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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by stranglehold. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Giant!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant cracks Mir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giant wants to clinch.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
Giant tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Giant is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Giant doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Giant is keeping the position.
Giant wriggles free and stands up.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giant.
Giant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant lands a head kick. Mir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mir looks for a takedown but Giant sprawls well.
Mir avoids the head kick by Giant.
Giant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Giant shows good takedown defense.
Mir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mir trying to control the action but Giant is working from the bottom.
Giant wants to get back to his feet but Mir drags him back down.
Mir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mir is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant is pushing Mir's head away, looking to escape. Mir manages to hold on to the position though.
Mir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Giant is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Giant pushes Mir away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mir gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mir tries to advance to mount but Giant denies him.
Giant wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mir wants to control but Giant is keeping him busy.
Giant tries to escape but Mir is in control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Giant throws an overhand right that lands on Mir's shoulder, as Mir tries to avoid the shot.
No luck for Mir with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Giant throws a shot to the body.
Giant misses with an uppercut.
Giant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mir takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve Giant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giant clinches with his opponent.
Giant lands a knee to the head.
Mir prevents Giant from breaking the clinch.
Giant is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Giant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giant creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mir's defenses.
Mir keeps control of Giant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Giant trying to land knees to the body.
Giant avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Giant.
Giant tries to break the clinch but Mir is controlling the position.
Giant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giant is looking to break free of the clinch but Mir has double underhooks.
Mir is trying to break free.
Giant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Giant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giant moves in looking to clinch but Mir pushes him off.
Giant connects with a nice looking jab.
Giant lands a head kick. Mir smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Mir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Giant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giant tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Giant.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giant moves away.
Giant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Giant ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Giant as Mir shoots in.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Giant tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Giant to the ground. Giant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Giant tries a head kick but it misses.
Giant tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir gets a takedown into half guard.
Mir prevents Giant from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir trying to mount his opponent but Giant defends it.
Mir is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant is trying to stand up here but Mir is controlling him well.
Mir trying to control the action but Giant is working from the bottom.
Giant is trying to stand back up but Mir is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giant can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Giant defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Giant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir staying out of range there.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giant.
Giant tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Giant throws a head kick that misses.
Mir takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mir tries to keep at a distance but Giant has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Giant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Giant throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giant tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Giant scores with a knee to the head.
Giant wants to break free but Mir has control.
Giant tries to land a knee to the head but Mir blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giant.
Giant lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mir's face.
Giant wants to break free but Mir has control.
Mir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir keeps control of Giant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giant looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Giant tries a knee to the head but Mir blocks it.
Mir is looking to break free of the clinch but Giant has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Giant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Giant pulls his leg out and moves away.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Giant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Giant forces Mir back against the cage and clinches.
Giant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giant tries to clinch up.
Giant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir ducks right into an uppercut from Giant.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Giant sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice shot lands for Giant.
A jab lands there for Giant.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Giant with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Giant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mir up against the cage.
Giant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giant prevents the takedown attempt.
Giant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giant smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir avoids the head kick by Giant.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Giant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Giant.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Giant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Giant digs a right hand underneath Mir's ribcage. Mir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Giant landing knees to the head.
Giant with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Giant landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Giant smiles and moves away.
Mir shoots in and drives through. Giant sprawls well.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giant pinned against the cage. Giant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Giant is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Giant moves into range and clinches up with Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Giant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giant crunches a lovely knee into Mir's ribcage.
Giant working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Giant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mir blocks it with crossed arms.
Giant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir fails to land the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giant.
Giant misses with a straight left.
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mir trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Giant wants to get back to his feet.
Mir fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant tries to buck Mir off but he can't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Giant is looking to escape.
Giant is trying to stand up.
Mir wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You get the feeling that Giant really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Mir moves to take his opponent's back.
Mir patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant is trying to get back to his feet but Mir has full control of the position and if anything, Giant has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Giant showing good submission defense here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Giant is defending well though. Mir let's go of the attempt for now.
Giant is trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mir's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Mir!
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