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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Lucas Mussolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mussolini comes to the cage accompanied by You gonna git bombed. Frank Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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264 lbs
14 - 15 - 0 |
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186 cm
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265 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, San Lucas Mussolini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussolini scores with a one two! Mir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Mussolini which made him look bad.
Mir throws a series of punches but Mussolini avoids them all with ease.
Mussolini takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mir looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mussolini tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Mussolini pushes Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Mussolini.
Mussolini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mussolini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mussolini lands a hook that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mussolini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mussolini lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mussolini stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mussolini for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Mussolini breaks from the clinch.
Frank Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mussolini.
Mir throws a head kick that misses
enabling Mussolini to counter with a crisp jab.
Mussolini dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mussolini stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mussolini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mussolini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mussolini rushes Mir and presses him up against the cage.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Mussolini won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Mussolini.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mussolini holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mussolini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mussolini pulls his leg out and moves away.
San Lucas Mussolini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Mussolini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mussolini wants to clinch.
Mir throws a head kick but Mussolini moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussolini wants to clinch.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mussolini counters by clinching up.
Mussolini can't break the clinch.
Mir blocking some punches.
Mir tries to pull guard but Mussolini won't allow it.
Mussolini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mussolini lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mussolini.
Mussolini working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mussolini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mussolini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mussolini taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mussolini.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mussolini lands a shot to the body.
Mussolini stalling in the clinch.
Mussolini scores with a shot to the side of Mir's head.
A bit of stalling here from Mussolini.
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 Mussolini walks away with a smile on his face. Mir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mussolini throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mussolini pushes Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
Mussolini presses Mir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mussolini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mussolini pushes off an throws an elbow but Mir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mir takes a shot to the head.
Mussolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir avoids the head kick by Mussolini.
Mussolini lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
San Lucas Mussolini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mussolini tries to close the distance and clinch but Mir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Lucas Mussolini dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Mussolini is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mussolini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Mussolini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mir misses with a double jab
and Mussolini counters with a left and a right that stings Mir.
Mir darts in trying to clinch
and Mussolini counters by clinching up.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mussolini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mussolini.
Mir tries to pull guard but Mussolini holds him up against the cage and eventually Mir drops back down to his feet.
The referee calls for Mussolini to work.
Mir trying to stall but Mussolini improves his position.
Mir fails to pull guard.
San Lucas Mussolini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Mussolini trying to control the position but instead, Mir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mussolini into the cage.
Mussolini misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mussolini.
Mussolini gets underhooks to prevent Mir's takedown attempt.
San Lucas Mussolini has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mussolini breaks from the clinch.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mussolini is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Mussolini circles away and we're back to standing.
Mussolini pushes Mir up against the cage in a clinch.
Mussolini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mussolini.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mussolini sprawls well. Mussolini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mussolini throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mussolini connects with a right hand. Mir shakes it off.
Mir clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mussolini breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mussolini circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Mussolini counter with a right hand.
San Lucas Mussolini is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir darts in trying to clinch
and Mussolini holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mir tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mussolini's legs.
Mussolini is trying to buck Mir off.
Mir is staying tight to Mussolini's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Mussolini is looking to regain half guard here but Mir keeps moving and retains side control.
Mir stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir scores with a hook.
Mir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mussolini counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mir's knee momentarily.
Mussolini tries to clinch but Mir moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mussolini swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
San Lucas Mussolini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir'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. This is the final round!
Mussolini tries to clinch
and Mir counters with a solid body kick.
Mussolini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir throws a head kick that misses
and Mussolini counters with a nice body shot.
Mussolini displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mir.
Mussolini tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
A cross from Mir lands.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mussolini is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Mussolini circles away and we're back to standing.
Mussolini clinches but Mir breaks the clinch
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mussolini stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mussolini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Mussolini tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
San Lucas Mussolini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Mir.
Mir throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mussolini's waist but Mussolini gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mir off to one side.
Mussolini closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mussolini breaks the clinch.
Mir tries to clinch but Mussolini moves away
and Mussolini counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mussolini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussolini lands with a short shot to the head.
Mir drags the fight down to the ground.
Mir trying to keep a closed guard but Mussolini is proving a slippery customer.
Mir utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mussolini tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Mir wants to sweep here but Mussolini controlling him for the moment.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mussolini manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mussolini keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mir shoots in for a takedown but Mussolini shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mussolini defends it nicely.
Mussolini tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
San Lucas Mussolini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Both fighters circling a little - Mir finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Mussolini. No joy for Mir on that attempt.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Mussolini circles away.
Mussolini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mir can do to turn this around?
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mussolini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mussolini moves into the clinch.
Mussolini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San Lucas Mussolini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mussolini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mir.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Mir.
I think Mussolini has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... San Lucas Mussolini!
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hype
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