Post by The Sandmen on Aug 18, 2014 12:18:58 GMT -5
Frank Mir raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Ken Shamrock doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Mir and Shamrock move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank Mir and Shamrock engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ken Shamrock can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Solid low kick from Ken Shamrock.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Tremendous strikes from Shamrock!
Some big punches are landing!
Ken Shamrock circles around Mir
Ken Shamrock fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Frank Mir! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Nice punches from Ken Shamrock.
Mir staggers backwards. Shamrock wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Mir has a small cut in his Mouth
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir goes down.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Shamrock sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Shamrock is in open guard over Mir... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Mir rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Frank Mir is on his feet again.
Mir is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Shamrock tries to hit Frank Mir with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Mir steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Ken Shamrock is standing now.
As the fight continues it seems that Ken Shamrock is taking the best of the fight.
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir goes down.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He succeeds!
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Mir
Shamrock is in closed guard... Mir tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Frank Mir is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Mir in his guard...
Ken Shamrock moves to half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to turn away and scramble out. Frank Mir takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Ken Shamrock spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ken Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mir is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Mir's body! He's holding his side
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Ken Shamrock tries to finish with a leg lock!
Mir is able to break the lock.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He is not able to do it
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Shamrock struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Ken Shamrock 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! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Ken Shamrock tries to finish with a leg lock!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
That leglock from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Mir is able to break the lock.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Shamrock moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Mir
Ken Shamrock isolates Frank Mir's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
That Arm Triangle from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Shamrock is locking that Arm Triangle...
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
Frank Mir is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Shamrock pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Ken Shamrock looks to counter!
Shamrock sits over his knees and pushes away Mir's leg!
Ken Shamrock is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Frank Mir
Shamrock gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Mir! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Mir doesn't defend himself!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Frank Mir
Ken Shamrock goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
Shamrock is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
Mir's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Ken Shamrock's lock! This is over! Mir didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (Americana) at 4:44 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 205 s
Submission expert fight. Mir was able to do nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing. I kinda hope Ken can ride this momentum and become legitter. This is a good first-step win, but he needs some more big wins to get above suck level.
Ken Shamrock doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Ken Shamrock comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Mir and Shamrock move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Frank Mir and Shamrock engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ken Shamrock can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Solid low kick from Ken Shamrock.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Tremendous strikes from Shamrock!
Some big punches are landing!
Ken Shamrock circles around Mir
Ken Shamrock fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Frank Mir! I'm sure that his liver will be sore tomorrow.
Nice punches from Ken Shamrock.
Mir staggers backwards. Shamrock wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Mir has a small cut in his Mouth
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir goes down.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Shamrock sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Shamrock is in open guard over Mir... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Mir rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
Frank Mir is on his feet again.
Mir is standing while Shamrock is on the ground on his back
Shamrock tries to hit Frank Mir with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Mir steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Ken Shamrock. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Ken Shamrock is standing now.
As the fight continues it seems that Ken Shamrock is taking the best of the fight.
Ken Shamrock tries to bring the fight to the ground
Mir goes down.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He succeeds!
Ken Shamrock is in closed guard over Mir
Shamrock is in closed guard... Mir tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Ken Shamrock!
Frank Mir is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
Frank Mir is in full mount over Ken Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to roll to his side and trap Frank Mir in his guard...
Ken Shamrock moves to half guard.
Frank Mir is in half guard over Shamrock
Shamrock measures the resilience of Mir's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Mir's side.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Frank Mir is in half guard over Shamrock
Ken Shamrock tries to turn away and scramble out. Frank Mir takes his back and locks up a rear naked choke!
He can't lock it up. Ken Shamrock spins out and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ken Shamrock tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Mir is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Crushing shot to Mir's body! He's holding his side
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Ken Shamrock tries to finish with a leg lock!
Mir is able to break the lock.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to close his guard around Shamrock
He is not able to do it
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Shamrock struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Mir tries to move on the ground and shows Ken Shamrock 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! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Ken Shamrock tries to finish with a leg lock!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
That leglock from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Mir is able to break the lock.
Ken Shamrock is in open guard over Mir
Shamrock moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Mir
Ken Shamrock isolates Frank Mir's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle looks tight...
That Arm Triangle from Ken Shamrock appears to be unbreakable
Shamrock is locking that Arm Triangle...
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
Frank Mir is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Ken Shamrock is in half guard over Mir
Frank Mir overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Shamrock pulls his arm out of danger.
Poorly executed technique. Ken Shamrock looks to counter!
Shamrock sits over his knees and pushes away Mir's leg!
Ken Shamrock is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Frank Mir
Shamrock gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Frank Mir! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Frank Mir doesn't defend himself!
Ken Shamrock is in side mount over Frank Mir
Ken Shamrock goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
Shamrock is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Mir's eyes...
Mir's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Ken Shamrock's lock! This is over! Mir didn't want to tap but the ref decided he wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ken Shamrock by Submission (Americana) at 4:44 Round 1
Statistics: Frank Mir
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 199 s
Statistics: Ken Shamrock
Punches 11/12 (92%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 205 s
Submission expert fight. Mir was able to do nothing. Nothing, nothing, nothing. I kinda hope Ken can ride this momentum and become legitter. This is a good first-step win, but he needs some more big wins to get above suck level.
lol 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!