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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JC Denton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denton comes to the cage accompanied by Terminator 2 Theme. Frank mir has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with JC Denton's chin.
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 Montreal, JC Denton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank mir!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Denton drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Denton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denton.
Denton throws and elbow that misses. mir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denton's guard. Nice move by mir!
mir thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
mir stays in close to Denton's body and controls the position.
Denton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but mir has passed into side control.
Denton is trying to improve his position.
mir trying to control the position but Denton is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
mir decides to stand up, so the ref orders Denton to his feet.
mir clinches.
Denton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from mir.
mir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Denton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
JC Denton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank mir.
Denton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Denton lands in his opponent's guard.
mir looks gassed!
Denton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
mir is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Denton throws and elbow that misses. mir uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Denton's guard. Nice move by mir!
mir postures up.
mir wants to control from the top but Denton keeps moving.
Denton looking to hit a scissor sweep but mir is one step ahead there.
mir is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
mir looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
mir won't allow Denton to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
mir circles away from the clinch attempt
and mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
mir won't allow Denton to sweep him here.
Denton looking for a guillotine here but mir defends easily.
Denton trying to keep a closed guard but mir is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Denton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
mir preventing the sweep.
mir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Denton's guard.
Denton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Denton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of mir's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frank mir will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Denton stuns mir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Denton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Frank mir has been cut.
Denton tries to clinch but mir is having none of it.
Frank mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
mir tries for a takedown but Denton circles away easily
and Denton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in mir's guard.
Denton scoring with punches to the head and body.
mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denton.
Denton chips away with some ground and pound.
Denton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
mir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Denton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
mir trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
mir gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Denton chips away with some ground and pound.
Denton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Denton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Denton throwing strikes from guard but mir blocks nicely.
Denton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Denton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of mir's head.
mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Denton won't allow mir to sweep him here.
Denton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denton won't allow mir to get back to his feet.
Denton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as mir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Denton prevents mir from getting back to his feet.
JC Denton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
mir avoids a kick to the body.
Denton tries to close the distance and clinch up but mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
mir has his takedown stuffed
and Denton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Denton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? mir is fending him off so far but Denton persists. Nope, mir circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Denton or perhaps it was just good defense by mir which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from mir as Denton shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JC Denton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
mir tries to clinch up.
Denton looks to throw the jab but mir is out of range.
Denton tries to clinch up
and mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mir.
Denton goes for a takedown attempt but mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Denton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Denton lands the left hand.
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.
mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Denton shoots in for a takedown but mir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Denton which made him look bad.
Denton tries to clinch up
and mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
mir wants a takedown.
Denton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
mir trying to stall but Denton improves his position.
mir tries to score a body lock takedown but Denton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Denton wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JC Denton dominated that second 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!
Denton tries to close the distance and clinch but mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Denton misses with a hook to the body
and mir counters with a big head kick but Denton shrugs it off.
Denton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mir.
mir breaks the clinch.
mir lands a head kick!
Denton wants to clinch
and mir counters with a takedown into side control.
Denton wants to control but mir postures up.
Denton is trying to get back to half guard.
mir has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denton wants to clinch but mir slips to the side
and mir counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
mir postures up.
mir stopping the sweep attempt from Denton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denton is working hard here to advance position.
mir trying to control but Denton is working from the bottom.
Denton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for mir on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Denton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract mir.
Denton clinches but mir breaks the clinch
and mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by mir.
mir wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denton tries to pull guard but mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Denton drops back down to his feet.
Denton tries to pull guard but mir holds him up against the cage and eventually Denton drops back down to his feet.
Denton tries to pull guard but mir won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JC Denton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Denton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. mir smiles and moves away.
Denton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming mir to the mat! mir manages to get full guard.
mir working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Denton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Denton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Denton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
mir working a defensive guard here.
Denton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denton wants to stand but mir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
mir trying to control the position.
Denton throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think mir has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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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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