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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Miller (ranked 1648 p4p, 177 weight class) and Jean Labosky (ranked 1683 p4p, 180 weight class). Miller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2pac - Im A Souljah. Jean Labosky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
15 - 30 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Labosky!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labosky wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Labosky has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Labosky tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Labosky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Labosky moved out of range nicely.
Labosky moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Labosky tries to counter with a clinch but Miller shakes him off and moves away.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Labosky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller darts in and clinches Labosky up against the cage.
Miller gets control of Labosky's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller 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.
Labosky wants to get up but he can't break Miller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Labosky looking to pass the guard.
Labosky's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miller 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.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Labosky defends it easily.
Labosky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miller lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is controlling Miller's posture.
Labosky is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Labosky is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Labosky is controlling Miller's posture.
Miller slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Labosky holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky is looking for a sweep.
Labosky taking a bit of punishment here - Miller scoring with strikes.
Miller working away.
Miller cracks Labosky with a big right hand but Labosky just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Miller wants to control but Labosky is keeping him busy.
Miller blocks the strikes from Labosky.
Miller lands an elbow.
Miller looks up at the clock and then as Labosky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miller smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Labosky is not content to let Miller control the position.
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.
Labosky regains half guard.
Miller wants to take a breather but Labosky is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller stops Labosky from getting back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Labosky is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miller is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Labosky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Labosky is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Labosky defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Miller dominated that 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.
Miller fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Labosky.
Nice sprawl there from Labosky as Miller shoots in.
Labosky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller gets control of Labosky's arms and successfully pulls guard. Miller will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Labosky stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Ken Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Labosky postures up in Miller's guard and throws a big left but Miller blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
Miller is working hard here to advance position.
Labosky controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Labosky controls from within his opponent's guard.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Miller here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller has his foot on Labosky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Labosky works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller controls Labosky momentarily but Labosky frees himself.
Miller is really struggling to control Labosky but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Labosky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Labosky defends it easily.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Labosky can do to turn this around?
Labosky postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Labosky won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Labosky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Miller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Labosky is looking to score with low kicks.
Miller throwing a counter right hand but Labosky manages to avoid it.
Labosky takes the fight into the clinch.
Labosky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miller decides to pull guard.
Miller might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Labosky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Labosky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller working for a triangle but Labosky defends it easily.
Miller has his foot on Labosky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Labosky works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller 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.
Labosky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Labosky 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Labosky wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Labosky's guard.
Miller postures up.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Labosky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Labosky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miller throws a strike but Labosky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Miller dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Labosky throws a series of strikes that have Miller backpedaling.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Labosky.
Labosky doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Labosky.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Labosky ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Labosky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Labosky.
Labosky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Labosky does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labosky gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Labosky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Labosky trying to control here.
Miller working Labosky over with strikes.
Miller works his way into side control.
Labosky takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Labosky is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Labosky is trying to buck Miller off.
Labosky struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller trying to control the action but Labosky is working from the bottom.
Miller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Labosky parries the strikes from Miller easily there. Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Labosky to escape.
Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Labosky's head but Labosky avoids it well.
Labosky wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
An elbow from Miller crashes against the mat.
Miller goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Labosky rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Miller's guard! Nice work there by Labosky!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labosky wants to stand but Miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jean Labosky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Labosky is one step ahead there.
Labosky wanted to stand there but Miller had control of the position.
Miller wants to sweep here but Labosky controlling him for the moment.
Labosky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Labosky is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Labosky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miller's guard.
Labosky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Labosky's guard.
Miller trying to control but Labosky is working from the bottom.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Labosky throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Labosky keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Miller!
In his post fight interview, Ken Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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