Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2012 0:11:35 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Dan Severn chants all around the place!
Dan Severn looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Ferocious stare down by Mir while John McCarthy recites the rules.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Severn and Mir move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Mir is holding Dan Severn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Severn shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
Dan Severn tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dan Severn who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Severn tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Severn circles out and slips free of Frank Mir's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Severn is holding Frank Mir's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Mir loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Severn leans back...
He clobbers Frank Mir's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir launches a few punches to Severn's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Severn tries to cover his face,
Severn has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Dan Severn hooks Mir's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Dan Severn appears to be unbreakable
Frank Mir manages to kick Severn away and scrambles on top!
Frank Mir is in open guard over Severn
Dan Severn isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Mir blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Severn's guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Severn
Frank Mir tries to pass Dan Severn's guard...
Frank Mir manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Dan Severn
Severn has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Dan Severn attempts to trap Frank Mir in his guard.
Frank Mir keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Dan Severn
Mir positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Severn's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Dan Severn
Frank Mir looks to mount Dan Severn...
Dan Severn sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Severn
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 Severn's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Severn
Severn 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.
Nice punch by Frank Mir
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Severn grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dan Severn
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Dan Severn is in open guard over Mir
Mir throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Dan Severn realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Dan Severn shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Frank Mir is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Severn into his guard.
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Mir
Frank Mir is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Mir
Severn use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Dan Severn tries a kimura
Mir struggles to free himself
Mir breaks the lock.
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir attempts to trap Dan Severn in his guard.
Frank Mir manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Mir
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mir reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Severn blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Dan Severn is in half guard over Mir
Severn is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Frank Mir, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Mir laid out on the mat! Dan Severn's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Dan Severn by KO (GnP) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Severn
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
A decent performance by Dan Severn today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
Nice effort but I'm sure we can expect more from Dan Severn and Frank Mir.
Dan Severn looks like he's feeling the pressure.
Ferocious stare down by Mir while John McCarthy recites the rules.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Severn and Mir move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Mir is holding Dan Severn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Dan Severn shows great balance while pushing away Frank Mir
Dan Severn tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Dan Severn who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Dan Severn tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Severn circles out and slips free of Frank Mir's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Severn is holding Frank Mir's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Frank Mir loses balance and goes to the ground.
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Severn leans back...
He clobbers Frank Mir's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir launches a few punches to Severn's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Severn tries to cover his face,
Severn has a small cut in his Left cheek
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Dan Severn hooks Mir's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Dan Severn appears to be unbreakable
Frank Mir manages to kick Severn away and scrambles on top!
Frank Mir is in open guard over Severn
Dan Severn isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Mir blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Severn's guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Severn
Frank Mir tries to pass Dan Severn's guard...
Frank Mir manages to get his leg free and moves to side mount.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Dan Severn
Severn has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Dan Severn attempts to trap Frank Mir in his guard.
Frank Mir keeps control and remains in side mount.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Dan Severn
Mir positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Severn's attempts to cover himself and blocks those elbows.
Frank Mir is in side mount over Dan Severn
Frank Mir looks to mount Dan Severn...
Dan Severn sees an opening and locks his opponent in half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Severn
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 Severn's moves.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Severn
Severn 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.
Nice punch by Frank Mir
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Severn grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Dan Severn
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Dan Severn is in open guard over Mir
Mir throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Dan Severn realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
John McCarthy 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 Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Dan Severn shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Frank Mir is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Severn into his guard.
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Mir
Frank Mir is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Mir
Severn use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering him!
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Dan Severn tries a kimura
Mir struggles to free himself
Mir breaks the lock.
Dan Severn is in side mount over Frank Mir
Frank Mir attempts to trap Dan Severn in his guard.
Frank Mir manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Severn is in closed guard over Mir
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Mir reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Severn blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Dan Severn is in half guard over Mir
Severn is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at Frank Mir, who is barely covering up!
That brutal impact left Mir laid out on the mat! Dan Severn's corner come in to congratulate him!
Winner is Dan Severn by KO (GnP) at 4:31 Round 1
Statistics: Dan Severn
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/6 (83%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 183 s
A decent performance by Dan Severn today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
Nice effort but I'm sure we can expect more from Dan Severn and Frank Mir.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!