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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Colmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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153 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
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156 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Colmen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Colmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colmen connects with a high kick.
Colmen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Colmen was covering up waiting for the punch and Miller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Miller controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Colmen is keeping the position.
Colmen has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.
Miller stands and throws Colmen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller cracks Colmen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Miller is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Colmen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Colmen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Colmen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Miller is trying to ground and pound but Colmen uses the momentary lack of control by Miller to regain half guard.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Colmen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
That's two 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.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Colmen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miller avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller wants to clinch.
Miller tests Colmen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Colmen throws a sloppy body shot
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Miller tries to land a front kick but Colmen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Colmen tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Colmen is keeping the position.
Colmen keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but Colmen blocks nicely.
Colmen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Miller throws a strike but Colmen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Colmen looking to sit in guard and control but Miller gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colmen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miller won't allow Colmen to sweep him here.
Miller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zack Miller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Colmen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colmen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slow jab from Colmen misses its intended target.
Colmen blocks a jab.
Miller throws a leg kick but Colmen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jay Colmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colmen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Colmen is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
A leg kick checked by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Colmen misses the target.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colmen is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Colmen circles away and we're back to standing.
Colmen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Colmen wants to clinch
and Miller counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colmen tries to clinch
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miller counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colmen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jay Colmen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Colmen.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller digs a good body shot into Colmen's ribs.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colmen counters with a right hand to the body.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Colmen shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as Colmen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Colmen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Colmen loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Colmen wants to clinch.
Colmen misses with a looping right.
Miller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Miller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Colmen defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colmen throws a sloppy body shot
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Miller lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Colmen sees it coming and defends easily.
Colmen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller won't allow Colmen to sweep him here.
Miller wants to control from the top but Colmen keeps moving.
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.
Miller throws and elbow that misses. Colmen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Colmen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Zack Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Colmen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Colmen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Colmen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Colmen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Miller counters with a three punch combo that has Colmen backing up. Colmen nods at Miller to acknowledge the strikes.
Colmen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller blocks a head kick by Colmen.
Colmen misses with a body shot.
Colmen tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colmen slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Miller blocks a low kick nicely.
Miller throws a leg kick but Colmen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colmen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colmen.
Colmen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miller rather than just go for the knockout.
Colmen throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range.
Miller doesn't manage to clinch there - Colmen circles away.
Colmen throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
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.
Miller throws a leg kick but Colmen moved away.
Miller throws a one two combo.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jay Colmen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big left from Colmen misses.
Colmen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Colmen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Colmen avoids the body shot from Miller.
Colmen tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller is looking to clinch.
Colmen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colmen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Colmen throws a body kick that misses.
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Colmen manages to avoid it.
Colmen misses the shot to the body.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colmen moves away.
Nice body punch from Colmen.
Colmen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Colmen thinking.
Colmen tries to bum rush Miller with a series of wild strikes but Miller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colmen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miller throws a leg kick but Colmen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zack Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A shot to de liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Colmen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Colmen swings away with a body shot that misses
so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller wants to control from the top but Colmen keeps moving.
Colmen controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Miller trying to control but Colmen is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colmen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Miller!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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