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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mirko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Mirko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Mirko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Mora!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mora was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirko.
Mirko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mora is out of range.
Mirko throws a nice looking combination but Mora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mora fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mora throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mirko's waist but Mirko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mora off to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirko. That snapped Mora's head back.
Mirko lands a jab to the nose.
Mirko tests Mora's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mora takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frank Mirko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Mirko. Those never looked like landing.
Mirko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mirko lands a head shot.
Mirko scores with a hook to the body. Mora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mirko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirko is looking to break free of the clinch but Mora has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Mirko fails to land.
Mirko wants to break free but Mora has control.
Mirko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirko can't find room to land a body shot as Mora controls the action.
Mora is trying to drag Mirko to the mat but Mirko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Frank Mirko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Mora.
Mora blocking some punches.
Mora blocks an uppercut.
Mirko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mirko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mora has him pressed against the cage.
Mirko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mora prevents Mirko from breaking the clinch.
Mora tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mirko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mora prevents a body shot from Mirko.
Mirko gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mora.
Mora avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirko is trying to break the clinch but Mora is controlling him.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mirko wants to get back to striking at distance but Mora won't allow it.
Mirko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mora.
Mirko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mirko tries a body shot but Mora blocks it.
Mirko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mora keeps control of Mirko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Mirko on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirko can't find room to land a body shot as Mora controls the action.
Mora has Mirko pressed against the cage, preventing Mirko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mirko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora is trying to drag Mirko to the mat but Mirko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mirko tries to break free but Mora pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Mirko on the inside.
Mora changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mirko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mora clinches.
Mirko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mirko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mirko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mirko working aggressively here.
Mirko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moras head.
Mirko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mirko smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mirko throws out a leg kick but Mora moves out of range and Mirko only half commits.
Mirko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mora has time to react.
Mirko tries to close the distance and clinch but Mora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mirko lands with a good body shot.
Mirko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mora has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mora there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mirko scores with a jab to the head.
Mirko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirko. Mora does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank Mirko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mirko just misses with a punch to the body.
Mora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mora fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mirko throws a nice looking combination but Mora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mora is defended easily by Mirko.
Mora looks winded!
Mirko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mirko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mirko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mirko uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mora has time to react.
Mirko misses with the combination.
Mirko scores with a shot to the body.
Mirko throws a body kick that misses.
Frank Mirko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mora ducks right into an uppercut from Mirko.
Mora avoids the body shot from Mirko.
Mirko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mirko wants to get back to striking at distance but Mora won't allow it.
Mora prevents a body shot from Mirko.
Mirko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mora prevents Mirko from breaking the clinch.
Mirko working aggressively here.
Mirko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mirko is trying to push Mora away but Mora has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirko throws a low kick but Mora moves out of range easily.
Mirko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mirko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mirko digs a good hook to Mora's body.
Mirko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mora at a distance.
Mirko just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirko scores with a body shot.
Mirko lands with a nice combination. Mora backs away looking to recover.
Mirko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mora.
Mora drops his hands momentarily and Mirko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mirko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mirko swats away the attempt to clinch by Mora.
Mirko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirko throws a chopping leg kick but Mora manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mirko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mirko is looking to chop away at Mora's legs.
Mirko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mora can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mirko sizes up Mora with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mirko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mirko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mora counters by clinching up.
Mora is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mirko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mora is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Mirko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mirko smiles and moves away.
Frank Mirko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Mora.
A cross from Mirko lands.
Mora takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mora shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mirko but Mirko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mora moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirko lands a glancing blow to the side of Mora's head.
Mirko digs a good body shot into Mora's ribs.
Mirko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mirko punishes Mora's body with a nice straight punch.
Mirko stuns Mora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mirko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mirko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mirko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mora is rocked!
Mora is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mirko is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mora.
Mora takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mora is still on wobbly legs! Can Mirko finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A nice combination there by Mirko.
Mora throws a wild hook but Mirko just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Mora gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Mirko raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Mirko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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