I wasn't really interested in this fight as IMO these are the 2 overrated guys at 155 who will never beat a true contender. Great fight though. Will probably see a rematch.
Miller obviously dominated the first round but I thought the last two could have gone either way. I gave Lauzon a slight nod in the second and Miller a slight nod in the third, so I'm not bothered by the decision at all.
Same move Ryo Chonan pulled against Anderson Silva. I was having flashbacks. Shows how deadly Joe is. Jim must have hurt his hand punching Joe's head. This was one fight I would NOT bet on. I gave it a 51% chance for Joe to win and 49% chance for Miller. Such an evenly matched fight with two fighters with similar skill sets. Hope they rematch again like Hendo vs Shogun. That's the first time I saw Miller back away from a grounded opponent.
...What a great fight. Miller is a monster. Jim's barrage in the clinch was gruesome. Those sick elbows started the plasma backdrop. Joe did pretty well scrambling for subs drenched in blood but Jim was too much. Miller's striking was the best it's ever been...
Glad to see Jim Miller get the win. I feel like he became very underrated after he got dominated by Nate Diaz. He's still a great fighter and I'm glad he got to display that in a very exciting fight against a game Joe Lauzon.
A lot of my favorites lost last night, and I'm not a fan of wrestling dominated fights so I'll just say... Thank goodness for Joe and Jim... they literally saved this pay per view for me!
Joe has always been very slick on the ground. He's the one opponent that NO ONE should underestimate, because he can KO you, out work you, submit you and out heart you. Plus his cardio is always great.
He's a purple belt that gives black belts nightmares.
Both are great warriors. I've always felt that Miller has been a consistent top 5er for a few years now and Lauzon a top 10er. This fight was top notch, greatly umpressed by dis berformance.
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