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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Wood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mir trying to stall but Wood improves his position.
Mir has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wood uses from the top position.
Wood is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mir is proving hard to escape from.
Wood controlling from the top position.
Wood tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Wood trying to control but Mir is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wood preventing the sweep.
Mir is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood thuds his right hand into Mir's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
BJ Wood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir looks gassed!
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mir moves out of range of the leg kick from Wood.
Crunch! Wood slams his shin into Mir's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Wood throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mir. That did some damage!
Wood throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Wood lands a jab to Mir's midsection.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Mir tries to move into range but Wood moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wood. Mir shrugs it off though.
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Mir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mir somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Mir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mir defending well as Wood loads up on a big left hand.
Wood uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mir has time to react.
Mir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mir's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mir's back!
Wood keeps control of the position easily here as Mir tries to buck him off.
Mir rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wood decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood pushes Mir away with a front kick.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Mir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Wood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir stops Wood from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Wood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
That's time! Wood's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Nice body kick from Wood.
Wood tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Mir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mir tries to clinch but Wood moves out of range.
Wood takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
BJ Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Mir walks into a jab.
Wood misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
An inside leg kick lands from Wood.
Wood motions for Mir to come forward. Wood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mir drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wood is looking to stand up but Mir isn't so interested in that idea.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
BJ Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir moves away from the strike by Wood.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Mir throws the left hand but Wood avoids the punch easily.
BJ Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wood is trying to stand up here but Mir is controlling him well.
Wood is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Mir is looking to advance position but Wood won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood is trying to stand back up but Mir is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mir is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wood is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wood throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir drives through and clinches with Wood against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wood.
Mir swings wildly with an uppercut but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Wood - that landed with a thud.
Mir gets through Wood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood presses Mir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mir jumps guard but Wood stands there with Mir around his waist. Mir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wood lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Mir.
Wood is working Mir over against the cage.
Wood breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wood.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Wood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Wood thumps Mir with a low kick.
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
A cross from Wood lands.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mir avoids the head kick by Wood.
A jab lands there for Wood.
Mir shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wood pushes Mir away with a front kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood swinging wilding here.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mir. That did some damage!
Wood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wood throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Wood throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Wood throws a looping overhand right but Mir ducks down to avoid it.
Wood misses with a hook to the body
and Mir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Wood.
Mir lands with a straight right. Wood didn't see that one coming.
Mir has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wood misses with a leg kick.
Mir wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Wood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Mir.
Mir takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mir moves out of range of the leg kick from Wood.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir clinches with his opponent.
Mir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wood walks away with a smile on his face. Mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a lazy right hand but Mir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir slips under a jab.
Wood throws a lazy head kick
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Mir.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Mir pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Mir ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mir no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mir trying to control the position.
Mir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wood is aware though and is defending well.
Mir trying to control the position.
Wood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mir trying to control the position.
Wood stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wood thows a body kick. Mir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wood connects with a single shot there.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Wood clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mir tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood lands with a slapping head kick.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood misses with a body kick.
Wood misses with a low kick.
Wood throws the left hand but Mir avoids the punch easily.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Mir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wood avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a head kick that misses.
Wood scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mir doesn't seem bothered though.
Mir is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood blocks a jab.
Mir tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wood throws and low kick but Mir moves out of range easily.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wood. Wood obviously looking to wear him down.
Wood scores with a head kick.
Mir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wood throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wood.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Mir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wood.
Mir tries to clinch but Wood is having none of it.
Mir lands a glancing blow to the side of Wood's head.
Wood scores with a leg kick.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Mir's head back.
The crowd cheers as Mir lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wood doesn't seem phased though.
Wood throws a head kick that misses
and Mir counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mir.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wood is keeping the position for now.
Wood pushes Mir off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wood lands with a nice body punch.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wood. Wood obviously looking to wear him down.
Mir shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood looks to land a body kick but Mir moved away.
Mir tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir blocks a head kick by Wood.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mir tries for a takedown but Wood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
BJ Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mir finds it's way through Wood's defenses.
Wood bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Mir throws an overhand right that lands on Wood's shoulder, as Wood tries to avoid the shot.
Wood misses with a hook to the body
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wood lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mir tries to pull guard but Wood holds him up against the cage and eventually Mir drops back down to his feet.
Wood pushes Mir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wood digs a right hand underneath Mir's ribcage. Mir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wood is leaning against Mir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wood breaks the clinch.
Wood misses the shot to the body.
Wood lands the left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Wood had his way with Frank Mir in that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Wood misses the body punch
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wood throws a punch but it's blocked by Mir.
Wood misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Wood.
Mir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wood walks away with a smile on his face. Mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mir looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Wood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wood.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wood. Wood obviously looking to wear him down.
Mir is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wood.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
A shot to the body from Wood misses
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mir wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wood throws a big shot that misses.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Wood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wood, right into the meat.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood wants to land a leg kick but Mir is out of range.
Mir slips a jab from Wood.
Mir rushes Wood and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Wood.
Wood is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mir is defending well for now.
Wood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir lands with a light punch inside.
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Mir wants to clinch up but Wood keeps it at a distance.
Wood misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir tries to clinch up but Wood circles away and keeps his distance.
A leg kick checked by Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood throws a low kick but Mir avoids it.
Wood throws a chopping leg kick but Mir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wood tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Wood circles away.
Mir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Wood.
Wood misses with a low kick as Mir jumps back.
Mir throws a good cross that connects.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Wood.
Wood swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Mir wants to clinch.
Wood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
BJ Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wood throws a good cross that connects.
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
Mir ducks right into an uppercut from Wood.
Wood throws a sloppy body shot
and Mir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wood, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Wood!
BJ Wood retains his heavyweight title!
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