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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and frank mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Locke had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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246 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, frank mir!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mir closes the distance and clinches up with Locke, looking for a takedown. mir pushes Locke against the cage but Locke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
mir should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Locke clinches up against the cage.
Locke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke throws a head kick that mir semi-blocks.
It looks like frank mir has been cut.
Locke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from mir.
Locke is looking to clinch but mir is avoiding it.
Locke pushes mir up against the cage in a clinch.
Locke breaks the clinch.
Locke avoids the head kick by mir.
Locke has mir up against the cage in a clinch.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Locke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Locke clinches.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Locke moves away from the strike by mir.
mir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Locke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Locke pushes mir up against the cage in a clinch.
mir tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Locke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Locke lands but mir takes it in his stride.
mir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
mir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Locke.
mir looks gassed!
Locke clinches.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Locke lands but mir takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
mir tries to keep at a distance but Locke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke has managed to clinch.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke drives through and clinches with mir against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Locke fails in his attempt to clinch.
mir shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Locke but Locke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of frank mir.
Locke closes the distance and clinches.
Locke tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. mir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Locke. Locke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Locke wants to clinch.
Locke moves into the clinch.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Locke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Locke clinches.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Locke forces mir back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
mir throws a sloppy head kick
and Locke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Locke lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick from Locke lands but mir takes it in his stride.
That has opened up frank mir's cut even more.
Locke rushes mir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Locke breaks the clinch.
mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Locke defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from mir. No joy for Locke on that attempt.
Locke throws a nice head kick!
mir with a poor takedown
and Locke counters with a big head kick but mir shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
mir takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
mir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Locke wants to clinch up but mir keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke clinches up against the cage.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
mir throws a jab when Locke was well out of range.
Locke gets a clinch.
Locke connects with a nasty looking knee right to mir's face.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke swinging wilding here.
mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Locke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Locke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Locke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Locke decides to pull guard.
Locke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst mir is controlling him.
mir drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and mir jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Locke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on frank mir's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Locke moves in looking to clinch but mir pushes him off.
mir throws a sloppy head kick
and Locke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Locke.
Locke manages to break the clinch.
Locke doesn't manage to clinch there - mir circles away.
mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Locke is fending him off so far but mir persists. Nope, Locke circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Locke lands but mir takes it in his stride.
mir is trying desperately to land a takedown but Locke is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for mir.
mir falls off balance throwing a combination
and Locke moves into the clinch.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke misses with a combination
and mir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Locke clinches.
Locke connects with a knee to the head.
Locke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
mir throws a sloppy head kick
and Locke counters with a head kick. That will keep mir thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke is working for takedown but mir is calmly controlling the position for now.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke lands with a kick to the temple. mir shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick misses from Locke.
mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
mir closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Locke moves into the clinch.
Locke prevents the takedown attempt.
Locke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke is trying hard to land a takedown here. mir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
mir lands a right hook to the body.
Locke fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with mir, pushing him back against the cage.
Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
mir decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
mir is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Locke is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). frank mir!
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energy
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hype
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