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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir Jr (ranked 4388 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Torito (ranked 2653 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Torito!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mir Jr misses with a double jab.
Mir Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Torito with the counter takedown but Mir Jr avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Mir Jr as Torito shoots in.
Mir Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mir Jr wants to stand but Torito has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torito is pressing down on Mir Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Torito throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torito has control of Mir Jr's left arm, preventing Mir Jr from doing any damage.
Torito is trying to control the position but Mir Jr postures up.
Torito seems keen to control Mir Jr's posture.
Torito is trying to control the position but Mir Jr postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mir Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mir Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Torito's guard.
Mir Jr wants to stand but Torito has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Torito throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torito throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mir Jr wants to stand but Torito has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torito is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mir Jr defends well.
Torito looking for subs off his back but Mir Jr has passed one foot through into half guard.
Torito slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torito trying to keep a closed guard but Mir Jr is proving a slippery customer.
Torito has his hands on Mir Jr's head, controlling the position.
Torito is trying to control the position but Mir Jr postures up.
Torito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mir Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Mir Jr wanted to stand there but Torito had control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mir Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Torito did well to prevent Mir Jr getting side control.
Torito tries to kick Mir Jr off in order to stand up. Mir Jr Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Torito is trying to get back to half guard.
Torito holds on to Mir Jr's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Torito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mir Jr avoids the strikes from the bottom by Torito.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Torito wants to control but Mir Jr postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir Jr dominated that 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.
Danga de danga de dang - Mir Jr scores with a four punch combination!
Mir Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Torito can do to turn this around?
Mir Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Torito trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Torito is trying to escape the mount.
Mir Jr is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mir Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Torito in his tracks.
Torito throws a series of punches but Mir Jr avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torito tries to clinch but Mir Jr moves away
and Mir Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Torito backing up. Torito nods at Mir Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Mir Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torito trying to control the position.
Torito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Torito tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mir Jr is looking to stand up but Torito won't let him.
Torito looking for a sweep. Not yet Torito, not yet.
Torito pulls Mir Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Torito doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torito moves into the clinch successfully.
Torito taking a breather.
Mir Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torito.
Torito can't get the takedown.
Torito stalling.
Mir Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Mir Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mir Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torito.
Mir Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Torito is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Torito to the ground. Mir Jr is now in Torito's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Torito manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Mir Jr turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Torito is looking to reverse the position.
Torito looking for a sweep but Mir Jr has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mir Jr is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torito is looking to improve his position but Mir Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Torito slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mir Jr wants to stand up but Torito has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mir Jr wants to stand up but Torito manages to regain full guard.
Torito is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Mir Jr does it's job there.
Torito throws a sloppy head kick and Mir Jr moves out of range easily.
Frank Mir Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mir Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mir Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torito shoots in looking for a takedown but Mir Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Torito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mir Jr drives through with a takedown into Torito's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mir Jr is standing up over Torito. Torito looks to escape but Mir Jr dives into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torito looks to move to half guard but instead Mir Jr has passed into mount! Damn!
Torito wants to control but Mir Jr is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir Jr blocks Torito's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Mir Jr wants to stand but Torito is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Mir Jr avoids the attempt from Torito to control.
Mir Jr prevents Torito from getting the reversal.
Torito wants to control but Mir Jr is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torito is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Mir Jr is staying active.
Mir Jr is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Torito tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mir Jr scores with a takedown into Torito's guard.
Mir Jr slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Torito.
Torito wants to improve his position but Mir Jr is controlling well.
Torito throws a strike from the bottom but Mir Jr passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torito is trying to get back to his feet.
Torito tries to improve position but can't.
Torito wants to control but Mir Jr postures up.
Torito is trying to get back to half guard.
Torito is still trying to improve position.
You can see the frustration on Torito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Torito is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mir Jr's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Torito is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mir Jr jumps into side control!
Mir Jr tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Torito tries to buck Mir Jr off but Mir Jr is having none of it.
Torito can't do much from the bottom here.
El Torito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Torito is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mir Jr is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mir Jr, 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Mir Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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