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05-27-2012, 10:01 AM
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|  Dos Santos Rolls Over Mir
UFC 146 Results: Nice Guys Don’t Finish Last – Dos Santos Rolls Over Mir Quote:
The legacy of a champion isn’t made by winning the belt…it’s made by defending it.
Junior Dos Santos certainly showed on Saturday night that he had no intentions of being a champion that wins the belt and never defends it as he put away former title holder Frank Mir emphatically in the 2nd round of their main event match-up at UFC 146.
Since winning the belt last November, Dos Santos has enjoyed the fruits of his victory with a lot more fame all over the world, but mostly in his home country of Brazil where he was received as a hero.
As he faced former champion Frank Mir on Saturday, Dos Santos wanted to fight for his country and also fight to prove that he was the most dominant heavyweight on the planet.
When the fight started the game plan for Frank Mir was simple – get Dos Santos to the ground and look to remove a limb. Saying it is way easier than actually doing it, and after one single leg takedown attempt, Mir never even got close to taking Dos Santos to the mat.
The Brazilian boxer kept Mir at arm’s length, but when he stepped in for a punch he put every ounce of power he had into it. Dos Santos landed a huge bomb to the body of Mir in the first and with time running out, he tagged the Las Vegas native with a big punch that left him on wobbly legs.
Dos Santos rushed in with a flurry of punches, but Mir defended well and was able to escape the round.
Resistance was futile however because Dos Santos was a man on a mission, and his mission was to knock out Frank Mir.
The second round brought more of the same from Dos Santos, who settled into his comfort zone at this point and started to land at will as Mir had little answer for his superior striking.
As Dos Santos jumped in for one final right hand, Mir dropped to the canvas and the champion followed up with a series of hammer fists as the referee stepped in to stop the fight.
“It’s not bad for a nice guy, huh?” Dos Santos shouted after winning his first title defense since capturing the belt last November.
| UFC 146 Results: Nice Guys Don't Finish Last - Dos Santos Rolls Over Mir | MMAWeekly.com | 
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05-27-2012, 03:00 PM
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I think Frank Mir should fight Josh Barnett in strikeforces plus one and then retire win or lose....
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05-27-2012, 03:20 PM
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JDS looked ridiculously relaxed and composed in there. Watching the replay of the right hand that dropped Mir he was composed right the way through to the last hammer fist finish. Amazing.
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05-27-2012, 06:17 PM
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I am always on the side of the loser.
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05-27-2012, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sniggles  I am always on the side of the loser. |
Please tell me you didn't have money on that fight snigs?
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05-27-2012, 10:32 PM
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Mir shoulda went for more takedowns.
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05-28-2012, 03:01 AM
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I was amazed at how slow Mir looked. He came in a bit heavier than he had been but looked very, very slow IMO. After Mir got his ass handed to him vs. Carwin and Brock, he felt the need to pack on all this weight. Now it sees like all that weight is doing more harm than good. What's odd tho, is Travis Browne is 6'7" and 260lbs and looks great in his standup, so it may not really have that much to do with Mir's weight. You would almost expect Mir vs. Cain to have a very similar result as Mir/JDS.
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05-28-2012, 04:21 AM
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what would mir @ 205 look like?
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05-28-2012, 09:01 AM
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Not sure what Mir's game plan was but to stand with JDS is suicide. He didnt look like belonged in there with JDS. =(
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05-28-2012, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by dmc_tim what would mir @ 205 look like? | Unconscious.
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