Post by The Sandmen on Nov 29, 2014 15:36:06 GMT -5
Jim Miller looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Gilbert Melendez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Jim Miller tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Melendez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jim Miller is in open guard over Melendez
Miller tries to move to full mount
Miller succeeds
Jim Miller is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Miller's cheek from the guard.
Jim Miller uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Jim Miller is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Jim Miller tries to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Miller's face with those brutal elbows! Miller needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez tries to better his position on the ground...
Melendez breaks the closed guard of Jim Miller and moves to half guard
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Jim Miller...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Jim Miller gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Miller is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gilbert Melendez pushes Jim Miller down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Jim Miller's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Miller's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Melendez's moves.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Gilbert Melendez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miller is holding Gilbert Melendez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jim Miller is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez attempts to trap Jim Miller in his guard.
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to half guard.
Jim Miller is in half guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Miller's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miller's side.
Hard blow to Miller's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jim Miller is in half guard over Melendez
Miller tries to get a side mount...
Melendez wraps his leg around Jim Miller leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jim Miller is in half guard over Melendez
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Melendez's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Miller
Jim Miller tries to free his leg
Gilbert Melendez moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Melendez decides to launch some tentative punches
Gilbert Melendez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Melendez launches a furious hook!
That hits Miller's chin like a wrecking ball! Miller loses balance and goes to the mat.
Melendez is standing while Miller is on the ground on his back
Melendez opts to jump inside Miller's guard.
Miller didn't see that coming. Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller now.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Miller's face with those brutal elbows! Miller needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez hovers above Miller
Good punches to Miller's body.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Good looking punches from Gilbert Melendez on the ground
They could take their toll on Miller.
Miller's Nose is beginning to swell
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Melendez moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Miller
Melendez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jim Miller is not able to stop Miller ground skills and Gilbert Melendez moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller attempts to trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard.
Gilbert Melendez keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Jim Miller's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Miller's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Jim Miller...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Gilbert Melendez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Melendez drills Jim Miller's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Miller was not intelligently defending himself!
Miller's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Miller has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (GnP) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Jim Miller
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/24 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Probably a fight Gilbert SHOULD dominate, but at the same time, he has been shaky lately.
Gilbert Melendez raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Jim Miller tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Melendez is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Jim Miller is in open guard over Melendez
Miller tries to move to full mount
Miller succeeds
Jim Miller is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez launches a few punches to Miller's cheek from the guard.
Jim Miller uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Jim Miller is in full mount over Gilbert Melendez
Jim Miller tries to better his position on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez tries to roll on the ground...
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Miller's face with those brutal elbows! Miller needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gilbert Melendez is in closed guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez tries to better his position on the ground...
Melendez breaks the closed guard of Jim Miller and moves to half guard
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Jim Miller...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller tries to roll to his side and trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard...
Jim Miller gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Miller is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Gilbert Melendez pushes Jim Miller down and prevents his attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Gilbert Melendez looks to counter!
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Jim Miller's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Miller's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Melendez's moves.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Gilbert Melendez doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miller is holding Gilbert Melendez's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Gilbert Melendez loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jim Miller is in side mount over Gilbert Melendez
Gilbert Melendez attempts to trap Jim Miller in his guard.
Gilbert Melendez manages to switch to half guard.
Jim Miller is in half guard over Melendez
Melendez measures the resilience of Miller's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miller's side.
Hard blow to Miller's mid-section, he seems hurt
Jim Miller is in half guard over Melendez
Miller tries to get a side mount...
Melendez wraps his leg around Jim Miller leg and prevents him from moving.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Jim Miller is in half guard over Melendez
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Melendez's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Miller
Jim Miller tries to free his leg
Gilbert Melendez moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Melendez decides to launch some tentative punches
Gilbert Melendez takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Melendez launches a furious hook!
That hits Miller's chin like a wrecking ball! Miller loses balance and goes to the mat.
Melendez is standing while Miller is on the ground on his back
Melendez opts to jump inside Miller's guard.
Miller didn't see that coming. Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller now.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Miller's face with those brutal elbows! Miller needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Gilbert Melendez hovers above Miller
Good punches to Miller's body.
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Good looking punches from Gilbert Melendez on the ground
They could take their toll on Miller.
Miller's Nose is beginning to swell
Gilbert Melendez is in open guard over Miller
Melendez moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Gilbert Melendez is in half guard over Miller
Melendez launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jim Miller is not able to stop Miller ground skills and Gilbert Melendez moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Jim Miller attempts to trap Gilbert Melendez in his guard.
Gilbert Melendez keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Melendez leans back...
He clobbers Jim Miller's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Miller's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Gilbert Melendez is in side mount over Jim Miller
Gilbert Melendez looks to mount Jim Miller...
Gilbert Melendez slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Gilbert Melendez is in full mount over Jim Miller
Gilbert Melendez wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Melendez drills Jim Miller's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Miller was not intelligently defending himself!
Miller's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Miller has a small cut in his Nose
Winner is Gilbert Melendez by TKO (GnP) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Jim Miller
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s
Statistics: Gilbert Melendez
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 21/24 (88%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 233 s
Probably a fight Gilbert SHOULD dominate, but at the same time, he has been shaky lately.