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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeroen Heijdens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 cm
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153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
158 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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
8 - 3 - 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeroen Heijdens! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Miller tries a low kick but Heijdens avoids it. Heijdens thows a body shot but no joy. Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heijdens was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller. Miller lands with a hook. Heijdens tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Miller lands with a nice combination. Heijdens backs away looking to recover. Miller throws a front kick aimed at Heijdens's knee but Heijdens avoids it well. Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heijdens. Heijdens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Heijdens falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Heijdens misses with a jab to the body
and Miller counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Heijdens takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Miller scores with a decent looking hook. Heijdens falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab. Heijdens wants to clinch but Miller slips to the side and Miller counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heijdens. Miller ducks under a wild hook from Heijdens. Heijdens has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Jeroen Heijdens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This has been an exciting period of action! Heijdens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut. Miller swings away with a leg kick that misses. Heijdens throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a three punch combo that has Heijdens backing up. Heijdens nods at Miller to acknowledge the strikes. Heijdens swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miller counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Heijdens tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it. A cross from Miller lands. Heijdens misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries to score with a low kick but Heijdens moves his leg out of the way. Heijdens misses with a hook to the body
and Heijdens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Miller feints and as Heijdens raises his hands in defense, Miller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Miller trying to control but Heijdens is working from the bottom. Miller wants to stand but Heijdens is controlling his posture from full guard. Miller decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heijdens moves away. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. No joy there for Miller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Miller 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.
Miller scores a takedown into full mount! Heijdens can't escape the position.
Heijdens wants to control but Miller is having none of it. Miller prevents Heijdens from getting the reversal. Miller trying to control but Heijdens is having none of it. Heijdens sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Heijdens is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Heijdens. Heijdens is trying to control but can't.
Miller escapes and gets back to his feet. A clash of legs there as Heijdens blocks the low kick. Miller digs a good body shot into Heijdens's ribs. Heijdens defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Heijdens lands a head kick. Miller smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Miller closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Heijdens to the mat! Heijdens manages to get full guard. Heijdens is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Heijdens is breathing heavily. Miller wants to get up but he can't break Heijdens's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Heijdens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller is pulling down on Heijdens's head. It's preventing any offense from Heijdens, at least for the moment. Heijdens stops Miller from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Miller wriggles free and stands up. Miller slips a straight right by Heijdens. Miller cracks Heijdens with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Heijdens closes the distance looking to clinch enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab. Heijdens loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch. Heijdens closes the distance looking to clinch and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Miller dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Heijdens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Miller. Heijdens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand! Heijdens shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Heijdens thinking. Heijdens wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs. Heijdens stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken. Heijdens misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Heijdens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Miller lands with an uppercut that bounces Heijdens off the cage and back into rage. Heijdens misses with a shot to the body and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Heijdens misses with a body punch
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Heijdens misses with a double jab
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Miller stuns Heijdens with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Heijdens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heijdens can do to turn this around? Heijdens clinches but Miller breaks the clinch enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab. Heijdens takes one to the chin there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Heijdens takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Miller avoids the head kick by Heijdens.
Miller throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Miller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Heijdens stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller. Miller throws a leg kick that misses. Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heijdens paws at him with a jab and circles away. Heijdens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heijdens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miller rather than just go for the knockout. A slow jab from Heijdens misses its intended target. Miller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Heijdens is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jeroen Heijdens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. A punch lands to the side of Heijdens 's head but he takes it in his stride. Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller. Miller is looking to chop away at Heijdens's legs. Miller tries to clinch up. Zack Miller is winning the standup battle so far. Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Miller tries to clinch there but Heijdens circles away.
Zack Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Heijdens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
And that's the end of the fight! Zack Miller showed his dominance in that final round. Well Miller has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Miller!
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energy
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hype
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