Post by The Sandmen on Feb 1, 2021 20:49:59 GMT -5
Pat Miletich is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Stephen Thompson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Pat Miletich and Stephen Thompson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Wonderboy launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Miletich.
Miletich tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pat Miletich shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stephen Thompson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Miletich into his guard.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Miletich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Miletich blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Miletich's ribs.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Pat Miletich's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Miletich clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Stephen Thompson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Miletich blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Wonderboy's guard.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich goes for an americana!
Wonderboy breaks free.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich isolates Stephen Thompson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Stephen Thompson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephen Thompson overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Miletich pulls his arm out of danger.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Miletich launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Stephen Thompson is not able to stop Wonderboy ground skills and Pat Miletich moves to side mount!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich looks to pass to mount...
Wonderboy creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Wonderboy throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Miletich has a small cut in his Chin
Pat Miletich attempts a sweep single...
Pat Miletich catches Stephen Thompson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Miletich.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Pat Miletich uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich tries to open up Stephen Thompson's defense faking a few punches.
Stephen Thompson wraps his arms around Miletich's arms and counters the punches.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephen Thompson throws up a triangle attempt!
Pat Miletich postures up and breaks the triangle.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich tries to pass Stephen Thompson's guard...
Pat Miletich manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Pat Miletich uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wonderboy clumsily fails here and it's time for Pat Miletich to fight back!
Pat Miletich pushes Wonderboy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Wonderboy rolls and he's now on half guard over Pat Miletich. Nice reversal.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Stephen Thompson tries to pass Pat Miletich's guard...
Stephen Thompson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts to trap Stephen Thompson in his guard.
Pat Miletich manages to switch to half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Stephen Thompson tries a kimura
Miletich breaks the lock.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich throws down elbows...
Wonderboy is not making himself an easy target.
Pat Miletich gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Miletich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miletich's side.
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Miletich shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Wonderboy pushes Pat Miletich forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich sits up and gets an arm around Wonderboy's neck!
Wonderboy pushes Pat Miletich back to the ground.
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich throws up a triangle attempt!
Stephen Thompson postures up and breaks the triangle.
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Good looking punches from Stephen Thompson on the ground
deflected by Miletich.
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Miletich tries to roll on the ground!
Stephen Thompson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Pat Miletich gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Wonderboy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Pat Miletich! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Pat Miletich doesn't defend himself!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich launches a few punches to Wonderboy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wonderboy tries to cover his face,
Wonderboy has a small cut in his Left cheek
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Miletich reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Wonderboy blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Miletich is moving on the ground...
Wonderboy tries to counter Miletich's moves on the ground.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Wonderboy shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Miletich pushes Stephen Thompson forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich works on the ground with his fingers over Wonderboy's face
Wonderboy shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich looks to posture up and open Stephen Thompson's guard...
Pat Miletich forces Stephen Thompson to open his guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Stephen Thompson.
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Round 2
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A punch from Stephen Thompson
whizzes past Miletich.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wonderboy's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Pat Miletich slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Wonderboy cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Miletich can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Miletich goes for an armbar!
Stephen Thompson breaks the lock and pushes away Pat Miletich, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Pat Miletich. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Miletich decides to launch some tentative punches
Stephen Thompson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
As the fight continues it seems that Pat Miletich is taking the best of the fight.
Miletich grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Wonderboy struggles... Pat Miletich is unable to take him down
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Pat Miletich launches a body shot
Wonderboy dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stephen Thompson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Miletich into his guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Pat Miletich uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Wonderboy misses a step and Pat Miletich sees an opportunity to counter him!
Miletich tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Pat Miletich's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Miletich tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Pat Miletich uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich launches a barrage of elbows over Wonderboy's face!
Stephen Thompson blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Miletich misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Deep breaths from Stephen Thompson who tries a hammer punch to Miletich's ribs.
That hit Miletich who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pat Miletich!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Pat Miletich
Miletich cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Wonderboy can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Wonderboy tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Miletich struggles and frees his leg!
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Wonderboy is moving on the ground...
Miletich tries to counter Wonderboy's moves on the ground.
Stephen Thompson gets sloppy and Pat Miletich tries to take advantage...
Pat Miletich attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Stephen Thompson tries to pass Pat Miletich's guard...
Stephen Thompson passes momentarily but Pat Miletich sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Wonderboy steps forward
Pat Miletich catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Miletich fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Wonderboy's mid-section, he seems hurt
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Miletich moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Pat Miletich gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Miletich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miletich's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Wonderboy rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Pat Miletich. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts a sweep single...
Stephen Thompson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Stephen Thompson moves forward and launches a low kick.
Miletich blocks that.
Pat Miletich takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Miletich pushes Stephen Thompson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Pat Miletich tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wonderboy goes down.
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Pat Miletich uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miletich is trying to counter now!
Miletich moves on the ground
Pat Miletich moves to side mount
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Pat Miletich slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Wonderboy.
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Round 3
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Miletich tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Miletich is clinching with Wonderboy.
The fighters are clinching.
Miletich and Stephen Thompson are cliched up against the cage. Miletich steps for a throw
Stephen Thompson is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miletich shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Stephen Thompson's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Miletich is throwing a flurry of punches!
Stephen Thompson just can't get away!
Wonderboy's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miletich pushes off of Stephen Thompson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Wonderboy stumbles backwards but Pat Miletich chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephen Thompson pushes away Miletich trying to keep the fight at striking range
Miletich doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stephen Thompson
Miletich doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stephen Thompson embrace and tries to move away...
Stephen Thompson pushes Miletich forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wonderboy doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Pat Miletich embrace and tries to move away...
Pat Miletich pushes Wonderboy forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Miletich is trying to counter now!
Miletich doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stephen Thompson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Miletich who put distance between them
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Miletich grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich tries to finish with a leg lock!
Punishing hold!
Wonderboy hyper-extended his left leg
Wonderboy struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That leglock from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
Wonderboy is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Miletich tries to move to full mount
Miletich succeeds
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Stephen Thompson shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Miletich is locking that Americana...
That Americana from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
That Americana from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
That Americana from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
Stephen Thompson breaks that americana attempt!
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Miletich tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pat Miletich controls the situation despite Stephen Thompson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Stephen Thompson creates enough space to control Pat Miletich's leg.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich pushes Wonderboy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Miletich who is in full mount! Wonderboy is in trouble now!
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Miletich fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Stephen Thompson's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
Wonderboy struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
Wonderboy struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
Miletich launches a couple of strikes with his heels over Stephen Thompson's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Wonderboy taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Pat Miletich by Submission (Armbar) at 2:37 Round 3
Statistics: Pat Miletich
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/13 (54%)
Takedowns 8/12 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/17 (12%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Statistics: Stephen Thompson
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/30 (47%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Yeah, something like that.
Stephen Thompson looks at the ground while he does his calming exercises. He knows he can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Pat Miletich and Stephen Thompson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Wonderboy launches a solid middle kick
that whizzes past Miletich.
Miletich tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Pat Miletich shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stephen Thompson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Miletich into his guard.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Miletich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Miletich blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Wonderboy launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Miletich's ribs.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Pat Miletich's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Miletich clumsily fails here and it's time for Stephen Thompson to fight back!
Stephen Thompson isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Miletich blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Wonderboy's guard.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich goes for an americana!
Wonderboy breaks free.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich isolates Stephen Thompson's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Stephen Thompson is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephen Thompson overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Miletich pulls his arm out of danger.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Miletich launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Stephen Thompson is not able to stop Wonderboy ground skills and Pat Miletich moves to side mount!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich looks to pass to mount...
Wonderboy creates space and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Wonderboy throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Miletich has a small cut in his Chin
Pat Miletich attempts a sweep single...
Pat Miletich catches Stephen Thompson's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Miletich.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Pat Miletich uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich tries to open up Stephen Thompson's defense faking a few punches.
Stephen Thompson wraps his arms around Miletich's arms and counters the punches.
Wonderboy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stephen Thompson throws up a triangle attempt!
Pat Miletich postures up and breaks the triangle.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich tries to pass Stephen Thompson's guard...
Pat Miletich manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Pat Miletich uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Wonderboy clumsily fails here and it's time for Pat Miletich to fight back!
Pat Miletich pushes Wonderboy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Wonderboy rolls and he's now on half guard over Pat Miletich. Nice reversal.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Stephen Thompson tries to pass Pat Miletich's guard...
Stephen Thompson manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Stephen Thompson is in side mount over Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts to trap Stephen Thompson in his guard.
Pat Miletich manages to switch to half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Stephen Thompson tries a kimura
Miletich breaks the lock.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich throws down elbows...
Wonderboy is not making himself an easy target.
Pat Miletich gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Miletich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miletich's side.
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Miletich shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Wonderboy pushes Pat Miletich forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich sits up and gets an arm around Wonderboy's neck!
Wonderboy pushes Pat Miletich back to the ground.
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich throws up a triangle attempt!
Stephen Thompson postures up and breaks the triangle.
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Good looking punches from Stephen Thompson on the ground
deflected by Miletich.
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Wonderboy is in closed guard... Miletich tries to roll on the ground!
Stephen Thompson uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Pat Miletich gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Wonderboy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Pat Miletich! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Pat Miletich doesn't defend himself!
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich launches a few punches to Wonderboy's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Wonderboy tries to cover his face,
Wonderboy has a small cut in his Left cheek
Stephen Thompson is in closed guard over Miletich
Miletich reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Wonderboy blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Miletich is moving on the ground...
Wonderboy tries to counter Miletich's moves on the ground.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Wonderboy shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Miletich pushes Stephen Thompson forward against his back and breaks the lock!
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich works on the ground with his fingers over Wonderboy's face
Wonderboy shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich looks to posture up and open Stephen Thompson's guard...
Pat Miletich forces Stephen Thompson to open his guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Stephen Thompson.
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Round 2
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A punch from Stephen Thompson
whizzes past Miletich.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Wonderboy's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Pat Miletich slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Wonderboy cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Miletich can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Miletich goes for an armbar!
Stephen Thompson breaks the lock and pushes away Pat Miletich, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Pat Miletich. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Miletich decides to launch some tentative punches
Stephen Thompson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
As the fight continues it seems that Pat Miletich is taking the best of the fight.
Miletich grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Wonderboy struggles... Pat Miletich is unable to take him down
Wonderboy is trying to counter now!
Pat Miletich launches a body shot
Wonderboy dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Stephen Thompson is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Miletich into his guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Pat Miletich uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Wonderboy misses a step and Pat Miletich sees an opportunity to counter him!
Miletich tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Wonderboy leans and gets Pat Miletich's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Miletich tries to cover his face,
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Pat Miletich uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich launches a barrage of elbows over Wonderboy's face!
Stephen Thompson blocks the elbows and tries to cool down the fight.
Miletich misses a step and Stephen Thompson sees an opportunity to counter him!
Deep breaths from Stephen Thompson who tries a hammer punch to Miletich's ribs.
That hit Miletich who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Pat Miletich is in closed guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in closed guard... Wonderboy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Pat Miletich!
Stephen Thompson is in full mount over Pat Miletich
Miletich cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Wonderboy can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Wonderboy tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Miletich struggles and frees his leg!
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Wonderboy is moving on the ground...
Miletich tries to counter Wonderboy's moves on the ground.
Stephen Thompson gets sloppy and Pat Miletich tries to take advantage...
Pat Miletich attempts to move to full guard
Stephen Thompson keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Stephen Thompson is in half guard over Miletich
Stephen Thompson tries to pass Pat Miletich's guard...
Stephen Thompson passes momentarily but Pat Miletich sees and opening and traps him in full guard.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Wonderboy steps forward
Pat Miletich catches him with an uppercut to the face!
Miletich fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Stephen Thompson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Wonderboy's mid-section, he seems hurt
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Miletich moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Pat Miletich gets sloppy and Stephen Thompson tries to take advantage...
Wonderboy measures the resilience of Miletich's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Miletich's side.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Wonderboy rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Pat Miletich. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miletich is holding Stephen Thompson's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Stephen Thompson shows great balance while pushing away Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich attempts a sweep single...
Stephen Thompson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Stephen Thompson looks to counter!
Stephen Thompson moves forward and launches a low kick.
Miletich blocks that.
Pat Miletich takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Miletich pushes Stephen Thompson and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Pat Miletich tries to bring the fight to the ground
Wonderboy goes down.
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Stephen Thompson launches a few punches to Miletich's cheek from the guard.
Pat Miletich uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Miletich is trying to counter now!
Miletich moves on the ground
Pat Miletich moves to side mount
Pat Miletich is in side mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich looks to mount Stephen Thompson...
Pat Miletich slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Wonderboy.
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Round 3
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Miletich tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Miletich is clinching with Wonderboy.
The fighters are clinching.
Miletich and Stephen Thompson are cliched up against the cage. Miletich steps for a throw
Stephen Thompson is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miletich shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Stephen Thompson's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Miletich is throwing a flurry of punches!
Stephen Thompson just can't get away!
Wonderboy's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miletich pushes off of Stephen Thompson and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Wonderboy stumbles backwards but Pat Miletich chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Stephen Thompson pushes away Miletich trying to keep the fight at striking range
Miletich doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Stephen Thompson
Miletich doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stephen Thompson embrace and tries to move away...
Stephen Thompson pushes Miletich forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Wonderboy doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Pat Miletich embrace and tries to move away...
Pat Miletich pushes Wonderboy forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
Miletich is trying to counter now!
Miletich doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Stephen Thompson embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Miletich who put distance between them
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Miletich grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Pat Miletich
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich tries to finish with a leg lock!
Punishing hold!
Wonderboy hyper-extended his left leg
Wonderboy struggles to free himself
Crippling lock!
That leglock from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
Wonderboy is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Pat Miletich is in open guard over Wonderboy
Miletich tries to move to full mount
Miletich succeeds
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Pat Miletich takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Stephen Thompson shoulder and pushes his left arm againts the mat!
Miletich is locking that Americana...
That Americana from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
That Americana from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
That Americana from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
Stephen Thompson breaks that americana attempt!
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Miletich tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Pat Miletich controls the situation despite Stephen Thompson efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Stephen Thompson tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Stephen Thompson creates enough space to control Pat Miletich's leg.
Pat Miletich is in half guard over Wonderboy
Pat Miletich pushes Wonderboy's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Miletich who is in full mount! Wonderboy is in trouble now!
Pat Miletich is in full mount over Stephen Thompson
Miletich fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Stephen Thompson's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Pat Miletich appears to be unbreakable
Wonderboy struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
Wonderboy struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Wonderboy's eyes...
Miletich launches a couple of strikes with his heels over Stephen Thompson's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Wonderboy taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Pat Miletich by Submission (Armbar) at 2:37 Round 3
Statistics: Pat Miletich
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/13 (54%)
Takedowns 8/12 (67%)
GnP strikes 2/17 (12%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Statistics: Stephen Thompson
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 14/30 (47%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Yeah, something like that.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!