Post by The Sandmen on Oct 27, 2016 8:32:02 GMT -5
Junior dos Santos looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Frank Mir doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
dos Santos jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Junior dos Santos pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
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 clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos shoots and grab Frank Mir's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
dos Santos scoop up Frank Mir's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Mir to the mat
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Good looking punches from Junior dos Santos on the ground
They could take their toll on Mir.
Mir's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
dos Santos shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Junior dos Santos pushes Frank Mir against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Frank Mir struggles not allowing Junior dos Santos improve his position.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
dos Santos tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir throws up a triangle attempt!
Junior dos Santos postures up and breaks the triangle.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
dos Santos shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
dos Santos launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Mir is covering himself! dos Santos tries to force the situation and Mir clumsily gives his back!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
dos Santos is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Frank Mir, who is barely covering up!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Junior dos Santos tries to get his arm under Frank Mir's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Frank Mir's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Frank Mir easily defends the attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Frank Mir looks to counter!
Mir has dos Santos controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
dos Santos is unable to move under Mir control.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to show some ground skills
Frank Mir put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos pushes Mir's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by dos Santos who is in full mount! Mir is in trouble now!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
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 tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos 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!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Frank Mir creates enough space to control Junior dos Santos's leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Junior dos Santos 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Junior dos Santos takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Junior dos Santos!
It misses by a mile.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Mir to fight back!
Mir launches a flurry of punches
dos Santos slips out of danger.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Frank Mir tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos goes down.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Frank Mir tries to finish with a leg lock!
dos Santos is able to break the lock.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Mir cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as dos Santos can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Mir
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir tries to escape from closed guard...
dos Santos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Frank Mir! He is reversed and nor Junior dos Santos is on half guard!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
dos Santos launches a couple of fast knees to Frank Mir's ribs!
Mir moves on the ground and keeps Junior dos Santos's knees at bay with his arms.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Mir is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frank Mir tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Junior dos Santos.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
dos Santos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
dos Santos tries to escape from the closed guard
Junior dos Santos any adventage in the ground.
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 Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
dos Santos is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Mir blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Mir's cheek! Mir stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Right cheek
dos Santos is standing while Mir is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Mir's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Mir is on the ground on his back
Frank Mir launches an up-kick intended for Junior dos Santos's head...
It lands flush with Junior dos Santos's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
dos Santos is standing while Mir is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos creates space and allows Frank Mir to stand up.
Frank Mir is on his feet again.
Mir is holding Junior dos Santos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Junior dos Santos loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Frank Mir looks to mount Junior dos Santos...
Junior dos Santos takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Mir uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Mir to fight back!
Mir tries to escape from the closed guard
Frank Mir any adventage in the ground.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as dos Santos can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Mir is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Mir!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
Terrible one sided match... Mir was not ready to fight a fighter of Junior dos Santos caliber.
Mir is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Junior dos Santos pushes Frank Mir down and prevents his attempts to escape
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir measures the resilience of dos Santos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in dos Santos's side.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
dos Santos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos goes for an armbar!
Frank Mir breaks the lock and pushes away Junior dos Santos, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Junior dos Santos. 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 Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Junior dos Santos and Mir engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Junior dos Santos throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Mir's chin! That stops Mir in his tracks!
Junior dos Santos launches a rapid series of punches
taking Mir from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Mir has a small cut in his Left cheek
A furious flurry of punches from Junior dos Santos
puts Mir in a world of hurt!
Mir's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Some counter punches against Junior dos Santos
almost hit him as he moves away.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by dos Santos followed by a hard jab
Frank Mir stumbles back.
Frank Mir shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Junior dos Santos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mir into his guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Mir!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mir is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Mir's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mir has a small cut in his Forehead
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Frank Mir is a bloody mess!
dos Santos launches a barrage of elbows over Mir's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mir doesn't fight back!
Mir's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Mir doesn't stop bleeding.
dos Santos fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! dos Santos is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mir's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos is in rear mount 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.
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Frank Mir is a bloody mess!
Mir tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Junior dos Santos.
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Round 3
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Mir is holding Junior dos Santos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Junior dos Santos shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
A bad move from Frank Mir
allows dos Santos to land a solid head kick.
The frightening power of Junior dos Santos has left Mir sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Mir's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (High kick) at 0:39 Round 3
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 19/27 (70%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 405 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 438 s
Mir wasn't able to get much going.
Frank Mir doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Junior dos Santos today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
dos Santos jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Junior dos Santos pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
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 clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Junior dos Santos shoots and grab Frank Mir's ankle trying to take him down with a Heel Trip Reversal
dos Santos scoop up Frank Mir's ankle with one hand and pushes his body with another forcing Mir to the mat
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Good looking punches from Junior dos Santos on the ground
They could take their toll on Mir.
Mir's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
dos Santos shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Junior dos Santos pushes Frank Mir against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Frank Mir struggles not allowing Junior dos Santos improve his position.
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
dos Santos tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir throws up a triangle attempt!
Junior dos Santos postures up and breaks the triangle.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
dos Santos shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
dos Santos launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Mir is covering himself! dos Santos tries to force the situation and Mir clumsily gives his back!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
dos Santos is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Frank Mir, who is barely covering up!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Junior dos Santos tries to get his arm under Frank Mir's chin but can't do it. He locks his arms over Frank Mir's neck and tries to finish him with a neck crank!
Frank Mir easily defends the attempt.
Poorly executed technique. Frank Mir looks to counter!
Mir has dos Santos controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
dos Santos is unable to move under Mir control.
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos tries to pass Frank Mir's guard...
Junior dos Santos manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in side mount over Frank Mir
Mir tries to show some ground skills
Frank Mir put dos Santos in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Junior dos Santos pushes Mir's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by dos Santos who is in full mount! Mir is in trouble now!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
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 tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos 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!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Frank Mir creates enough space to control Junior dos Santos's leg.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Mir tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Junior dos Santos 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Junior dos Santos takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Incredible haymaker from Junior dos Santos!
It misses by a mile.
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Mir to fight back!
Mir launches a flurry of punches
dos Santos slips out of danger.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Frank Mir tries to bring the fight to the ground
dos Santos goes down.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Frank Mir tries to finish with a leg lock!
dos Santos is able to break the lock.
Frank Mir is in open guard over dos Santos
Mir cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as dos Santos can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
dos Santos tries to close his guard around Mir
He succeeds!
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir tries to escape from closed guard...
dos Santos waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Frank Mir! He is reversed and nor Junior dos Santos is on half guard!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
dos Santos launches a couple of fast knees to Frank Mir's ribs!
Mir moves on the ground and keeps Junior dos Santos's knees at bay with his arms.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Mir is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Frank Mir tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Junior dos Santos is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir attempts to move to full guard
Junior dos Santos keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Junior dos Santos.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
dos Santos grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Junior dos Santos
Junior dos Santos is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around dos Santos
He succeeds!
Junior dos Santos is in closed guard over Mir
dos Santos tries to escape from the closed guard
Junior dos Santos any adventage in the ground.
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 Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
dos Santos is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Junior dos Santos launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Mir blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Frank Mir's cheek! Mir stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Frank Mir's Right cheek
dos Santos is standing while Mir is on the ground on his back
dos Santos launches a kick to Mir's thigh
Loud pop!
dos Santos is standing while Mir is on the ground on his back
Frank Mir launches an up-kick intended for Junior dos Santos's head...
It lands flush with Junior dos Santos's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
dos Santos is standing while Mir is on the ground on his back
Junior dos Santos creates space and allows Frank Mir to stand up.
Frank Mir is on his feet again.
Mir is holding Junior dos Santos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Junior dos Santos loses balance and goes to the ground.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Junior dos Santos
Frank Mir looks to mount Junior dos Santos...
Junior dos Santos takes advantage of his opponent's over commitment and traps him in full guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Frank Mir uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
dos Santos clumsily fails here and it's time for Frank Mir to fight back!
Mir tries to escape from the closed guard
Frank Mir any adventage in the ground.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as dos Santos can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Mir is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Mir!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
Terrible one sided match... Mir was not ready to fight a fighter of Junior dos Santos caliber.
Mir is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Junior dos Santos pushes Frank Mir down and prevents his attempts to escape
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
Mir measures the resilience of dos Santos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in dos Santos's side.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
dos Santos tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Junior dos Santos controls the situation despite Frank Mir efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos goes for an armbar!
Frank Mir breaks the lock and pushes away Junior dos Santos, who rolls over his back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Junior dos Santos. 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 Bizkaia Arena (Barakaldo, Spain) are cheering for the fighters.
Junior dos Santos and Mir engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Junior dos Santos throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Mir's chin! That stops Mir in his tracks!
Junior dos Santos launches a rapid series of punches
taking Mir from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Mir has a small cut in his Left cheek
A furious flurry of punches from Junior dos Santos
puts Mir in a world of hurt!
Mir's Mouth is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Some counter punches against Junior dos Santos
almost hit him as he moves away.
Mir clumsily fails here and it's time for Junior dos Santos to fight back!
Crisp uppercut by dos Santos followed by a hard jab
Frank Mir stumbles back.
Frank Mir shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Junior dos Santos is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Mir into his guard.
Frank Mir is in closed guard over dos Santos
Mir is in closed guard... dos Santos tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Frank Mir!
Junior dos Santos is in full mount over Frank Mir
dos Santos delivers a few accurate elbows!
Mir is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Mir's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Mir has a small cut in his Forehead
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Frank Mir is a bloody mess!
dos Santos launches a barrage of elbows over Mir's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Mir doesn't fight back!
Mir's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Mir doesn't stop bleeding.
dos Santos fires a barrage of punches at Mir's head!
This is bad! dos Santos is just pounding on Frank Mir's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Mir's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
dos Santos is in rear mount 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.
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
Frank Mir is a bloody mess!
Mir tries to stand up!
dos Santos doesn't allow him!
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
dos Santos is in rear mount over Mir
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Junior dos Santos can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Junior dos Santos 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! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Junior dos Santos.
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Round 3
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Mir is holding Junior dos Santos's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Junior dos Santos shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
A bad move from Frank Mir
allows dos Santos to land a solid head kick.
The frightening power of Junior dos Santos has left Mir sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Mir's Mouth is beginning to swell
Winner is Junior dos Santos by KO (High kick) at 0:39 Round 3
Statistics: Junior dos Santos
Punches 19/27 (70%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/31 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 405 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 438 s
Mir wasn't able to get much going.