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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Mir (ranked 1218 p4p, 147 weight class) and Neyman Gariniho (ranked 1950 p4p, 245 weight class). Yoel Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neyman Gariniho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Gariniho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir cracks Gariniho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Mir tenderised Gariniho's leg. Gariniho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gariniho checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Gariniho misses its intended target.
Gariniho slips a straight right by Mir.
Gariniho tries a quick counter leg kick but Mir is wise to it.
Mir ducks right into an uppercut from Gariniho.
Mir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
Gariniho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Mir misses the target.
Mir throws a leg kick
letting Gariniho counter with a right hand.
Gariniho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gariniho.
Gariniho appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gariniho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mir thuds his shin into the meat of Gariniho's side.
Gariniho keeps the fight on the outside.
Mir gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gariniho.
Good work by Mir as he checks the leg kick.
Mir misses the shot to the body.
Mir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mir misses with a wild body shot.
Gariniho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mir tries to clinch but Gariniho moves out of range.
Gariniho slips under a jab.
Gariniho loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Gariniho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mir throws a wild body kick that Gariniho sees coming a mile off.
Gariniho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gariniho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mir goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Gariniho.
Gariniho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gariniho jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gariniho takes one to the side of the head.
Gariniho connects with a body shot that sends Mir's belly button to the back.
Mir lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Gariniho.
Mir ducks under a wild hook from Gariniho.
Mir misses with a body kick.
Mir misses with a body punch
and Gariniho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gariniho slips a straight right by Mir.
Gariniho throws a lazy right hand but Mir sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mir moves into the clinch.
Gariniho avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gariniho's elbow.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gariniho throws a head punch that misses.
Mir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Gariniho avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike.
Gariniho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gariniho lands with a right to the head.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Gariniho avoids the damage to the body.
Gariniho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gariniho digs a right hand into Mir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mir's gas tank.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Gariniho lands a left hand.
Mir being controlled against the cage.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gariniho cracks Mir with a nice body shot.
Gariniho misses with some punches.
Gariniho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mir being controlled against the cage.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gariniho's face.
That's four 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!
Mir misses with a punch on the inside.
Gariniho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Gariniho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gariniho avoids it.
Gariniho is looking to control Mir's arms but Mir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gariniho has his back to the cage.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gariniho is defending well for now.
Gariniho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mir up against the cage.
Gariniho pushes Mir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gariniho wants to stall.
Mir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir tries a body shot but Gariniho blocks it.
Mir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gariniho lands a nice uppercut.
Gariniho prevents a body shot from Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neyman Gariniho dominated that round.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir connects with a leg kick. Gariniho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gariniho lands a right hook to the body.
Gariniho misses with an uppercut. Mir saw that one coming.
Gariniho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Gariniho misses the target.
Gariniho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mir.
Mir misses with a straight right.
Gariniho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gariniho circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mir tries to clinch but Gariniho moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mir slips a jab from Gariniho.
Mir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gariniho manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Gariniho does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mir checks a leg kick.
Gariniho misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a high kick!
A low kick from Mir misses
and Gariniho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mir lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gariniho throws a hook to the side of Mir's head but Mir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Gariniho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mir doesn't seem phased though.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick from Gariniho.
Gariniho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gariniho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gariniho gets a clinch.
Gariniho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gariniho blocks an uppercut.
Gariniho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Gariniho avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gariniho.
Gariniho struggles to land a body shot inside as Mir controls his hands.
Neyman Gariniho seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mir lands with a short shot to the head.
Gariniho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mir backwards.
Mir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gariniho is defending well for now.
Gariniho has a couple of punches blocked by Mir.
Mir misses with a knee strike.
Gariniho throws a head punch that misses.
Mir tries a knee to the head but Gariniho blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Gariniho.
Gariniho swings wildly with an uppercut but Mir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gariniho lands a nice uppercut.
Gariniho lands with a light punch inside.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Gariniho blocks with his arms.
Gariniho misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Gariniho.
Gariniho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mir throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gariniho lands a shoulder strike.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gariniho scores with a shoulder strike.
Mir is rocked!
Mir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gariniho lands with a left to the head.
Mir lands a shot to the body.
Gariniho slows down the pace here.
Gariniho unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Mir! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gariniho is unloading with more strikes now! Mir drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neyman Gariniho!
Our winner, Neyman Gariniho, 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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