but misses.
Costa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Costa misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Costa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Costa lands with a good body shot.
Costa connects with a jab.
Miller blocks a jab.
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with an uppercut.
Costa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller throws a hook but Costa blocks it.
Costa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Costa misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Costa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Costa 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.
Costa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Costa misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa misses with a straight left.
A big left from Miller misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Costa misses with a hook. Miller ducked under it nicely.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Costa.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
Costa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Costa looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller is looking to wear down Costa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller clinches.
Costa is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Costa has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Costa misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Costa stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller stalling.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Costa is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joaquin Costa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Costa just misses with a punch to the body.
Costa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Miller throws a series of punches but Costa avoids them all with ease.
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Costas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller with a jab.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Costa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Costa is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa takes one to the chin there.
Costa throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Costa.
Costa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Costa ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Costa throws a body shot but no joy.
Costa walks into a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Costa is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Costa can do to turn this around?
Miller taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Costa is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miller slows down the pace here.
Eddie Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Costa or not.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
Miller is leaning against Costa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller gets through Costa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Costa wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Miller dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Miller's cut.
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!
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Costa.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Costa trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Costa into the cage.
Costa is trying to force a seperation but Miller has the dominant position.
Miller stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller avoiding damage.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a body shot.
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Costa stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller stalls.
Miller is struggling to control the position.
Miller seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Costa being controlled against the cage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Costa backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller pushes Costa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Costa is rocked!
Stalling in the clinch from Miller.
Costa is still on wobbly legs! Can Miller finish him?
Miller throws a big uppercut that drops Costa! More strikes from Miller and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Costa lies dazed against the cage as Miller celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Miller!
After winning the bout, Eddie Miller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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