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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia has chosen not afriad as his entrance music. Shane Mir looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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270 lbs
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222 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shane Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jason Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garcia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia moves to clinch but Mir breaks away
and Mir counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mir has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia breaks the clinch.
Mir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Garcia can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mir.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Mir forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
Garcia is trying to force a seperation but Mir has the dominant position.
Mir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Garcia moves to clinch but Mir breaks away
and Mir counters with a series of strikes. Garcia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garcia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Mir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shane Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Garcia.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Mir.
Garcia has Mir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Mir on the inside.
Garcia is trying to push Mir away but Mir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mir is trying to force a seperation but Garcia has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Mir.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mir lands a right hand.
Mir keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir lands with a short shot to the head.
Mir pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jason Garcia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Garcia or perhaps it was just good defense by Mir which made him look bad.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garcia goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mir prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcias head.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mir.
Mir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Garcia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Mir.
Mir scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
A shot in the inside from Mir.
Mir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia throws an elbow that misses.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir pushes Garcia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Garcia circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Mir, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Mir against the cage but Mir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir lands a right hand.
Garcia is trying to drag Mir to the mat but Mir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mir is leaning against Garcia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Mir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mir sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Garcia somewhat.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Garcia lands a good knee to the midsection. Mir won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mir rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Garcia is trying to push Mir away but Mir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mir keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Mir.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir lands a right hand.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir lands a right hand.
Mir stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia tries to clinch but Mir moves away
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Mir prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mir drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Mir lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mir prevents Garcia from breaking the clinch.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Mir. Those never looked like landing.
Mir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Mir circles away.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garcia fails to land the takedown.
Shane Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mir tries to avoid it but Garcia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mir to the ground. Mir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir gets a clinch.
Garcia takes a shot to the head.
Garcia can't get the takedown.
Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garcia shoots in but no luck this time.
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia is trying to drag Mir to the mat but Mir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garcia looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mir scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mir lands a nice uppercut.
Mir lands a right hand.
Garcia 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.
Mir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garcia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Garcia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch but Mir moves away
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garcia is trying to break the clinch but Mir is controlling him.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Mir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Mir throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Mir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garcia jumps guard but Mir stands there with Garcia around his waist. Garcia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir scores with a shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Mir is trying to push Garcia away but Garcia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Mir.
Mir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Garcia drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Shane Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Mir counters by clinching up.
Mir escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mir as he jumps to the side.
Garcia moves to clinch but Mir breaks away
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mir.
Mir scores with a shoulder strike.
Mir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mir on the inside.
Shane Mir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mir.
Garcia tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Mir dominated that second round.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mir swivels and escapes.
Garcia has his takedown stuffed
and Mir counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Mir scores with a nice short uppercut.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Mir.
Mir lands with a light punch inside.
Garcia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mir has him pressed against the cage.
Mir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right from Mir.
Mir wants to get back to striking at distance but Garcia won't allow it.
Garcia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shane Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Garcia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
Garcia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mir breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A left and a right from Mir both land. Nice combination.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Mir counters with a one-two to the body.
Mir shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Garcia eats them both and turns towards Mir to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mir has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch.
Mir lands with a short shot to the head.
Garcia wants to break free but Mir has control.
Garcia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mir just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mir gets underhooks to prevent Garcia's takedown attempt.
Mir stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Garcia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garcia wants to clinch
and Mir counters by moving into the clinch.
Mir wants to break free but Garcia has control.
Mir keeps control of Garcia as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mir prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mir lands with a left to the head.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a takedown
and Mir counters by clinching up.
Mir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garcia's efforts to push away.
Mir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Mir.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Mir prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mir managing to block the knees to the body from Garcia.
Mir breaks from the clinch.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mir's waist but Mir gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Garcia off to one side.
Garcia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mir counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Garcia.
Garcia trying to land knees to the body.
Mir manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Garcia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.
Mir has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Garcia wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garcia is trying to push Mir away but Mir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mir gets through Garcia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garcia tries to score a body lock takedown but Mir shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shane Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir stops a takedown attempt from Garcia.
Mir lands a left hand.
Garcia goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mir gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Garcia wants a takedown.
Garcia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mir pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mir throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Jason Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?
Mir pushes Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Mir!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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