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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Miller (ranked 2599 p4p, 309 weight class) and Christian Leicester (ranked 3589 p4p, 402 weight class). Leicester has chosen Hi Ho Silver Lining - Jeff Beck as his entrance music. Christian Leicester is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 cm
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172 lbs
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179 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Miller! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Christian Leicester! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leicester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Miller ducks under a wild hook from Leicester. Miller walks into a straight right hand from Leicester. Leicester misses with a straight right. Leicester scores with a jab. Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leicester. Miller fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leicester avoids it really well and circles away. Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Leicester as he jumps to the side. Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leicester. Miller looks to throw the jab but Leicester is out of range. Leicester throws a combination that misses and Miller counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Leicester pulls Miller in to control the position. Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Leicester can do anything to dispel that myth. Miller distracts Leicester with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Leicester can't keep his opponent in guard - Miller advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Leicester is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Leicester wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller 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. Leicester trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Miller manages to pass to mount!
Miller fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Miller wants to control the pace but Leicester is squirming around nicely. Miller is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Leicester is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). 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
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
57% |
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