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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen Immortal Technique- Dominant Species as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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265 lbs
26 - 22 - 0 |
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258 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Billy Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mir tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roberts checks the leg kick.
Roberts connects with a crisp jab.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roberts.
Mir scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roberts tries to improve position but can't.
Roberts holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roberts is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mir off and has taken his back!
Roberts not allowing Mir to control his hands.
Roberts is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir breaks Roberts's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Mir's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts is adopting a defensive guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good exchange - Roberts coming out on top.
It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Roberts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts looks to score with a jab to the body but Mir is just out of range.
Roberts connects with a body shot that sends Mir's belly button to the back.
Roberts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Roberts.
Roberts punishes Mir's body with a nice straight punch.
Roberts swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Mir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Roberts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Mir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Roberts scores with a body shot.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
Roberts misses with a double jab.
Roberts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice cross by Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts misses with a hook.
Mir slips under a jab.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Billy Roberts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir looks for a takedown but Roberts sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Roberts.
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Roberts.
Mir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Mir wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Roberts looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberts's guard.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Roberts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roberts has Mir pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mir wants to stand but Roberts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Roberts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Mir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roberts works Mir's body with a nice hook.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roberts takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Mir closes the distance and clinches.
Mir tries to stall but Roberts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roberts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roberts lands an uppercut.
Mir is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mir jumps into guard, dragging Roberts to the mat.
Roberts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir looking to control but Roberts passes into half guard.
Mir is looking to control Roberts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mir avoid being mounted?
Roberts slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Billy Roberts wasn't active enough on the ground.
Roberts loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
The fighters circling - Roberts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Billy Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir shoots for a takedown but Roberts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Roberts.
Roberts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mir looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roberts jabs Mir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Roberts takes a swing at Mir's ribcage but misses.
Roberts lands with a nice body punch.
Frank Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roberts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roberts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts lands with an uppercut that bounces Mir off the cage and back into range.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roberts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Roberts lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Mir goes down and covers up as Roberts starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Roberts!
Our winner, Billy Roberts, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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