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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing ft. Young Jeezy . Miller has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
27
240 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Miller! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mir does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Mir throws a good cross that connects.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though. Mir jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well. Mir misses with a straight left. Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Mir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye. Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Miller. Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Sloppy strikes from Mir. Those never looked like landing. Mir throws a leg kick and Miller counters with a nice leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Miller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Miller lands in his opponent's guard. Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Miller doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Miller manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Miller postures up and lands a big shot to Mir's brow. Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Mir 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. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mir pushes a forearm under Miller's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Miller is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Mir! Frank Mir seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. The defeated Jordan Miller had this to say: 'That was a fluke'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
69% |
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