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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zackary Miller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zackary Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Long!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a jab to the body
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Long cracks Miller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Zackary Miller has been cut.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Long leaves Miller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Long scores with a nice head shot.
Miller is rocked!
Long shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long misses with a head kick.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Long tries to score a body lock takedown but Miller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Long tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Long jumps guard.
Miller is looking to stand up but Long won't let him.
Miller stops Long from standing up.
Long has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Miller has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Long is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zackary Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.
Miller pulls guard.
Long is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Long passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Long trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying his best to control but Long has mounted him.
Long can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Miller tries to improve his position but instead Long has taken his back!
Miller is trying to break free.
Miller trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Long thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long is hanging on to Miller's back as he tries to escape.
Miller fending off the submission attempt from Long.
Long working for a choke but Miller is defending well.
Miller is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Long gets his way!
That's four 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.
Miller is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Long looking to hold on to the position here but Miller rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Long stays in close to Miller's body and controls the position.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long stands up and waves to Miller to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zackary Miller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Long fails to land the takedown.
Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Long avoids it really well and circles away.
Miller tries to keep at a distance but Long has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Long goes for a takedown in the clinch but Miller prevents it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Long to keep the fight standing.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Long just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zackary Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Long tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller tries to pull guard but Long forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miller gets underhooks to prevent Long's takedown attempt.
Long lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Long smiles and moves away.
Long throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Long tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Long pulls guard effortlessly.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Long gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Long is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long stands up from Miller's guard - Long perhaps looking for a knockout.
Long clinches.
Long wants to take the fight to the mat but Miller manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Long gets control of Miller's arms and successfully pulls guard. Long will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Long keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Long seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Long scrambles and gets back to his feet.
No luck for Long with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long lands a nice shot to the body.
Brandon Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller attempts a counter takedown but Long avoids it well and moves away.
Long fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Brandon Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long drives through and clinches with Miller against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller has Long pushed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Long.
Miller effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Long showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zackary Miller's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Miller swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Long avoids the body shot from Miller.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Zackary Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Long.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Long darts in and clinches Miller up against the cage.
Miller manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long misses with a takedown attempt - Miller sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Long shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Long keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller throws a quick counter head kick but Long was just out of range.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Miller digs a good hook to Long's body.
Long is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Long tries to pull guard but Miller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miller tries to throw a body punch but Long avoids it by throwing Miller back against the cage.
Miller manages to pull guard.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Long prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Long gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brandon Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A left and a right from Long both land. Nice combination.
Miller misses with a takedown
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Long instigates a clinch.
Long tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Long.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Long looking for a takedown.
Miller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Long is trying to break free.
Long wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Long has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Long.
Well Long has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Long!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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