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Jim Miller Submits Melvin Guillard at UFC on FX 1

Filed under: UFCJim Miller withstood some powerful striking from Melvin Guillard in the first couple minutes of their main event fight at Friday night’s UFC on FX 1 card and then made Guillard pay, submitting him with a rear-naked choke in the first ro…

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Jim Miller withstood some powerful striking from Melvin Guillard in the first couple minutes of their main event fight at Friday night’s UFC on FX 1 card and then made Guillard pay, submitting him with a rear-naked choke in the first round.

It was a great showing on the ground for Miller, and a demonstration once again that while Guillard is a quick and powerful striker, he simply doesn’t have a good enough ground game to compete at a high level.

“I don’t get knocked down often, and he knocked me down. So he hits hard,” Miller said of Guillard after the fight,. “I just found a way to the back. That’s something I’ve always been able to do and from there it was just securing a position. I’m pretty confident that I’m the most dangerous lightweight in the world and I’m willing to make you guys believe that in here.”

Guillard battered Miller with punches and knees in the first minute of the first round and looked like he might have been close to finishing the fight early. Midway through the round Guillard landed a flying knee, but Miller took advantage of Guillard being off balance by taking him down and getting on top of him on the ground.

And from there it was just a matter of time: On the ground Miller has a huge advantage over Guillard, and he easily transitioned to Guillard’s back, sunk in a body triangle, and sunk in a rear-naked choke to force Guillard to tap.

The entire fight lasted just three minutes, and for about two and a half of those minutes Guillard was in control on the feet. But as soon as it went to the ground, Miller had it won.

The win improves Miller’s professional MMA record to 21-3. Guillard falls to 29-10-2.

 

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UFC on FX: Why Dana White Needs a Strong Show Following Brock Lesnar’s Fail

UFC is already the biggest name in mixed martial arts, but president Dana White isn’t sitting on any laurels. Tonight’s bouts on FX are the latest attempt by White to win over mainstream sports fans to augment the devoted hardcore audience the UF…

UFC is already the biggest name in mixed martial arts, but president Dana White isn’t sitting on any laurels. Tonight’s bouts on FX are the latest attempt by White to win over mainstream sports fans to augment the devoted hardcore audience the UFC already enjoys.

The first UFC event of 2012 has a lot of pressure to succeed, because 2011 didn’t exactly end in a TV-friendly fashion for White and his company. The most recognizable star in the MMA world, former heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar, announced his retirement after being demolished by newcomer Alistair Overeem on New Year’s Eve.

Lesnar, who enjoyed substantial crossover appeal as a former WWE star, has battled diverticulitis for several years and chose to retire rather than go through another round of simultaneous rehab and fight training. Just as his success as an MMA fighter was a boon to the UFC’s efforts to raise its profile, having his career end in such disappointing fashion will be a blow to the sport and the promotion.

The best way for UFC to help its image after Lesnar’s exit would be with some exciting fights on tomorrow’s card. Unfortunately, even the headline bout between Melvin Guillard and Jim Miller doesn’t exactly have the cachet of, say, November’s heavyweight title showdown between Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.

Of course, in a sport with minimal mainstream name recognition to begin with, the identities of the fighters in the octagon are less critical than the quality of their competition. Dos Santos-Velasquez was exciting but regrettably short, and a more protracted, back-and-forth fight (whether it’s Guillard-Miller or one of the undercard matches) would do wonders for UFC’s image at a time when wonders are sorely needed.

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UFC on FX Live Blog: Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller Updates

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Melvin Guillard faces Jim Miller at UFC on FX 1.This is the UFC on FX live blog for Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller, the main event of tonight’s fight card from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Guillard (29-9-2) had a five-fight UFC win streak snapped last October against Joe Lauzon at UFC 136. Miller (20-3) had a seven-fight UFC win streak end when he lost to Ben Henderson last August at UFC on Versus.

The live blog is below.


UFC president Dana White joins announcer Jon Anik to promote the upcoming Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit pay-per-view. Without Baba O’Riley blasting in the background, White and Anik manage to speak without yelling.

Miller enters first to the tune of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Bad Moon Rising. Guillard follows with sunglasses walking out to dance music, a sharp departure from his past choices of hip hop songs.

Herb Dean will referee this lightweight main event.

Round 1: Miller presses the action. Miller lands a left hook, but it doesn’t seem to bother Guillard. Guillard jumps with a knee that misses. Guilard throws another flying knee. He must be looking to catch Miller shooting. Guillard follows the knee with a left hook that floors Miller. Miller attempts to clinch as he tries to regain his compulsure. Miller has a bloodied nose and we’re only a minute in. Guillard throws a high kick that’s blocked. Another high kick is blocked by MIller’s left arm. Miller closes the distance and presses Guillard against the cage. Guillard throws an upward knee and MIller backs off. Guillard throws a straight right and MIller answers with a right hand of his own. Guillard tries to time another jumping knee but Miller avoids it and scores the takedown. MIller scrambles and jumps on a Guillard standing to take his back. Miller brings Guillard to the ground and tightens Guillard’s body with a triangle. Miller forces Guillard to tap to a rear-naked choke, completing an impressive comeback victory.

Miller wins via submission – Round 1, 2:04

 

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Melvin Guillard faces Jim Miller at UFC on FX 1.This is the UFC on FX live blog for Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller, the main event of tonight’s fight card from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Guillard (29-9-2) had a five-fight UFC win streak snapped last October against Joe Lauzon at UFC 136. Miller (20-3) had a seven-fight UFC win streak end when he lost to Ben Henderson last August at UFC on Versus.

The live blog is below.


UFC president Dana White joins announcer Jon Anik to promote the upcoming Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit pay-per-view. Without Baba O’Riley blasting in the background, White and Anik manage to speak without yelling.

Miller enters first to the tune of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Bad Moon Rising. Guillard follows with sunglasses walking out to dance music, a sharp departure from his past choices of hip hop songs.

Herb Dean will referee this lightweight main event.

Round 1: Miller presses the action. Miller lands a left hook, but it doesn’t seem to bother Guillard. Guillard jumps with a knee that misses. Guilard throws another flying knee. He must be looking to catch Miller shooting. Guillard follows the knee with a left hook that floors Miller. Miller attempts to clinch as he tries to regain his compulsure. Miller has a bloodied nose and we’re only a minute in. Guillard throws a high kick that’s blocked. Another high kick is blocked by MIller’s left arm. Miller closes the distance and presses Guillard against the cage. Guillard throws an upward knee and MIller backs off. Guillard throws a straight right and MIller answers with a right hand of his own. Guillard tries to time another jumping knee but Miller avoids it and scores the takedown. MIller scrambles and jumps on a Guillard standing to take his back. Miller brings Guillard to the ground and tightens Guillard’s body with a triangle. Miller forces Guillard to tap to a rear-naked choke, completing an impressive comeback victory.

Miller wins via submission – Round 1, 2:04

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UFC on FX Results: Josh Neer Chokes Out Duane Ludwig

Filed under: UFCIn a short but entertaining fight on Friday night’s UFC on FX card, Josh Neer withstood an early barrage from Duane Ludwig, then ended up choking Ludwig unconscious in the first round.

Early on Ludwig looked great, battering Neer with …

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In a short but entertaining fight on Friday night’s UFC on FX card, Josh Neer withstood an early barrage from Duane Ludwig, then ended up choking Ludwig unconscious in the first round.

Early on Ludwig looked great, battering Neer with punches that seemed to be hurting him, and Neer was backing away. At one point Ludwig also knocked out Neer’s mouth guard, and Neer may have benefitted from a brief pause in the action so that he was able to put it back in. At the start of the first round, it looked like Ludwig would have his way with Neer standing up.

But Neer bided his time and took Ludwig down, and once he did that he was in control. First Neer landed punches on the ground, then he slipped in a guillotine choke from half guard. Ludwig looked like he was about to tap out and then he simply slumped down, and Neer yelled to referee Josh Rosenthal that Ludwig was out. Rosenthal checked, saw that Neer was right, and stopped the fight. The fight lasted 3 minutes, 4 seconds.

“It was a good win,” Neer said. “I wanted to stand up and trade more but he was getting the better of me so I took it to the ground to finish him.”

The win improves Neer’s MMA record to 33-10-1 and puts him on a six-fight winning streak. Ludwig falls to 21-12 and snaps a two-fight winning streak of his own.

 

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UFC on FX Live Blog: Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer Updates

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Duane Ludwig will face Josh Neer at UFC on FX 1.This is the UFC on FX live blog for Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer, a welterweight bout on tonight’s main card from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Ludwig (21-11) aims for his third straight UFC win after taking decisions over Amir Sadollah and Nick Osipczak. Neer (32-10-1) returned to the UFC last October and stopped Keith Wisniewski in a bloody brawl.

The live blog is below.


Josh Rosenthal is the referee.

Round 1: No touch of gloves. Neer immediately gets in Ludwig’s face. Neer pays early for his willingness to stand in front of Ludwig, as he gets staggered by a Ludwig right hand. Neer recovers and presses Ludwig against the cage. Neer lands a jab. Ludwig stuns Neer with a knee to the stomach. Ludwig senses that Neer is hurt and he fires more knees. Neer blocks Ludwig’s onslaught to stay standing. A break in action and Neer points out to Rosenthal that he dropped his mouthpiece. Both men land on punches. Neer grabs Ludwig’s left leg and completes the takedown. Ludwig plays a loose butterfly guard before kick-pushing Neer off. Neer enters Ludwig’s guard to look for ground and pound. Ludwig once again nicely kicks off, but when he turns into Neer, Ludwig gets caught in a guillotine. Ludwig doesn’t tap and falls asleep.

Neer wins via technical submission – Round 1, 3:04

 

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Duane Ludwig will face Josh Neer at UFC on FX 1.This is the UFC on FX live blog for Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer, a welterweight bout on tonight’s main card from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Ludwig (21-11) aims for his third straight UFC win after taking decisions over Amir Sadollah and Nick Osipczak. Neer (32-10-1) returned to the UFC last October and stopped Keith Wisniewski in a bloody brawl.

The live blog is below.


Josh Rosenthal is the referee.

Round 1: No touch of gloves. Neer immediately gets in Ludwig’s face. Neer pays early for his willingness to stand in front of Ludwig, as he gets staggered by a Ludwig right hand. Neer recovers and presses Ludwig against the cage. Neer lands a jab. Ludwig stuns Neer with a knee to the stomach. Ludwig senses that Neer is hurt and he fires more knees. Neer blocks Ludwig’s onslaught to stay standing. A break in action and Neer points out to Rosenthal that he dropped his mouthpiece. Both men land on punches. Neer grabs Ludwig’s left leg and completes the takedown. Ludwig plays a loose butterfly guard before kick-pushing Neer off. Neer enters Ludwig’s guard to look for ground and pound. Ludwig once again nicely kicks off, but when he turns into Neer, Ludwig gets caught in a guillotine. Ludwig doesn’t tap and falls asleep.

Neer wins via technical submission – Round 1, 3:04

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UFC on FX Results: Mike Easton Beats Jared Papazian

Filed under: UFCIn a highly entertaining bantamweight bout, Mike Easton took a hard-fought majority decision over Jared Papazian at Friday night’s UFC on FX event.

“He’s a tough dude,” Easton said of Papazian after the fight. “I knew he was going to …

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In a highly entertaining bantamweight bout, Mike Easton took a hard-fought majority decision over Jared Papazian at Friday night’s UFC on FX event.

“He’s a tough dude,” Easton said of Papazian after the fight. “I knew he was going to be tough. He was the champ back in the division he was at. I knew he was going to come and show up and all we wanted to do was give a show to the fans. And we wrecked. We fought tonight.”

The fight got off to a great start as both men clinched with one hand and punched with the other, a la Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama, in the first 30 seconds. The entire first round was fought standing up, with both men landing hard strikes and putting on a good show. I had Easton winning a close first round.

The second round was more of the same until the final minute, when Easton got the first takedown of the fight and did a little damage on the ground, and although Papazian got back to his feet for a moment, they went right back down and Easton finished the round on top. Easton was likely up two rounds to none at the end of the second.


In the third Easton and Papazian traded some of their hardest punches yet, and Papazian showed a lot of heart and continued throwing to the final bell, but Easton had won. The judges scored it 30-27, 29-28 and a bizarre score of 29-29, with Easton winning by majority decision.

The win improves Easton’s record to 12-1. Papazian falls to 14-7.

 

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