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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Portnoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Portnoy comes to the cage accompanied by The Dance of Instrumentals. Jack Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Portnoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Miller!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portnoy fails with the takedown.
Portnoy loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Portnoy defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Portnoy is out of range and Miller settles back down.
Portnoy moves into the clinch successfully.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Portnoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Portnoy backwards.
It looks like Mike Portnoy has been cut.
Portnoy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Portnoy backwards.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Portnoy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Portnoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Miller.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Portnoy tries for a takedown but Miller manages to get underhooks.
Portnoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portnoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Portnoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portnoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Portnoy throws a head punch that misses.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Portnoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Portnoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Portnoy tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Portnoy back against the cage.
Portnoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. Portnoy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Portnoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Portnoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Portnoy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Portnoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Miller gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Portnoy working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Portnoy blocking some punches.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Portnoy backwards.
Miller cracks Portnoy with a nice body shot.
Portnoy is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets through Portnoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Portnoy is rocked!
Miller misses with some punches.
Oh Portnoy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Portnoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Portnoy seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller prevents a body shot from Portnoy.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Miller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miller prevents a body shot from Portnoy.
Portnoy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miller unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Portnoy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Miller is unloading with more strikes now! Portnoy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Miller!
Our winner, Jack Miller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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