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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bruce (ranked 3625 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Jon Miocic (ranked 390 p4p, 300 weight class). Miocic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by God Gave Me Style - 50 Cent. Jack Bruce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Miocic!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the cage.
Bruce throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miocic tries to pull guard but Bruce holds him up against the cage and eventually Miocic drops back down to his feet.
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jack Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Miocic.
Miocic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miocic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce tries to move into range but Miocic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bruce gets a double leg takedown into Miocic's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miocic working a defensive guard here.
Bruce trying to control but Miocic is working from the bottom.
Miocic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bruce is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce wants to stand and escape but instead Miocic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
My spies in 3Band MMA inform me that Miocic has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Bruce trying to strike off his back.
Miocic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bruce is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce is trying to keep Miocic in close.
Miocic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miocic on the ground.
Bruce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Miocic working some strikes from top position.
Bruce trying to control the position.
Miocic stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throwing strikes from guard but Bruce blocks nicely.
Bruce throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Miocic from controlling successfully.
Miocic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bruce wants to sweep but no luck.
Miocic working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miocic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bruce on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miocic is looking to take a break and control but Bruce is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bruce on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bruce tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miocic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Miocic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miocic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bruce is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miocic wants to take a breather but Bruce manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Miocic.
Miocic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miocic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce wants to get back to his feet but Miocic passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miocic prevents Bruce from improving his position.
Bruce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miocic.
Miocic drops an elbow to the side of Bruce's head.
Miocic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bruce wants to control but Miocic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bruce keeping hold of Miocic's head, controlling as best he can.
Miocic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miocic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bruce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miocic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Miocic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruce closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miocic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bruce's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bruce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Miocic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bruce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miocic working for a triangle but Bruce defends it easily.
Bruce wants to control from the top but Miocic keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miocic is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bruce rolls with it to try and escape but Miocic cranks on the arm and Bruce is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Miocic!
An out of breath Jon Miocic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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