Post by The Sandmen on May 17, 2013 19:40:38 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Sylvia while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Frank Mir looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Tim Sylvia comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Sylvia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frank Mir didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Sylvia looks to be in very good shape.
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Tim Sylvia a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mir's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Tim Sylvia realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia opts to jump inside Mir's guard.
Mir didn't see that coming. Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir now.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Tim Sylvia a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mir's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Sylvia moves on the ground
Tim Sylvia moves to side mount
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Tim Sylvia a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mir's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Forehead
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mir's face with those brutal elbows! Mir needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Frank Mir's arm and tries an armbar!
Mir hold his own hand and breaks Sylvia's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tim Sylvia.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Frank Mir doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Tim Sylvia 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 Mir's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frank Mir. 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Sylvia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sylvia is clinching with Mir.
Frank Mir pushes away Sylvia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sylvia doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Mir fakes a punch to Tim Sylvia ribs and the tries to trip him
Sylvia loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia pushes Frank Mir against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Mir's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Sylvia doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Mir embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Sylvia who put distance between them
Sylvia steps forward
Mir feints.
Frank Mir fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Sylvia blocks and pushes his opponent.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
A wicked punch by Tim Sylvia
rocks Mir!
Sylvia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mir can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A wicked punch by Frank Mir
rocks Sylvia!
Sylvia is holding Frank Mir's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Mir loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia looks to mount Frank Mir...
Tim Sylvia slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia launches a barrage of elbows over Mir's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mir doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Right cheek
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to escape from the full mount...
Tim Sylvia is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia looks to mount Frank Mir...
Tim Sylvia slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mir is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tim Sylvia controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to better his position on the ground...
Sylvia is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank 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 Sylvia's moves.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mir is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Sylvia is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Sylvia positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mir's being punished here!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sylvia.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Frank Mir tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sylvia won't budge, forcing Mir to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Mir
Tim Sylvia looks to posture up and open Frank Mir's guard...
Tim Sylvia forces Frank Mir to open his guard.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Sylvia tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Tim Sylvia manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mir can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
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 Sylvia's moves.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to open up Frank Mir's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Mir in the side of the head
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to better his position on the ground...
Sylvia is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to escape from the full mount...
Tim Sylvia is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mir is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Tim Sylvia storms over Mir with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Mir's face with his elbows!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Sylvia works on the ground with his fingers over Mir's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Tim Sylvia storms over Mir with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Mir's face with his elbows!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Sylvia tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Mir! Sylvia has one hook in and keeps working!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir with one hook in
Sylvia positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mir's being punished here!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir with one hook in
Tim Sylvia hovers above Mir
Good punches to Mir's body.
Frank Mir may have a broken rib. It's painful to see him losing this way.
Winner is Tim Sylvia by TKO (Broken Ribs) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 40/50 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
That was unnecessary. Mir was done, then Sylvia decided to just break the poor bastard for icing on the cake. Payback for the arm way back in the day.
Frank Mir looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
Tim Sylvia comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Sylvia fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Frank Mir didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Sylvia looks to be in very good shape.
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Tim Sylvia a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mir's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir measures the resilience of Sylvia's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sylvia's side.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Tim Sylvia realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia opts to jump inside Mir's guard.
Mir didn't see that coming. Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir now.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Tim Sylvia a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mir's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Sylvia moves on the ground
Tim Sylvia moves to side mount
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Tim Sylvia a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Mir's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Forehead
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Mir's face with those brutal elbows! Mir needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Frank Mir's arm and tries an armbar!
Mir hold his own hand and breaks Sylvia's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tim Sylvia.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Tim Sylvia
Frank Mir doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Tim Sylvia 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 Mir's moves.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Frank Mir. 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 Pengrowth Saddledome (Calgary, Alberta) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Sylvia tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Sylvia is clinching with Mir.
Frank Mir pushes away Sylvia trying to keep the fight at striking range
Sylvia doesn't want to break the clinch as he still is grappling with Frank Mir
The fighters are clinching.
Frank Mir fakes a punch to Tim Sylvia ribs and the tries to trip him
Sylvia loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
Sylvia pushes Frank Mir against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Mir's chin! His legs are wobbling!
Sylvia doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Frank Mir embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Sylvia who put distance between them
Sylvia steps forward
Mir feints.
Frank Mir fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Sylvia blocks and pushes his opponent.
Poorly executed technique. Tim Sylvia looks to counter!
A wicked punch by Tim Sylvia
rocks Mir!
Sylvia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mir can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
A wicked punch by Frank Mir
rocks Sylvia!
Sylvia is holding Frank Mir's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Mir loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia looks to mount Frank Mir...
Tim Sylvia slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia launches a barrage of elbows over Mir's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mir doesn't fight back!
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Right cheek
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to escape from the full mount...
Tim Sylvia is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia looks to mount Frank Mir...
Tim Sylvia slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Mir is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tim Sylvia controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to better his position on the ground...
Sylvia is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank 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 Sylvia's moves.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mir is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Sylvia is gassing out... Too bad. His performance may be going down from here.
Sylvia positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mir's being punished here!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Sylvia.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Frank Mir tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sylvia won't budge, forcing Mir to pull guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in closed guard over Mir
Tim Sylvia looks to posture up and open Frank Mir's guard...
Tim Sylvia forces Frank Mir to open his guard.
Tim Sylvia is in open guard over Mir
Sylvia tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Tim Sylvia is in half guard over Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Tim Sylvia manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Mir can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
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 Sylvia's moves.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia tries to open up Frank Mir's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Mir in the side of the head
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Tim Sylvia tries to better his position on the ground...
Sylvia is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Tim Sylvia is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to escape from the full mount...
Tim Sylvia is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Tim Sylvia is in side mount over Frank Mir
Sylvia delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mir is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Tim Sylvia storms over Mir with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Mir's face with his elbows!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Sylvia works on the ground with his fingers over Mir's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
Sylvia doesn't allow him!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Tim Sylvia storms over Mir with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sylvia doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Mir's face with his elbows!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir
Sylvia tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Mir! Sylvia has one hook in and keeps working!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir with one hook in
Sylvia positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Mir's being punished here!
Sylvia is in rear mount over Mir with one hook in
Tim Sylvia hovers above Mir
Good punches to Mir's body.
Frank Mir may have a broken rib. It's painful to see him losing this way.
Winner is Tim Sylvia by TKO (Broken Ribs) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Tim Sylvia
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 40/50 (80%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 363 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 363 s
That was unnecessary. Mir was done, then Sylvia decided to just break the poor bastard for icing on the cake. Payback for the arm way back in the day.