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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Sub-Mission. Augusto has chosen adu-kein scherz as his entrance music. Fernando Augusto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Augusto!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Augusto blocks the body kick.
Cain Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mir lands a right hook to the body.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mir throws a shot to the body.
Mir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Augusto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Mir is looking to clinch.
Mir works over Augusto's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mir misses with an attempted mid kick.
Augusto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Augusto lands a lovely overhand right.
Augusto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mir counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mir.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mir.
Mir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Augusto pulls guard.
Augusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Augusto's head.
Augusto being controlled here, momentarily.
Mir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir scoring with punches to the head and body.
Augusto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Augusto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mir showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mir passes Augusto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mir there.
Mir postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Augusto to stand up.
A shot to the body from Mir misses
and Augusto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mir scores with a shot to the body.
Mir is looking to wear down Augusto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mir stuffs the takedown.
Augusto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Augusto looks gassed!
Decent striking displayed by Mir there.
Augusto misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir lands with a kick to the temple. Augusto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mir darts in trying to clinch
and Augusto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cain Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir tries to clinch but Augusto is having none of it.
Augusto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Mir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mir.
Mir clobbers Augusto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A big left from Mir misses.
Mir throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mir throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cain Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
Augusto takes a head kick and 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 lands a two punch combo.
Augusto is breathing heavily.
Augusto defending well as Mir loads up on a big left hand.
Augusto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernando Augusto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir lands a body punch.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Mir.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mir lands with a right to the head.
Mir digs a right hand underneath Augusto's ribcage. Augusto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mir lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mir just leaning against Augusto, taking a breather.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Augusto fails to land.
Mir is leaning against Augusto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Augusto can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
A short right from Mir.
Augusto misses with a punch to the body.
Mir lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Augusto avoids it.
Mir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.
Mir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mir lands a damaging elbow.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Mir.
Mir lands with a light punch inside.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Augusto or not.
Mir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mir is working Augusto over against the cage.
Mir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Augusto.
Mir scores with a shot to the side of Augusto's head.
A short left from Mir.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Augusto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Augusto's face.
Augusto is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
Mir lands a nice elbow.
Augusto is trying to maintain a safe position but Mir gets an underhook and turns Augusto into the cage.
A hook to the body from Mir.
Mir landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Mir.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Augusto or not.
Augusto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Mir - that landed with a thud.
Mir scores with a shoulder strike.
Mir cracks Augusto with a nice body shot.
Mir lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.
Mir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Augusto.
Mir cracks Augusto with a nice body shot.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Mir.
Mir presses Augusto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir pushes Augusto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mir is leaning against Augusto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir misses with an elbow strike.
Mir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mir lands a body punch.
Mir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Mir.
Mir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mir lands a shoulder strike.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir slowing the pace effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir stalling.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
Augusto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mir dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Augusto.
A telegraphed right hand from Mir misses the target.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Augusto blocks a leg kick.
Mir swings for the body but Augusto moves out of range.
Mir catches Augusto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Augusto is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Mir.
Mir drops his hands momentarily and Augusto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Augusto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Augusto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Augusto misses with a few strikes there.
Mir tries to clinch up but Augusto circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Mir.
Augusto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Augusto.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.
Mir tries to land a front kick but Augusto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mir throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mir feints and then cracks Augusto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Augusto down.
Mir throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Mir. Beautiful body shot.
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 closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Mir.
Mir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mir taking a breather.
Mir lands an elbow inside that Augusto shrugs off.
Mir lands a damaging elbow.
Augusto trying to control the position but instead, Mir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Augusto into the cage.
Augusto has a couple of punches blocked by Mir.
Mir lands a shoulder strike.
Mir lands a right hand.
Mir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mir is working Augusto over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Mir.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Mir softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mir pushes Augusto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Mir scores with a shoulder strike.
Mir cracks Augusto with a nice body shot.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Augusto or not.
Augusto wants to stall.
Mir scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mir digs a right hand into Augusto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Augusto's gas tank.
Mir lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mir obliges.
Mir lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Mir lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Augusto.
Mir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Mir.
Mir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augusto backwards.
Mir lands with a right to the head.
Mir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Augusto backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mir.
Mir taking a breather.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mir.
Augusto tries to stall but Mir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Augusto avoids the damage to the body.
Mir lands a nice uppercut.
Mir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Augusto backwards.
Augusto looking to slow down the pace here.
Mir cracks Augusto with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mir clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Augusto keeps the fight on the outside.
Augusto misses with the combination.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mir tries to clinch up but Augusto circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Augusto misses its intended target.
Augusto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augusto misses with a combination
and Mir counters with a slapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Mir.
Augusto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Augusto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Augusto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mir throws a body kick that misses.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses Augusto's front leg but catches the back leg as Augusto tries to avoid it.
Augusto ducks under a wild hook from Mir.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Augusto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Augusto misses the shot to the body.
Augusto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mir counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir scores with the left hand. Augusto knows he should have avoided that one.
Mir lands a really nice looking cross but Augusto seems unphased.
Mir misses with a jab to the body
and Augusto counters with a right hand to the body.
Augusto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mir.
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Augusto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A head kick misses from Mir.
Mir lands a nice looking kick to the body. Augusto takes a step back to recover.
Mir throws a leg kick which misses Augusto's front leg but catches the back leg as Augusto tries to avoid it.
Augusto misses with a combination
and Mir finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands a nice hook to Augusto's body. Augusto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Augusto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mir feints and then cracks Augusto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Augusto down.
Augusto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mir keeps Augusto at a distance using the push kick.
Mir misses with a double jab
and Augusto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Augusto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Augusto misses with the body kick
and Mir counters with a head kick. That will keep Augusto thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Augusto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
Mir lands with a shot to the body.
Augusto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mir looks to land a body kick but Augusto moved away.
Mir connects with a high kick.
Augusto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Augusto circles away quickly and effectively.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Augusto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Mir had his way with Fernando Augusto in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
Augusto throws a combination that misses
and Mir counters with an inside leg kick.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Augusto moves out of range easily.
Augusto throws a right and a left that Mir avoids nicely.
Mir misses with a shot to the body
and Augusto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mir wants it to stay on the feet.
Augusto throws out a loose jab but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Augusto misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augusto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Mir takes the fight into the clinch.
Augusto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Mir.
Cain Mir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mir comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mir controlling the action here for a moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
A head punch on the inside from Augusto fails to land.
Good body shot from Mir.
Mir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mir throws an elbow but it misses.
Augusto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Augusto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Augusto can't find room to land a body shot as Mir controls the action.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Augusto looking to throw knees to the head but Mir is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Augusto is still on wobbly legs! Can Mir finish him?
Mir working Augusto over with knees to the body.
Augusto seems to have recovered his senses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mir as Augusto tries to tie him up.
Mir pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Mir.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mir.
Mir has Augusto pushed against the cage.
Augusto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Mir.
Mir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Augusto backwards.
Mir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Augusto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Augusto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Augusto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Mir.
A short left from Mir.
Mir lands an elbow inside.
Mir lands with a light punch inside.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Augusto is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Mir.
Fernando Augusto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir lands a hook that snaps the head of Augusto backwards.
Mir lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir is leaning against Augusto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir lands a body punch.
Mir lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mir lands a big right hand that drops Augusto! The killer instinct kicks in and Mir finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Mir!
Cain Mir retains his middleweight title!
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