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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lao Shin (ranked 123 p4p, 17 weight class) and Mitch Miletich (ranked 232 p4p, 32 weight class). Shin comes to the cage accompanied by Shaolin Chamber of Death. Lao Shin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
50 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Lao Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mitch Miletich!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miletich. Miletich obviously looking to wear him down.
Shin misses with a straight left.
Shin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miletich at a distance.
Miletich lands a head kick. Shin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Miletich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Shin throws a hook but Miletich avoids it easily.
Miletich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shin lands a front kick.
Shin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miletich.
A little jabbing left from Miletich on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Miletich checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Miletich sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shin misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich is looking to clinch but Shin is avoiding it.
Shin misses with a hook.
Miletich thows a leg kick but Shin checks it
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin takes one on the button.
Shin scores with a kick to the body.
Shin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shin looks to score with a jab to the body but Miletich is just out of range.
Miletich throws a poor cross that misses
letting Shin counter with a right hand.
Miletich misses with a wild body shot.
Miletich digs a good hook to Shin's body.
Miletich digs a good body shot into Shin's ribs.
Miletich throws a looping overhand right but Shin ducks down to avoid it.
Shin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Miletich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shin lands a jab to Miletich's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miletich is looking to land body kicks.
Shin throws a looping overhand right but Miletich ducks down to avoid it.
Miletich was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Miletich lands a nice looking body kick.
A big right from Shin misses.
Shin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lao Shin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miletich misses with a body shot.
Mitch Miletich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shin throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miletich throws a front kick aimed at Shin's knee but Shin avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Shin misses the target.
Miletich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Miletich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shin at a distance.
Shin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shin appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miletich connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shin momentarily.
Nice shot by Miletich.
Shin walks into a left hand.
Shin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Miletich controls the pace.
Shin pulls Miletich in close to his closed guard and prevents Miletich from doing any damage or advancing position.
Miletich is stalling in the full guard.
Shin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Miletich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miletich trying to control but Shin is working from the bottom.
Miletich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miletich throws a big elbow that misses.
Shin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shin pulls Miletich in to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Miletich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miletich misses the jab.
Shin throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shin is looking to land body kicks.
Good shot there by Miletich.
Miletich misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Shin misses the target.
Shin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shin misses the jab.
Shin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body kick there by Miletich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin throws a hook to the side of Miletich's head but Miletich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miletich checks a low kick from Shin.
Miletich scores with a nice head shot.
Shin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miletich misses with an uppercut. Shin saw that one coming.
Shin misses with a kick to the body.
Miletich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Miletich misses with a lunging right hand
and Shin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Shin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shin misses with a body kick.
Shin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miletich.
A jab from Shin misses.
Miletich lands a nice looking body shot.
Miletich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miletich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miletich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miletich misses with an uppercut.
Miletich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shin manages to avoid it.
Shin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miletich throws out a loose jab but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miletich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miletich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miletich getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Miletich checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miletich throws a head kick but Shin moves out of range.
Miletich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shin clinches with his opponent.
Miletich lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shin throws a punch but it's blocked by Miletich.
Miletich tries a body shot but Shin blocks it.
Miletich misses with a body punch.
Shin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shin throws an elbow but misses.
Miletich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miletich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shin struggles to land a body shot inside as Miletich controls his hands.
Miletich misses with a punch to the body.
Miletich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miletich misses with a punch on the inside.
Shin can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Shin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miletich backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shin.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Miletich misses with a punch to the body.
Shin can't find room to land a body shot as Miletich controls the action.
Shin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miletich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shin.
Miletich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miletich misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich misses with a body punch.
Miletich swings wildly with an uppercut but Shin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miletich blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Miletich fails to land.
Miletich is pushing Shin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miletich misses with the head strike.
Shin tries to throw a body punch but Miletich avoids it by throwing Shin back against the cage.
Shin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miletich's defenses.
It looks like Mitch Miletich has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miletich misses with a punch to the body.
Shin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shin misses with a punch on the inside.
Shin swings wildly with an uppercut but Miletich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shin lands with a right to the head.
Shin blocks an uppercut.
Shin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miletich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Miletich.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mitch Miletich will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mitch Miletich'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. And we move into the final round!
Miletich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miletich throws a poor cross that misses
and Shin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Miletich thinking.
Shin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Miletich counter with a right hand.
Shin lands a lovely overhand right.
Miletich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shin moves away.
Shin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miletich.
Miletich scores with a jab to the body.
Miletich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shin.
Miletich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miletich lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shin at a distance.
Miletich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miletich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mitch Miletich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shin moves away from the strike by Miletich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miletich manages to avoid it.
Shin checks a low kick from Miletich.
Miletich tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Miletich.
Shin blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miletich. Shin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miletich with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miletich looks for a takedown but Shin sprawls well.
Shin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Miletich can pounce on him.
Miletich throws a sloppy body shot
and Shin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mitch Miletich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin throws a lazy uppercut
and Miletich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miletich tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miletich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Miletich tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shin throws a low kick but Miletich avoids it.
Miletich connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miletich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shin misses with a low kick.
Shin throws the kick towards the body but Miletich avoids it.
Miletich tries a quick counter leg kick but Shin is wise to it.
Miletich misses with an uppercut
and Shin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miletich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miletich swings for the body but Shin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Shin.
Miletich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shin can pounce on him.
Shin misses with a looping left.
Miletich misses with a two punch combination.
Shin tries to bum rush Miletich with a series of wild strikes but Miletich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lao Shin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shin blocks a head kick by Miletich.
Shin with a jab.
Miletich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Miletich scores with a jab to the body.
Miletich with a jab.
Miletich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miletich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miletich - the referee stops the clock and Shin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miletich. Shin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shin misses with a left hand
and Miletich counters with a stiff right hand.
Miletich cracks Shin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miletich scores with the left hand. Shin knows he should have avoided that one.
Miletich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miletich cracks Shin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miletich works Shin's body with a nice hook.
Shin tries a low kick but Miletich avoids it.
Shin walks into a straight right hand from Miletich.
Miletich lands with a shot to the body.
Miletich lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Miletich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miletich 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Miletich!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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