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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad O Brien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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286 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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210 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien gets the takedown into side control.
Miller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
O Brien landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
O Brien postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Brien has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Brien lands a few punches from side control.
Miller tries to escape but O Brien is in control.
Miller is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
O Brien throws an elbow but Miller slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
O Brien working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Brien scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Brien. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miller taking a bit of punishment here - O Brien scoring with strikes.
O Brien creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Miller sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
O Brien throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Miller works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Brien is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
O Brien thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miller pushes O Brien off looking to stand but O Brien dives back in and keeps control.
O Brien not landing any meaningful shots this time.
O Brien prevents Miller from standing back up.
O Brien looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
O Brien loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
Miller looks gassed!
O Brien throws a big right hand that misses.
O Brien missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller wants to stand and escape but O Brien is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Brien accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
O Brien missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Brien scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
O Brien throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in O Brien's guard. Nice move by Miller!
O Brien lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
O Brien goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Miller turns into him and now he's in O Brien's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad O Brien 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.
O Brien changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Miller looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Brien throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
O Brien misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
O Brien working the ground and pound.
O Brien postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Brad O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miller takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Miller dodges the ground and pound from O Brien.
O Brien in side control lands a decent elbow.
O Brien throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
O Brien misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Brien.
O Brien tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Brien working the body and head with strikes.
Miller is pushing O Brien's head away, looking to escape. O Brien manages to hold on to the position though.
O Brien postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miller parries the strikes from O Brien easily there. O Brien is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Miller to escape.
An elbow from O Brien crashes against the mat.
O Brien is chipping away with strikes.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miller dodges the ground and pound from O Brien.
O Brien is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Miller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Brien lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
O Brien throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
O Brien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miller has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miller stops O Brien from passing to mount.
Miller pushes O Brien away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, O Brien gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
O Brien sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Miller is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
O Brien in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
O Brien is trying to ground and pound but Miller uses the momentary lack of control by O Brien to regain half guard.
O Brien is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Miller is trying to defend against the ground and pound but O Brien scores with a couple of nice shots.
O Brien is looking for a kimura but Miller is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for O Brien to get the leverage.
Miller regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from O Brien.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad O Brien dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Miller throws a series of punches but O Brien moves out of range.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Brien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller tries to kick O Brien off but O Brien keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
O Brien sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Miller defending well though.
O Brien missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Brien looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Brien in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brien in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Brien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Brien trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
O Brien is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Miller is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Miller has escaped and now he's on top!
O Brien is adopting a defensive guard.
Miller wanted to stand there but O Brien had control of the position.
Mike Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Brien is looking to sweep but instead, Miller has passed into half guard.
O Brien gets full guard.
O Brien looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O Brien has his foot on Miller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Miller works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Miller misses with a left hand
and O Brien counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
O Brien 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.
O Brien thows a huge punch but Miller dodges it nicely.
Miller regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Miller works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Brien stops Miller from standing up.
O Brien works over Miller with some ground and pound from guard.
O Brien throwing strikes from guard but Miller blocks nicely.
O Brien throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Brien makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Brien throwing strikes but missing.
O Brien working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Brien drops back, looking for a kneebar! Miller looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Miller looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Miller!
O Brien is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
O Brien wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
O Brien works his way to full guard. Good work.
Miller throwing strikes from guard but O Brien blocks nicely.
O Brien is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brad O Brien is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller wants to stand but O Brien has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Brien, 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad O Brien!
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hype
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RATING
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