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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wade Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Wilson tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Wilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Wilson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mir jumps guard but Wilson stands there with Mir around his waist. Mir gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wilson controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to stall but Mir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Mir is blocking nicely.
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 Wilson walks away with a smile on his face. Mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Wade Wilson has been cut.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Mir lands an overhand right.
Wilson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Mir finish him?
Mir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wilson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mir scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir throwing shots but Wilson is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wilson is looking to escape.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson is trying to stand up here but Mir is controlling him well.
Mir working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Wilson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wilson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mir is breathing heavily.
Wilson is trying to buck Mir off.
Wilson is not content to let Mir control the position.
Mir throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mir tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir prevents Wilson from escaping the position.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet but Mir is dominant here and he's now got Wilson's back!
Wilson is keeping busy.
Mir working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson'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.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wade Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown. Wilson tries to sprawl out of it but Mir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Wilson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Wilson is looking to clinch.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Wilson tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
Wilson 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 Wilson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Wade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mir swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson stalling in the clinch but Mir improves position.
Mir fails to pull guard.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Mir in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mir is trying to trip Wilson. He has hold of a leg but Wilson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mir won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mir postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson wants to stand but Mir is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Wilson instigates a clinch.
Wilson with a knee to the head.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Mir in his tracks for a moment.
Mir manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mir has a closed guard, preventing Wilson from standing up.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mir is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson tries to stand but Mir is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wade Wilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wade Wilson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Wilson closes the distance and pushes Mir back into the ropes.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mir goes for a takedown attempt but Wilson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Mir keeps it at a distance.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Mir circles away.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mir scores with a nice head shot.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Mir circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir feints and as Wilson raises his hands in defense, Mir changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mir stands and throws Wilson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilson is trying to get back to his feet.
Mir tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mir has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mir wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Mir crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is trying to buck Mir off.
Mir misses with the ground and pound.
Mir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mir is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wilson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilson is pushing Mir's head away, looking to escape. Mir manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control but Wilson is keeping him busy.
Mir tries to move to mount but Wilson blocks the move with his legs.
Mir throws a strike aimed at the side of Wilson's head but Wilson avoids it well.
Mir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wilson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mir looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mir asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mir is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Wilson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mir gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Wilson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mir lets go of the hold and Wilson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Mir!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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