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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Leir Roitero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Leir Roitero acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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191 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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155 cm
19
259 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Del Leir Roitero! The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Roitero fails with the takedown and Mir counters with a nice double leg into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Roitero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Mir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Mir gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Mir has a takedown stuffed. Roitero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Roitero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roitero manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Some wild striking there from Roitero.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Roitero sees coming a mile off. Roitero looks gassed! Mir gets caught flat footed, as Roitero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. Mir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roitero's guard. Mir trying to control but Roitero is working from the bottom. Roitero can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mir controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Mir looking to control the position here, rather than advance. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Frank Mir. Mir fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Roitero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roitero is working away from the top position though. Mir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mir. Mir 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. Mir is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Roitero stopping the sweep attempt from Mir. Mir is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Mir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Mir is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Roitero is in real trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mir is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Roitero with him. Roitero is trying to defend but Mir has an arm under the chin now! Roitero grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Frank Mir!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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