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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cripz Eire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cripz Eire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Mirror!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eire gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Eire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mirror keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eire.
Mirror staying out of range there.
Eire decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eire tries to pass to full mount but Mirror defends it.
Eire is looking for a kimura here.
Eire passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eire cracks Mirror with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eire thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mirror really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eire working for a guillotine from mount but Mirror is in no mood to give up.
Mirror is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eire throws a strike there. Mirror manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Eire trying to pass the guard but Mirror defending well.
Eire wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Mirror uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Eire controlling from the top position.
Eire throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eire trying to control but Mirror is working from the bottom.
Mirror had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Eire defends it easily.
Mirror is working an open guard so Eire takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mirror avoids the head kick by Eire.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mirror.
Eire throws a leg kick but Mirror sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mirror swats away the attempt to clinch by Eire.
Mirror shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eire counters with a one-two to the body.
Eire tries to clinch but Mirror moves out of range.
Mirror avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mirror gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eire counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mirror won't be happy with that.
Eire in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cripz Eire dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mirror has his takedown stuffed
and Eire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eire is trying to control the action in half guard but Mirror is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eire not doing much here.
Eire is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Mirror as he works his way to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eire throwing strikes but missing.
Eire stands and steps away. Mirror gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Eire shoots in and bounces Mirror off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mirror looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirror bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eire's guard.
Mirror trying to control but Eire is working from the bottom.
Eire wants to sweep here but Mirror controlling him for the moment.
Mirror trying to control the position from guard on top but Eire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eire pulls Mirror in close to prevent any damage.
Mirror wants to pass the guard but Eire is keeping the position.
Eire keeping moving, preventing Mirror from controlling successfully.
Cripz Eire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Eire tries to clinch up but Mirror circles away and keeps his distance.
Eire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eire lands a head shot.
Eire throws a hook but Mirror avoids it easily.
That's four 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.
Mirror misses with a takedown
and Eire counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mirror!
Eire thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mirror wants to hold on but Eire pushes him away.
Eire throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Eire pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eire with a couple of short strikes.
Mirror is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Eire controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cripz Eire dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Eire throws and low kick but Mirror moves out of range easily.
Eire throws a head kick that misses.
Eire shoots in for a takedown but Mirror shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cripz Eire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirror connects with a high kick.
Eire shoots in for a double leg but Mirror sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirror avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mirror doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirror has a closed guard, preventing Eire from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eire throws a strike but Mirror rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mirror slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mirror goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Eire rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mirror's guard! Nice work there by Eire!
Mirror looking for a sweep. Not yet Mirror, not yet.
That's two 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.
Eire wants to get up but he can't break Mirror's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Eire with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mirror preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mirror looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eire has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eire trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Eire wants to stand and escape but instead Mirror has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mirror wanted to stand there but Eire had control of the position.
Mirror trying to control the position from guard on top but Eire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Eire is trying to control the position but Mirror postures up.
Mirror drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Mirror as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Eire screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Mirror! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Frank Mirror!
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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
52% |
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