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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Drowning Pool - Step Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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222 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michael Patron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dave Miller!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Patron is defended easily by Miller.
Patron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Miller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patron.
Miller instigates a clinch.
Miller is stalling here.
Miller breaks the clinch.
Miller misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patron jumps guard.
Patron is trying to hold Miller in close to prevent damage but Miller has managed to pass into half guard.
Miller is trying to control. Patron wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Patron looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Patron.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patron punching from the bottom.
Miller decides to stand up.
Miller tries to clinch but Patron moves out of range.
Miller bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Miller stands up.
Miller misses with the combination.
Miller looks gassed!
Patron with a poor takedown
and Miller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Patron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Patron.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Patron fails with the takedown
and Miller counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Patron!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller lands with some strikes.
Patron keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller blocks Patron's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Miller working Patron over with strikes here.
The referee warns Patron that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Miller content just to control the position here.
Patron tries to lock up and control but Miller gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller cracks Patron with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patron takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Patron tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
Patron swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Miller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Patron tries to hold on but Miller postures up.
Patron is in a horrible position here. Miller smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miller jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Patron manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Miller decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Patron slips a jab and a cross from Miller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patron keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller rushes Patron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miller throws a one two combo.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Miller changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Patron looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller tries to advance to mount but can't.
Patron can't do much from the bottom here.
Miller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patron tries to bench press Miller off him but Miller keeps the position.
Miller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Miller decides to stand back up. Miller steps back and let's Patron get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Miller dominated that round.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Patron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Patron with a poor takedown
and Miller counters by clinching up.
Patron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller tightens his grip and picks Patron up, before dumping him to the ground. Patron manages to land in guard.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Patron's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Patron controlling the position.
Patron lands a decent punch to the body there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller trying to control but Patron is working from the bottom.
Patron escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Miller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Patron keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stands up and waves to Patron to follow him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miller lands a jab-cross combination.
Patron throws a combination that misses
and Miller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Miller.
Patron looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Miller has picked Patron up and slammed him! Patron can't keep hold of the triangle and Miller manages to pass to side control!
Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Miller walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Patron checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Miller moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Miller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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 advances to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Patron tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
Miller stands up from half guard.
Patron scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Miller is trying to stand.
Patron wants to control but Miller is keeping him busy.
Miller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Patron looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miller with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Patron is looking to advance position but Miller won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patron tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a takedown into side control.
Patron manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Patron has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Miller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to control. Patron wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Miller tries to stand and escape but Patron is controlling the position.
Well, if Miller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miller seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Patron has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Miller postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Patron to stand up.
Patron gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patron throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Miller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Patron, up you get!
Patron with a lazy takedown attempt
so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Patron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller gets to his feet. Patron looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Patron with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miller decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Patron takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Miller has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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 slips a straight right by Patron.
Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patron works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patron throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Patron is working an open guard so Miller takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Patron misses with a takedown
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Patron won't be happy with that.
Miller is chipping away with strikes.
Patron is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Miller working the body and head with strikes.
Miller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Patron manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.
Miller wants to stand but Patron has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patron misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Miller decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patron counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller trying to get back to full guard but Patron takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Patron landing shots from mount.
Patron avoids the attempt from Miller to control.
Miller throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Patron landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miller tries to lock up and control but Patron gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patron wants to finish this one by submission but Miller is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Patron.
Miller blocking the ground and pound.
Miller swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Miller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miller sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Patron is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four 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.
Miller trying to control here.
Miller moves into full guard.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patron.
Dave Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller has Patron pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patron's guard.
Michael Patron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miller works over Patron with some ground and pound from guard.
Miller decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Patron, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Miller!
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energy
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