Post by The Sandmen on Sept 14, 2017 8:10:42 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos looks very relaxed.
Frank Mir is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
dos Santos is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Mir throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Frank Mir tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos won't budge, forcing Mir to pull guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
0:35 Round 1 and dos Santos is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mir uses his forearms to block the impact!
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Frank Mir tries to take advantage...
Frank Mir overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
dos Santos pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
dos Santos struggles on the ground and tries to break Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos is in Mir open guard now
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He is not able to do it
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
dos Santos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Mir's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
dos Santos misses a step and Frank Mir sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mir switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
dos Santos struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He is not able to do it
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.
The two exchange wildly
dos Santos is connecting with a few punches
Junior dos Santos tries a high kick!
Mir was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Frank Mir goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
Mir only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Junior dos Santos fakes a move and moves laterally.
The two exchange wildly
dos Santos is connecting with a few punches
dos Santos pushes Frank Mir and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Frank Mir tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
dos Santos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Mir's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mir tries to cover his face,
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mir blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mir is trying to counter now!
Mir moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Mir moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Deep breaths from Junior dos Santos who tries a hammer punch to Mir's ribs.
Mir blocks those punches
Mir tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mir tries to jump to side mount.
Junior dos Santos jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
Mir breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Junior dos Santos was tooling Frank Mir for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Mir lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Junior dos Santos chases Mir and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Mir steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Frank Mir fakes a move and moves laterally.
Mir tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
dos Santos moves backwards and circles around Frank Mir.
dos Santos is trying to counter now!
dos Santos tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. dos Santos is clinching with Mir.
The fighters are clinching.
dos Santos is launching some bone breaking punches to Mir's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Mir's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Mir's face while in the clinch!
Mir can't take many more shots like those!
Mir has a small cut in his Left cheek
Frank Mir pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
dos Santos pushes off of Frank Mir and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Mir stumbles backwards but Junior dos Santos chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Frank Mir tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
dos Santos is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Mir's face while in the clinch!
Mir can't take many more shots like those!
Mir's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank Mir pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos fakes a punch to Frank Mir ribs and the tries to trip him
Frank Mir loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
dos Santos is in closed guard... Mir tries to roll on the ground!
Junior dos Santos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
dos Santos leans back...
He clobbers Frank Mir's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mir's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos looks to posture up and open Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos forces Frank Mir to open his guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Frank Mir 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 dos Santos's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for dos Santos, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Mir looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Junior dos Santos's punches
Mir is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Mouth
Junior dos Santos was tooling Frank Mir for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Mir lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frank Mir's punches
Mir is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Mir, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Mir is wobbling!
Junior dos Santos turns out the lights for Mir! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Uppercut) at 0:43 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 19/24 (79%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 15/19 (79%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/11 (27%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/11 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Mir started out quite well. Then he got diced.
Frank Mir is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
dos Santos is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Mir throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Frank Mir tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos won't budge, forcing Mir to pull guard.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
0:35 Round 1 and dos Santos is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Mir uses his forearms to block the impact!
Junior dos Santos gets sloppy and Frank Mir tries to take advantage...
Frank Mir overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
dos Santos pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
dos Santos struggles on the ground and tries to break Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos is in Mir open guard now
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He is not able to do it
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
dos Santos positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Mir's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
dos Santos misses a step and Frank Mir sees an opportunity to counter him!
Mir switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
dos Santos struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He is not able to do it
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.
The two exchange wildly
dos Santos is connecting with a few punches
Junior dos Santos tries a high kick!
Mir was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Frank Mir goes with a looping right hand while Junior dos Santos jumps back and jabs
Mir only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Junior dos Santos fakes a move and moves laterally.
The two exchange wildly
dos Santos is connecting with a few punches
dos Santos pushes Frank Mir and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Frank Mir tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
dos Santos is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Junior dos Santos launches a few punches to Mir's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Mir tries to cover his face,
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
dos Santos measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Mir blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Mir is trying to counter now!
Mir moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Mir moves on the ground..
...he makes no progress.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Deep breaths from Junior dos Santos who tries a hammer punch to Mir's ribs.
Mir blocks those punches
Mir tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Mir tries to jump to side mount.
Junior dos Santos jumps and show some wrestling skills as he positions himself for continuing the fight in side control.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
Mir breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Junior dos Santos was tooling Frank Mir for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Mir lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Junior dos Santos chases Mir and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Mir steps backwards when those punches connect with his face
Frank Mir fakes a move and moves laterally.
Mir tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
dos Santos moves backwards and circles around Frank Mir.
dos Santos is trying to counter now!
dos Santos tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. dos Santos is clinching with Mir.
The fighters are clinching.
dos Santos is launching some bone breaking punches to Mir's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Frank Mir's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Mir's face while in the clinch!
Mir can't take many more shots like those!
Mir has a small cut in his Left cheek
Frank Mir pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
dos Santos pushes off of Frank Mir and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Mir stumbles backwards but Junior dos Santos chases him and continues the rain of blows!
Frank Mir tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
dos Santos is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Mir's face while in the clinch!
Mir can't take many more shots like those!
Mir's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Frank Mir pushes away dos Santos trying to keep the fight at striking range
dos Santos doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos fakes a punch to Frank Mir ribs and the tries to trip him
Frank Mir loses balance and goes to the ground
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
dos Santos is in closed guard... Mir tries to roll on the ground!
Junior dos Santos uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
dos Santos leans back...
He clobbers Frank Mir's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Mir's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos looks to posture up and open Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos forces Frank Mir to open his guard.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Frank Mir 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 dos Santos's moves.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for dos Santos, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Mir looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Junior dos Santos's punches
Mir is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Mouth
Junior dos Santos was tooling Frank Mir for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Frank Mir lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
dos Santos looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Frank Mir's punches
Mir is on the receiving end of a great combo by dos Santos.
Junior dos Santos has found an opening in the defense of Mir, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Mir is wobbling!
Junior dos Santos turns out the lights for Mir! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (Uppercut) at 0:43 Round 2
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 19/24 (79%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 15/19 (79%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/11 (27%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/11 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 131 s
Mir started out quite well. Then he got diced.