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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nathan Mir was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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250 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Mir!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Carwin looks to land a right hand but Mir moved out of range.
A left and a right from Carwin both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Nathan Mir has been cut.
Carwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mir throws a combination that misses
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mir looks to land a combination but Carwin avoids it well.
Mir throws a leg kick but Carwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mir throws a right hand that Carwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin also avoids with ease.
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 a double jab
and Carwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Carwin catches Mir right on the button with a cross.
Carwin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir lands a jab to Carwin's midsection.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carwin misses with the combination.
Mir misses with a combination
and Carwin counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice cross by Carwin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Mir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carwin counters with a nice body shot.
Mir scores with a jab to the body.
Carwin looks to land a combination. Mir sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Carwin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Carwin.
Carwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mir digs a good body shot into Carwin's ribs.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Mir throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.
Mir takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mir misses.
Carwin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carwin jabs Mir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carwin misses with a body punch
and Mir counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carwin, as that shot connected.
Mir throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin swings widly with a right hand
and Mir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carwin thinking.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Mir's cut.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mir.
Carwin misses with a wild body shot.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin stuns Mir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mir is looking to chop away at Carwin's legs.
Nathan Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with the combination.
Mir throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.
Carwin digs a good hook to Mir's body.
Mir throws a sloppy body shot
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mir thinking.
Some wild striking there from Mir.
Mir avoids the body shot from Carwin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin is looking to wear down Mir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mir slips a straight right by Carwin.
Mir throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mir throws out the jab.
Carwin slips a straight right by Mir.
Carwin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Carwin misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Carwin - just one landing.
Carwin dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Mir misses with a combination
and Carwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan 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!
Carwin misses with a wild body shot.
Carwin throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
A jab from Mir misses.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Carwin misses.
Carwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Carwin.
Carwin thuds a left hand into Mir's body.
Mir swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin misses with a looping left.
Carwin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carwin counters with a stiff right hand.
Carwin connects with a body shot that sends Mir's belly button to the back.
Mir misses with a double jab.
Mir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carwin misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mir.
Carwin tries to bum rush Mir with a series of wild strikes but Mir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mir misses with a combination
and Carwin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mir thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin throws a right hand that Mir ducks under and follows up with a left that Mir also avoids with ease.
Carwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carwin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carwin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carwin throws a hook but Mir blocks it.
Shane Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Carwin misses the target.
Shane Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carwin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carwin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.
Carwin throws a body punch but Mir moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carwin.
A combination from Mir does no damage.
Nathan Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mir misses with a combination
and Carwin counters with a series of strikes. Mir will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin digs a good body shot into Mir's ribs.
Carwin just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carwin 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Carwin!
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energy
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hype
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