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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taur Naneldor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taur Naneldor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Naneldor.
Naneldor throws a head kick that misses.
Mir fails with the takedown
and Naneldor moves into the clinch.
Naneldor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir checks a leg kick.
Naneldor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naneldor fails with the takedown
and Mir counters with a takedown into side control.
Naneldor struggling a bit here.
Mir lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Naneldor down.
Naneldor can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naneldor taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mir working the ground and pound.
Mir lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Naneldor down.
Mir is chipping away with strikes.
Naneldor defending against the ground and pound.
Mir in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Naneldor struggling a bit here.
Mir tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir is working Naneldor over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mir is putting a hurting on Naneldor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mir lands an elbow.
Mir landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naneldor is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Naneldor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Mir's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mir lands a nice forearm strike.
Mir working the ground and pound but Naneldor is defending the strikes.
Mir looks gassed!
Naneldor is trying to improve his position.
Naneldor is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mir has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mir misses with the ground and pound.
Mir working the ground and pound.
Mir throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mir working the ground and pound.
Mir lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Naneldor some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mir sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Naneldor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Naneldor tries to improve position but can't.
Naneldor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mir on the ground.
Mir throws a strike aimed at the side of Naneldor's head but Naneldor avoids it well.
Naneldor taking a bit of punishment here - Mir scoring with strikes.
Naneldor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Naneldor tries to get out of the position.
You can see the frustration on Naneldor's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mir tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Naneldor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mir blocks a head kick by Naneldor.
Naneldor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naneldor has his takedown stuffed
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taur Naneldor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naneldor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mir makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naneldor is on top in guard.
Mir throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mir striking off his back but it's not causing Naneldor any problems.
Naneldor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Naneldor wants to stand but Mir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir lands some strikes from the bottom.
Mir lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Naneldor throwing strikes but missing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Naneldor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mir throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mir throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Naneldor from controlling successfully.
Mir striking off his back but it's not causing Naneldor any problems.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Naneldor from controlling successfully.
Mir doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mir striking off his back but it's not causing Naneldor any problems.
Mir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir lands a nice shot to the head.
Mir misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mir looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Naneldor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mir throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mir thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Naneldor tries to reverse the position but Mir maintains control.
Mir throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Naneldor tries to lock up and control but Mir gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mir thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Naneldor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Naneldor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mir breaks from Naneldor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mir looking to ground and pound but Naneldor is blocking nicely.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Naneldor tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naneldor tries to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir lands a big elbow.
Mir looking to finish Naneldor with some ground and pound. This is bad for Naneldor!
Naneldor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Naneldor wants to get back to his feet.
Naneldor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mir lands with some strikes.
Naneldor tries to hold on but Mir postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mir landing shots from mount.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Frank Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naneldor holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mir tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Naneldor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Naneldor is trying desperately to improve position.
Naneldor wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mir lands a big elbow.
Mir is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Naneldor can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Naneldor throws a head kick that misses
and Mir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mir drops an elbow to the side of Naneldor's head.
Mir looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Naneldor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Naneldor trying to control but Mir postures up.
Naneldor gets back to full guard.
Mir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Naneldor wants to sweep but no luck.
Mir stands up over Naneldor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naneldor is pulling down on Mir's head. It's preventing any offense from Mir, at least for the moment.
Mir stopping the sweep attempt from Naneldor.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mir postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Naneldor has wrist control.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Naneldor is retaining full guard.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naneldor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naneldor misses with a takedown attempt
and Mir counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Naneldor!
Mir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mir sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mir avoids the attempt from Naneldor to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naneldor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mir fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naneldor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mir lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Naneldor hang on?
Naneldor throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Mir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Naneldor is working to get back to half guard.
Mir working Naneldor over with strikes here.
Mir punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Mir there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naneldor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mir scoring with strikes but Naneldor is staying in there.
Naneldor is looking to get to half guard.
Mir lands a nice shot to the head.
Naneldor is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mir breaks from Naneldor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Naneldor is trying to escape the mount.
Mir working the ground and pound effectively.
Naneldor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mir lands a big shot there that rocks Naneldor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Naneldor tries to reverse the position but Mir maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mir scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mir throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mir throwing strikes but Naneldor recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Mir is thwarting Naneldor's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Naneldor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mir pinned against the cage. Mir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taur Naneldor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mir shoots in but Naneldor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
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energy
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hype
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