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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Dickinson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller moves in looking to clinch but Dickinson pushes him off.
Miller moves out of range of the body kick from Dickinson.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Miller wants to free his trapped foot but Dickinson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Miller prevents Dickinson from improving his position.
Dickinson moves into full guard.
Dickinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Miller keeping full guard, as Dickinson tries to pass.
Dickinson content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Dickinson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Miller is trying to control the position but Dickinson postures up.
Miller will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Miller can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dickinson controls the pace.
Dickinson prevents Miller from getting back to his feet.
That's two 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 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller wants to sweep but no luck.
Dickinson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dickinson wants to stand but Miller is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dickinson trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Dickinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Miller lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dickinson!
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Miller avoids the attempt from Dickinson to control.
Dickinson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dickinson tries to lock up and control but Miller gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruce Dickinson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Dickinson throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Miller blocks a head kick by Dickinson.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dickinson is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dickinson is controlling Miller's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dickinson is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dickinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dickinson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miller prevents Dickinson from breaking the clinch.
Miller has Dickinson pressed against the cage, preventing Dickinson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dickinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Dickinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dickinson tries to clinch
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickinson's guard.
Miller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dickinson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dickinson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Dickinson trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
Miller throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dickinson trying to pass the guard but Miller defending well.
Dickinson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruce Dickinson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson misses with a head kick.
Dickinson misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a one two! Dickinson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Miller counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Dickinson tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dickinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dickinson throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
Dickinson throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dickinson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dickinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson pulls Miller in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Miller dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dickinson throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Dickinson misses with a head kick.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickinson's guard.
Dickinson is controlling Miller's posture.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dickinson wants to sweep but no luck.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Dickinson is retaining full guard.
Dickinson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickinson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller is fighting to break Dickinson's control of his arms but Dickinson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruce Dickinson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miller tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dickinson smiles and moves away.
Dickinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dickinson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dickinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dickinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Miller manages to get himself to full guard.
Dickinson passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Miller punching from the bottom.
Miller is looking to control Dickinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
Dickinson is controlling the pace.
Dickinson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dickinson controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Dickinson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jason Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jason Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bruce Dickinson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Dickinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dickinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miller counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dickinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jason Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Dickinson tries to clinch up
and Miller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miller.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Miller!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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