A heavyweight fight between former champion of UFC heavyweight Frank Mir and Roy "Big Country" Nelson was the co-main event for the UFC 130 fight card.Prior to the fight a great deal had been made about these two friends, a fact that the fighters said, was just not true. So, the opinion that both would be reluctant to go after each other went out the window when that talk went by the wayside.
Nelson get into the fight to the strains of Weird Al Yankovic's "Fat," a tribute to his own physique. The aim in this fight was for Mir to solidify his position in the heavyweight fight division, while Nelson looked to get in the top.
Nelson bum interred Mir against the cage and Mir then looked for a single leg which he was not able to stick there. Nelson then held Mir against the cage for a short time with Mir delivering a knee and then a head kick to Nelson.Mir looked very, very relaxed and at ease early in the first round. Mir landed a number of knees to Nelson with the iron chinned Nelson eating all of them.
Mir then came back in the game with a nice throw, but he was not able to keep Nelson on the earth. The spectators were happy with the first round; applauding strongly as the fighters walked to their stools. Mir started the second round gaining a single leg takedown. Nelson was able to get back to his feet without sustaining damage on the ground. Mir gained another takedown halfway through the second round, but Nelson was once again able to get back to his feet. Nelson looked completely gassed as he looked for his stool between rounds and while Mir looked tired, he did not look like he was anywhere near the Nelson’s level.
Nelson had nothing to offer Mir who looked so much better than he did in his last fight with Cro-Cop. If Mir goes into his next bout with the same style as this fight he could be in line for a title shot.
Nelson was quite slow as the third rounded begun; he was looking more like a drunken bar fighter than an MMA fighter. Mir took Nelson down easily at the 1:30 mark of round three. Nelson will require to go back to the drawing board after this fight because he looked completely out of his league in this bout.
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