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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future comes to the cage accompanied by Frederik - Titanic. Jones Future has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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248 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jones Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Future circles away.
Future goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir blocks a head kick by Future.
Future throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Future misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mir avoids the head kick by Future.
Future throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Future throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Future.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.
Future tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Future does no damage.
Mir steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Future. That one must have hurt.
Future scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Future misses with the combination.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Jones Future is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir is looking to score with low kicks.
No joy there for Future, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Future looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mir throws the left hand but Future avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir avoids the head kick by Future.
Future lands with a hook. Mir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Future misses with a wild body shot.
Future misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Future sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Future scores with a head kick. Mir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Future cracks the inside of Mir's front leg.
Future will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir avoids the head kick by Future.
Future scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future misses with a head kick.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Future throws a sloppy head kick and Mir moves out of range easily.
Future throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones Future seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Future.
Future swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Future lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mir backs up against the cage.
Future swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Future avoids the body shot from Mir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Future.
Mir checks a low kick from Future.
Mir looks to score with a jab to the body but Future is just out of range.
Future connects with a body shot that sends Mir's belly button to the back.
Future lands a high kick!
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Future looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Future doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Future dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Future scores with a head kick. Mir tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Future lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Future misses with a jab, cross combination.
Future misses with the combination.
Jones Future is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir avoids the head kick by Future.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mir swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Future is winning the standup battle so far.
Future throws out a powerful jab.
Future throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mir's head.
Future throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Future does a little dance to reset his feet.
Future lands with a thumping leg kick.
Future pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Future to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Future.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir takes a swing at Future's ribcage but misses.
Future connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mir. Mir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Future feints and then cracks Mir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mir down.
Mir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Future rather than just go for the knockout.
Future connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Future turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Future misses with a series of wild punches.
Mir misses with a looping left.
A nice combination there by Future.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Future throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
No joy there for Future, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
Future lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Future connects with a solid leg kick.
Future scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Future displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Future throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mir has his takedown stuffed
and Future counters with a series of strikes. Mir will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Future defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mir.
Future pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Future throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir checks the leg kick.
Future lands with a slapping head kick.
Future tried to score with a low kick but Mir checks it.
Future is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Future throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir tries to clinch but Future moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Future dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Future fails to land with a series of punches.
Mir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mir misses with a hook.
Mir shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Future manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mir won't allow Future to sweep him here.
Miris looking to pass into half guard but Future pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Future is in guard.
Future wants to stand but Mir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Future trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Future doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Future manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Future's guard.
Future looking for a guillotine here but Mir defends easily.
Mir controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control from the top but Future keeps moving.
Mir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mir controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Future is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Future will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Future looking to control.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Future is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frank Mir wasn't active enough on the ground.
Future avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir moves out of range of the leg kick from Future.
Mir fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mir misses with a hook to the body
and Future counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Future.
Future fails to land with a series of punches.
Future jabs Mir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Future throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Future there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Future lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mir circles away quickly and effectively.
Future is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Future tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Future throws a series of punches but Mir moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Future does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones Future is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Future lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Mir.
I think Future 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jones Future!
Jones Future seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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