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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mir Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Savio Preuss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mir Frank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Savio Preuss!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Preuss swinging wildly here.
Frank throws a series of punches but Preuss avoids them all with ease.
Preuss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frank but Frank pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Preuss misses with a takedown attempt - Frank sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Preuss fails to land the takedown.
Mir Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savio Preuss.
Preuss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Preuss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Preuss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Preuss shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frank but Frank pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Preuss.
Frank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preuss fails with the takedown
and Frank counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries to clinch but Preuss moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Preuss is defended easily by Frank.
Frank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Preuss.
Frank misses with a looping left.
Preuss is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice takedown defense from Frank. No joy for Preuss on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Preuss is defended easily by Frank.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Frank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Preuss tries for a takedown but Frank sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frank misses with a wild body shot.
Preuss ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Preuss fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frank avoids it really well and circles away.
Preuss slips a jab and a cross from Frank.
Preuss fails with the takedown
and Frank makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Preuss throws a combination that misses
and Frank counters with a nice leg kick.
Preuss looks winded!
Frank throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Preuss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Frank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preuss manages to avoid it.
Preuss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frank is fending him off so far but Preuss persists. Nope, Frank circles away and we're back to standing.
Frank slips a jab and a cross from Preuss.
Frank jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Frank throws a leg kick which misses Preuss's front leg but catches the back leg as Preuss tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preuss has his takedown stuffed
and Preuss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mir Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preuss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Preuss misses with a takedown
and Frank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a head kick that Preuss semi-blocks.
Frank throws a body shot but no joy.
Preuss shoots in but Frank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Preuss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frank counters with a straight right hand.
Preuss tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Frank to counter with a crisp jab.
Savio Preuss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preuss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Frank lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Frank as Preuss shoots in.
Preuss fails to land the takedown.
Frank lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preuss moves into the clinch.
Frank struggles to land a body shot inside as Preuss controls his hands.
Frank dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frank swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank misses with a punch to the body.
Frank lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Preuss or not.
Frank swings wildly with an uppercut but Preuss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank misses with the head strike.
Frank lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Frank.
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
Preuss has clasped his hands together around Frank's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Frank tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mir Frank dominated that round.
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.
Frank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Preuss.
Preuss misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Frank.
Preuss shoots in but no luck this time.
Frank tried to counter with a leg kick but Preuss avoided it.
Preuss ducks under a wild hook from Frank.
Frank lands with a right hand.
Preuss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Frank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Preuss has Frank up against the cage in a clinch.
Frank misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Preuss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Frank has a couple of punches blocked by Preuss.
Frank swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Preuss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank misses with a short punch on the inside.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preuss's elbow.
Frank throws a head punch that misses.
Preuss goes for a takedown attempt but Frank pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mir Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savio Preuss.
Preuss fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank leaves Preuss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Preuss.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Preuss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Preuss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Preuss checks the leg kick nicely there.
Frank throws a sloppy head kick and Preuss moves out of range easily.
Preuss with the counter takedown but Frank avoids it easily.
Frank scores with a head kick.
Preuss shoots in but no luck this time.
Frank went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Frank darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Preuss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Preuss is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Preuss or perhaps it was just good defense by Frank, which made it look bad.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frank misses with a straight right.
Frank misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Preuss has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Frank misses the target.
Preuss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Preuss is defended easily by Frank.
Frank throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Preuss shoots in looking for a takedown but Frank manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Preuss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mir Frank is winning the standup battle so far.
Frank looks for the body kick but Preuss saw that one coming.
Preuss shoots for a takedown but Frank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Frank.
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
A good leg kick by Frank.
Preuss dives in for a single leg takedown but Frank sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frank feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preuss's calf.
Preuss takes one to the chin there.
Preuss throws a right hand that Frank ducks under and follows up with a left that Frank also avoids with ease.
Frank throws a body punch but Preuss moves out of range.
Preuss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frank throws out the jab.
Preuss shoots in but Frank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frank cracks Preuss with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Frank is looking to score with low kicks.
Preuss shoots in and drives through. Frank sprawls well.
Preuss shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preuss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank moves into the clinch.
Frank lands a shoulder strike.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Frank.
Preuss tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Frank.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preuss's elbow.
Frank is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Frank stalling.
Preuss looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mir Frank dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!
Frank ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Frank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Preuss shoots in for a takedown but Frank shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Preuss tries for a takedown but Frank circles away easily
and Frank counters with a slapping leg kick.
Preuss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preuss blocks a head kick by Frank.
Preuss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mir Frank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savio Preuss.
Frank looks to throw the jab but Preuss is out of range.
Savio Preuss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Preuss fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Preuss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Preuss tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frank lands with a nice body kick.
Frank is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Preuss can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preuss misses with a wild combination.
Frank is looking to counter with head kicks.
Preuss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Preuss takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Frank. No joy for Preuss on that attempt.
Frank lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Frank misses.
Preuss is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Preuss blocks a jab.
Preuss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Preuss shoots for a double leg takedown but Frank sprawls well. He's pushed Preuss's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank appears to be looking for a big counter.
Frank throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frank throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Frank uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Preuss has a takedown stuffed.
Frank lands with a kick to the temple. Preuss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sloppy strikes from Frank. Those never looked like landing.
Preuss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Preuss moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Preuss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Frank counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Preuss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Frank lands a nice shot to the body.
Preuss dives in and grabs Frank's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frank pushes down on Preuss's head and hops out.
It looked like Frank wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Frank lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frank throws a quick inside leg kick.
Frank lands a lovely overhand right.
Frank throws a hook but Preuss blocks it.
Preuss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Frank swivels and escapes.
Frank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Preuss tries to clinch up.
Preuss goes for a double leg but Frank avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Frank continues to drive forward.
Preuss circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws an overhand right that lands on Preuss's shoulder, as Preuss tries to avoid the shot.
Preuss forces Frank back against the cage and clinches.
Frank tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frank throws a punch but it's blocked by Preuss.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank misses with a hook from the clinch.
Frank tries to throw a body punch but Preuss avoids it by throwing Frank back against the cage.
Frank working aggressively here.
Preuss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preuss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frank gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Frank tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frank tries to work over Preuss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frank doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Frank lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frank misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preuss's elbow.
Frank gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Preuss.
Frank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preuss tries to score a body lock takedown but Frank shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Frank misses with a body punch.
Savio Preuss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Frank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Preuss's elbow.
Frank tries a body shot but Preuss blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mir Frank showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Frank, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mir Frank!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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