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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lynton Miller (ranked 6131 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Flanagan (ranked 3328 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanagan has chosen The Wizard as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lynton Miller had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Walter Flanagan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Flanagan counters with a two punch combo.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanagan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flanagan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Flanagan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Flanagan.
Flanagan takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Flanagan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller moves out of range as Flanagan strikes.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Flanagan's shoulder, as Flanagan tries to avoid the shot.
Flanagan unleashes a big counter combination but Miller bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flanagan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Flanagan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Flanagan moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Lynton Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Walter Flanagan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Flanagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Flanagan, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Flanagan against the cage but Flanagan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller works Flanagan's body with a nice hook.
Flanagan walks into a stiff left hand from Miller.
A big right from Flanagan misses.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flanagan moves away.
Flanagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller wants to slow Flanagan down by chopping away at his legs.
Miller fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flanagan, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flanagan.
Flanagan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Flanagan.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Flanagan breaks from the clinch.
Flanagan lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Flanagan.
A punch lands to the side of Miller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller misses with an uppercut. Flanagan saw that one coming.
Flanagan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Flanagan slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Flanagan cracks Miller with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Flanagan moved out of range nicely.
Flanagan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller clinches up against the cage.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller pushes Flanagan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flanagan prevents the takedown attempt.
Flanagan breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Flanagan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flanagan throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller shoots and misses
and Flanagan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynton Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flanagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Flanagan lands a right hook to the body.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flanagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flanagan moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Flanagan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Flanagan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flanagan is out of range and Miller settles back down.
No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Flanagan works on Miller's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Flanagan wants to get back to striking at distance but Miller won't allow it.
Flanagan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Walter Flanagan 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.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Flanagan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Flanagan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Flanagan does it's job there.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Flanagan counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller looks to land a combination. Flanagan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flanagan moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Flanagan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Flanagan misses.
Miller tries to clinch up but Flanagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Flanagan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miller gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Flanagan is trying to keep an underhook but Miller manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flanagan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Flanagan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miller is thwarting Flanagan's attempts to control the position.
Miller wants to pass to mount but Flanagan is defending the position.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Flanagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flanagan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller throwing shots but Flanagan is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flanagan controlling the position for now.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Flanagan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miller thows a huge punch but Flanagan dodges it nicely.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Flanagan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Miller.
Miller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Flanagan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Flanagan passes into half guard.
Miller wants to control but Flanagan passes into side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Flanagan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A big right from Miller misses.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanagan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Flanagan! But no joy.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flanagan sizes up Miller with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flanagan throws out the jab.
Miller tries to counter with a takedown but Flanagan is quick to defend against it.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller wants to clinch
and Flanagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a shot to the body
and Flanagan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Flanagan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller takes a swing at Flanagan's ribcage but misses.
Flanagan defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Flanagan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Flanagan pinned against the cage. Flanagan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flanagan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Miller wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a series of punches but Flanagan avoids them all with ease.
Flanagan lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flanagan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flanagan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
Flanagan blocks a jab.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Flanagan moved out of range.
Flanagan ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Flanagan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lynton Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a body shot
and Flanagan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Flanagan ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Flanagan swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Flanagan counters with a nice uppercut.
A left lands for Miller.
Miller slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanagan dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Flanagan slips a jab from Miller.
Miller closes the distance but Flanagan moves to the side
and Flanagan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Flanagan ducks down to avoid it.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flanagan.
Flanagan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Flanagan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Flanagan to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Flanagan blocks the leg kick.
Flanagan lands the left hand.
Miller wants to clinch but Flanagan slips to the side
and Flanagan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walter Flanagan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flanagan scores with a punch to the head.
Miller on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Flanagan lands with a shot to the body.
Flanagan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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 needs to keep his hands up - Flanagan had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Miller.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Flanagan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Flanagan staying out of range there.
Flanagan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Flanagan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
letting Flanagan counter with a right hand.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flanagan.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Flanagan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Flanagan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flanagan thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Flanagan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice jab there from Flanagan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Flanagan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flanagan 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Walter Flanagan!
An out of breath Walter Flanagan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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