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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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153 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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175 cm
30
157 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasemchai Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Miller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fairtex has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fairtex really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fairtex tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller controlling the action here.
Fairtex is positioning himself well to prevent Miller advancing to mount.
Fairtex is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller winds up and cracks Fairtex with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fairtex trying to control from the bottom.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Fairtex defends it.
Fairtex desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Fairtex is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Miller.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fairtex keeps working.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fairtex defending well though.
Miller stalling.
Miller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fairtex is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fairtex is looking to improve his position.
Miller is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Fairtex defends it.
Fairtex tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fairtex kicks Miller off and gets back to his feet.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Fairtex shows good takedown defense.
Fairtex lets loose with a powerful body kick. Miller will feel that in the morning.
Miller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Fairtex.
Miller closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fairtex's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex is trying to hold Miller in close to prevent damage but Miller has managed to pass into half guard.
Fairtex slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fairtex looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to stand and escape but Miller is having none of it.
Miller trying to control but Fairtex is working from the bottom.
Fairtex utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Fairtex is retaining full guard.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairtex is looking to stand up but Miller isn't so interested in that idea.
Miller postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fairtex keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Fairtex is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller tries to move into range but Fairtex moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
Zack Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller avoids the head kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Fairtex tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Miller, right into the meat.
Fairtex throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Miller checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller shoots in for a double leg but Fairtex sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fairtex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fairtex slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Fairtex throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Miller checks a low kick from Fairtex.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fairtex sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fairtex goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kasemchai Fairtex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fairtex throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips under a jab.
Fairtex throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller gets the takedown into side control.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
Miller trying to control the position but Fairtex is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is putting a hurting on Fairtex here, landing some big shots from side control.
Miller looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Miller is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fairtex is trying to escape and Miller transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fairtex is forced to tap! Nice work there by Miller! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zack Miller!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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