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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 23533 p4p, 595 weight class) and Cole Miller (ranked 1710 p4p, 210 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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136 lbs
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World class MT
Cardio machine
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cole Miller!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a leg kick but Thu moved away.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Thu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Miller blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Miller.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller lands a right hand.
Thu misses with a body punch.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Thu.
Miller managing to block the knees to the body from Thu.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Thu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Thu back against the ropes.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millers head.
Thu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Thu back against the ropes.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thu tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Thu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thu.
Miller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Miller.
Thu blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Thu lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
A short uppercut from Thu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
Thu has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Miller tries to work over Thu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thu blocking some punches.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
A short right from Miller.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller pushes Thu back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Miller.
Miller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole Miller will probably get the nod.
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 connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Thu.
Miller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Thu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Thu is just out of range.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Thu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Thu thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thu tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller scores with a spinning back kick!
Thu jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu misses with a low kick.
Miller feints and then cracks Thu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thu down.
Nice uppercut there from Thu.
Miller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thu in his tracks.
Thu tries a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Thu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thu moves into the clinch.
Thu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thu lands with a light punch inside.
Thu scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Thu controls his hands.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu misses with a punch to the body.
Thu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thu can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Miller.
Thu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Thu has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller prevents a body shot from Thu.
Thu lands with a right to the head.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Thu back against the ropes.
Thu misses with a body punch.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thu backwards.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Maung Maung Thu has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu working Miller over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Miller.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maung Maung Thu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller tests Thu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Miller - just one landing.
Thu is looking to chop away at Miller's legs.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Thu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Thu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Miller throws a body punch but Thu moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Thu tries to counter by clinching up but Miller breaks away and moves out of range.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Miller misses.
Thu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller lands with a shot to the body.
Thu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Thu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Thu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Thu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Miller misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu throws a leg kick but Miller moved away.
Thu misses with a looping left.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thu was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thu to score with a decent uppercut.
Thu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thu tries to score with a low kick but Miller moves his leg out of the way.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thu scores with a one two! Miller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
Thu misses with a leg kick
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thu slips under a jab from Miller.
Cole Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller cracks Thu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Miller.
Thu throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thu.
Thu is looking to counter the offense by Miller and move into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Miller.
A lazy left from Miller finds it's target.
Miller connects with the punch.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Thu throws a low kick, looking for Miller's leg but Miller calmly moves out of range.
Thu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thu doesn't seem phased though.
Thu lands a nice looking body shot.
Miller scores with the left hand. Thu knows he should have avoided that one.
Thu is rocked!
Jab from Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Miller 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Miller!
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