UFC 146 – Junior dos Santos defends his heavyweight title, stops Frank Mir via TKO in the second round
UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos successfully defended his title tonight on the UFC 146 card in Las Vegas, Nevada, defeating former champion, Frank Mir via second round TKO to gain a measure of revenge for his mentor.
Mir stalks the champion before shooting in against the cage. He drops and attempts to pull guard but he can’t keep hold of the leg. Back to standing. Low kick from Mir. Dos Santos with a nice right hand but Mir seems to block it. Left hook from dos Santos lands. Low kick from Mir, and another. The champion connects with a nice combination. Another nice kick from Mir before getting his hands up for the counter. Nice left hand by Mir sneaks through. Dos Santos goes to the body with a big shot. The champion is doing well to keep Mir at the end of his punches. Dos Santos staggers Mir and looks to finish before the bell. Mir gets desperate with a takedown attempt but doesn’t complete it. MMABay scores the round 10-9 dos Santos.
Dos Santos with a straight right to begin the second round. The Brazilian drops Mir with a punch before waving him back to his feet. Another nice flurry from dos Santos lands. Mir needs to go back to at least trying to get this fight to the ground. Inside leg kick from Mir lands, and another. Big right hand from dos Santos sees Mir drop to his back. Dos Santos swarms, putting all sorts of pressure on Mir. The referee steps in.
By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)
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