{"id":222450,"date":"2017-02-11T19:39:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-12T03:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=222450"},"modified":"2017-02-11T19:39:56","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T03:39:56","slug":"ufc-208-results-jim-miller-vs-dustin-poirier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc-208\/ufc-208-results-jim-miller-vs-dustin-poirier\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 208 Results: Dustin Poirier defeats Jim Miller via majority decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A key lightweight bout between Jim Miller and Dustin Poirier kicked off tonight&#8217;s UFC 208 pay-per-view main card in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p>Round one begins and Miller comes forward with a jab that misses. Poirier circles and lands a leg kick and then another. Miller closes the distance and lands a hard body shot. He follows that up with a left hook and then a body kick. Poirier circles out and then comes forward with a combo that is blocked. Dustin lands a hard leg kick. He pushes forward with a double jab. Miller respond with a leg kick of his own. Jim tries to go high with a kick but it misses. Miller shoots in for a takedown but Dustin defends the shot. He presses Miller against the cage and lands a knee. Miller breaks free but eats a hard right hand. Miller fires back with a left but Poirier connects with a hard leg kick. The fighters make their way back to the center of the octagon and Dustin fires off a combo. Miller responds with a left. Miller presses forward and lands a combination. Poirier misses with a right and Miller counters with a right hook. Dustin lands a nice left over the top. He circles out and then scores a trip takedown. Miller pops right back up and then takes down Dustin. He immediately takes the back of Poirier and locks in both hooks. Jim is looking for a rear-naked choke. Poirier scrambles and winds up on top. He opts to stand up and both men begin throwing down as round one comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Round two begins and Miller lands a hard leg kick to start. Poirier returns fire with one of his own. Miller comes forward and lands an uppercut followed by a leg kick. Poirier responds with a left and Miller answers with one of his own. Miller with a counter left followed by a leg kick. Poirier presses forward and lands a hard combination. Miller appears to be rocked. He shoots in for a takedown but Dustin defends. Poirier breaks free and lands another hard right hand. Miller fires back with a left hand. Both fighters are landing now. Poirier connects with a hard left. He lands another. Miller retreats. Two minutes remain in the round. Miller fires off a left and then a body kick. Poirier charges forward and lands a good combination. Miller shoots in and begins working for a takedown. Poirier is defending well while landing some elbows. Dustin switches the position and earns a takedown. Miller is busted up. Poirier opts to stand back up and Miller hits him with a hard leg kick. Poirier with a solid combination. Miller fires back with a hard kick to the body. Round two comes to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Round three begins and Miller lands a left hand while Poirier connects with a leg kick. Jim with a right hand in the pocket. He follows that up with a leg kick. Dustin responds with a left hand. Miller connects with a leg kick that drops Poirier. Dustin appears to be hurt. He is limping now. Miller with another kick and then a right. Dustin fires back with a crisp jab. Miller continues to chop at the right leg of Poirier. Dustin lands a right and then shoots in and scores a takedown. Miller immediately attempts a triangle choke but it is not there. Dustin steps over in to half guard. Jim scrambles and looks to lock in a guillotine. Poirier escapes the hold and works some short shots. Good left hands now from Dustin. Miller is trying to wall-walk and get back up. Poirier moves to takes his back. Miller gets up and presses Dustin against the fence. One minute remains. A good knee scores for Miller. Poirier shoots in and scores another takedown. He needed that. Miller is working for a kimura submission. Poirier is defending well and breaks free of the hold. The horn sounds to end round three. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A key lightweight bout between Jim Miller and Dustin Poirier kicked off tonight&#8217;s UFC 208 pay-per-view main card in Brooklyn. Round one begins and Miller comes forward with a jab that misses. Poirier circles and lands a leg kick and then another. Miller closes the distance and lands a hard body shot. 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