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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James B. Grossweiner (ranked 346 p4p, 49 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 494 p4p, 67 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James B. Grossweiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossweiner swings widly with a right hand
and Mir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mir scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grossweiner throws a head kick but Mir moves out of range.
Mir lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossweiner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir throws a big shot that misses.
Grossweiner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grossweiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grossweiner throws a front kick aimed at Mir's knee but Mir avoids it well.
Grossweiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Mir misses the target.
Grossweiner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grossweiner is looking to land body kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Mir misses
and Grossweiner counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossweiner misses the shot to the body.
Grossweiner shoots in but no luck this time.
Mir only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossweiner.
Mir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big right from Mir misses.
Grossweiner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoel Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossweiner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Grossweiner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Mir.
Grossweiner is looking for a counter combo.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grossweiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grossweiner throws a right hand that misses
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grossweiner tries to land a front kick but Mir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mir misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grossweiner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mir.
Grossweiner misses with a hook
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Grossweiner moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossweiner misses the target.
Grossweiner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grossweiner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mir as he avoids it easily.
Grossweiner throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Mir. That snapped Grossweiner's head back.
Mir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossweiner takes one to the chin there.
Mir misses with the body kick
and Grossweiner counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Yoel Mir has been cut.
Grossweiner blocks a jab.
Mir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossweiner. That did some damage!
Grossweiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws a body shot but no joy.
Grossweiner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mir with a nice cross.
Grossweiner loads up on a big right hand but Mir slips the punch.
Mir swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grossweiner counters with a left to the body.
Grossweiner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mir lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grossweiner throws the kick towards the body but Mir avoids it.
Mir lands with a straight right. Grossweiner didn't see that one coming.
Grossweiner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mir circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James B. Grossweiner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grossweiner throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Grossweiner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick.
Grossweiner throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to clinch
and Grossweiner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mir is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grossweiner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossweiner misses with a left hand
enabling Mir to counter with a crisp jab.
Mir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mir closes the distance and pushes Grossweiner back into the cage.
Grossweiner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grossweiner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Grossweiner.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Grossweiner blocks with his arms.
Grossweiner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossweiner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grossweiner throws a shot from downtown. Mir moves away and avoids it.
Grossweiner throws a low kick, looking for Mir's leg but Mir calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grossweiner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mir stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
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.
Mir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grossweiner blocks a head kick by Mir.
Grossweiner throws a counter high kick but Mir was just alert enough to avoid it.
Grossweiner throws a leg kick but Mir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mir connects with a solid leg kick.
Mir connects with a crisp jab.
Grossweiner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mir.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Grossweiner has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Grossweiner and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Grossweiner.
Mir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir throws a poor cross that misses
letting Grossweiner counter with a right hand.
Mir throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grossweiner misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mir, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossweiner lands strikes from half guard.
Grossweiner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mir with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mir pushes Grossweiner off and gets back to his feet.
Grossweiner throws a leg kick
and Mir counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grossweiner checks a low kick from Mir.
Grossweiner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grossweiner throws a solid leg kick but Mir takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grossweiner.
Mir tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Mir checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grossweiner misses the body punch
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Mir misses.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossweiner throws a leg kick which misses Mir's front leg but catches the back leg as Mir tries to avoid it.
Mir scoring well with a low kick there.
Grossweiner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
A leg kick checked by Mir.
Grossweiner throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Mir lands a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mir.
Mir lands with a right hand.
Grossweiner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grossweiner misses with a wild body shot.
Mir tries to clinch but Grossweiner moves out of range.
Mir jabs at Grossweiner's body.
Grossweiner is looking to chop away at Mir's legs.
Grossweiner moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMir.
Grossweiner misses the body punch
and Mir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grossweiner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grossweiner scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mir throws a hook to the side of Grossweiner's head but Grossweiner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner takes one to the chin there.
Grossweiner tries a head kick but it misses.
Mir checks a low kick from Grossweiner.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mir lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grossweiner counters with a right hand to the body.
Mir misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Grossweiner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grossweiner moves out of range of the body kick from Mir.
Grossweiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
A jab from Mir misses.
Mir scores with a nice strike.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossweiner moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grossweiner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mir feints and then cracks Grossweiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossweiner down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Grossweiner blocks the leg kick.
Mir moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir misses with a leg kick
and Grossweiner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mir thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grossweiner if he has to take too many more of those.
Mir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mir slips a straight right by Grossweiner.
A combination from Grossweiner does no damage.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mir.
Mir stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mir lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoel Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoel Mir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grossweiner throws a lazy head kick
and Mir counters with a head kick. That will keep Grossweiner thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grossweiner is looking to score with low kicks.
Grossweiner fails with the takedown.
Good standup being displayed there by Mir as he connects with a hook.
Grossweiner digs a good hook to Mir's body.
Mir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mir thumps Grossweiner with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Grossweiner tenderised Mir's leg. Mir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grossweiner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grossweiner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mir's calf.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mir.
Grossweiner misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossweiner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grossweiner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Decent striking displayed by Grossweiner there.
Grossweiner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mir getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grossweiner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mir scores with a nice body kick.
Mir on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Grossweiner looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
Mir avoids the body shot from Grossweiner.
Mir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grossweiner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mir feints and then cracks Grossweiner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossweiner down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mir.
James B. Grossweiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir closes the distance but Grossweiner moves to the side
and Grossweiner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mir throws a lazy head kick
and Grossweiner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mir on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grossweiner. Grossweiner obviously looking to wear him down.
Mir looks to throw the jab but Grossweiner is out of range.
Mir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good leg kick by Mir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grossweiner misses with a lunging right hand
and Mir counters with a nice uppercut.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grossweiner.
Mir lands a right hook to the body.
Mir slips a jab and a cross from Grossweiner.
Grossweiner throws a series of punches but Mir avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner looks to throw the jab but Mir is out of range.
Grossweiner misses with a leg kick
and Mir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grossweiner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A cross from Grossweiner lands.
Mir scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mir looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grossweiner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossweiner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
Grossweiner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grossweiner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grossweiner misses with a body kick.
Grossweiner throws a push kick but Mir slaps the foot to one side.
Grossweiner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grossweiner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossweiner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mir. Mir obviously looking to wear him down.
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 scores with a leg kick.
Mir stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mir misses with a head kick.
Grossweiner throwing a counter right hand but Mir manages to avoid it.
Grossweiner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Grossweiner looks for the body kick but Mir saw that one coming.
Grossweiner fakes the leg kick and cracks Mir in the body.
Mir closes the distance but Grossweiner moves to the side
and Grossweiner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mir tries to clinch but Grossweiner is having none of it.
Grossweiner lands a glancing blow to the side of Mir's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy body kick from Grossweiner
and Mir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grossweiner thinking.
Grossweiner checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoel Mir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grossweiner throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir tries a quick counter leg kick but Grossweiner is wise to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoel 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoel Mir!
Yoel Mir was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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