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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Neer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Neer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Neer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darrell Miles!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles misses with a low kick.
Neer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miles slips a jab and a cross from Neer.
Neer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miles decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Neer's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neer is keeping the position for now.
Miles throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miles throws and elbow that misses. Neer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miles's guard. Nice move by Neer!
Miles pulls Neer in close to his closed guard and prevents Neer from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neer wants to get up but he can't break Miles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Darrell Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neer swings for the body but Miles moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miles wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neer is fending him off so far but Miles persists. Nope, Neer circles away and we're back to standing.
Miles is looking to clinch.
Miles moves in looking to clinch but Neer pushes him off.
Neer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miles closes the distance and pushes Neer back into the cage.
Miles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miles tries to clinch up but Neer circles away and keeps his distance.
Miles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Neer, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Miles.
Miles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miles breaks the clinch.
Miles shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Neer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miles off and has taken his back!
I really don't envy Miles right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miles trying to control but not successfully.
Miles fending off the submission attempt from Neer.
Miles wants to escape the position.
Neer working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Neer is persistently looking for the submission but Miles is defending it well.
Miles manages to reverse the position and now he's in Neer's guard. Nice work there by Miles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles trying to move into half guard but instead Neer has managed to sweep!
Miles has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Neer has passed into side control.
Miles is looking to regain half guard here but Neer keeps moving and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Miles is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Neer has control of an arm but Miles manages to advance to Neer's back!
Can Neer hold on?! Miles is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Neer finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles lands a big shot there that rocks Neer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Neer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Miles tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Miles misses with a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neer is looking to improve his position but Miles isn't that keen on the idea.
Miles throwing strikes here but Neer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miles wants to control the pace but Neer is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miles throwing strikes here but Neer is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
A nice elbow there by Miles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Miles dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miles looks for a takedown but Neer sprawls well.
Neer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Miles circles away.
Miles swats away the attempt to clinch by Neer.
Miles shoots in and gets a takedown into Neer's guard.
Miles throwing strikes from guard but Neer blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miles trying to control the position from guard on top but Neer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neer trying to keep a closed guard but Miles is proving a slippery customer.
Miles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Miles looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miles works over Neer with some ground and pound from guard.
Miles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miles stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Miles trying to control the position from guard on top but Neer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neer is trying to control the position but Miles postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Miles in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miles throws a big right hand that misses.
Miles throwing strikes from guard but Neer blocks nicely.
Miles trying to control the position from guard on top but Neer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miles postures up in Neer's guard and throws a big left but Neer blocks it.
Miles throws and elbow that misses. Neer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miles's guard. Nice move by Neer!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles looking for a sweep. Not yet Miles, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neer drops back looking for a leg! Miles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miles manages to kick Neer off! Neer jumps back into Miles's guard.
Miles pulls Neer in close to prevent any damage.
Miles wants to sweep but no luck.
Miles controls Neer momentarily but Neer frees himself.
Miles is controlling Neer's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrell Miles has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Miles wants to clinch up but Neer keeps it at a distance.
Neer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miles swivels and escapes.
Miles fails with a takedown attempt.
Miles is breathing heavily.
Miles leaves Neer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miles tries to clinch there but Neer circles away.
Miles wants to clinch but Neer slips to the side
and Neer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Miles looks for a takedown but Neer sprawls well.
Miles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miles blocks a head kick by Neer.
Miles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Neer to the ground. Miles is now in Neer's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neer wants to sweep here but Miles controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darrell Miles 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miles swivels and escapes.
Neer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Miles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Miles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Neer defends it nicely.
Miles jabs Neer right on the nose. Neer blinks but takes it well.
Josh Neer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Miles as Neer shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Neer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miles rushes Neer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Miles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Neer.
Miles throws a right and a left that Neer avoids nicely.
Miles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Neer as he avoids it easily.
Miles feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Miles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles trying to control but Neer is working from the bottom.
Neer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miles wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Neer's closed guard. He's half up but Neer has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Neer pivots and extends the arm, Miles falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Neer! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Neer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Josh Neer made sure he mentioned GR Design - Elegance and Comfort (Made in Italy), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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