UFC 89: Miller Relentless in Submission of Baron

Lightweight Jim Miller (12-1) tapped Frenchman David Baron (16-3) in a rear naked choke at 3:19 of the third round at UFC 89 in Birmingham Saturday night.

Miller scooped a Baron low kick and dumped Baron to the mat, scrambling into full mount.

“It was there; so, I went for it,” said Baron.  “His hands were kind of high and his hips weren’t where they were supposed to be to defend the takedown.”

Baron was already exhausted and bloodied from the Miller onslaught in the first two rounds.

From the full mount, Miller landed pistons until Baron surrendered his back and Miller sank the choke.

Baron’s highlight was a slick sweep to top position at the end of round two, but he landed neatly into a Miller leg triangle attempt.

The “W” was Miller’s seventh consecutive since losing a decision to “The Answer” Frankie Edgar (9-1) at Reality Fighting 14 in Atlantic city in November 2006.

Baron debuted in the Octagon off of the biggest “W” of his career, a guillotine choke submission of “Mach” Hayato Sakurai (33-8-2) in Shooto in Tokyo 3 May.