UFC 130 Fight Card Results

A heavyweight battle between former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir and Roy "Big Country" Nelson was the co-main event for the UFC 130 fight card.Before the fight a great deal had been made about these two being friends, a fact that the fighters said, was just not true. So, the idea that these two would be reluctant to go after each other went out the window when that talk went by the wayside.Nelson entered the fight to the strains of Weird Al Yankovic's "Fat," a tribute to his own physique.The goal in this fight was for Mir to solidify his status in the heavyweight division, while Nelson looked to enter the top ten.Nelson bum rushed Mir against the cage and Mir then looked for a single leg which he was unable to stick. Nelson then held Mir against the cage for a brief moment with Mir delivering a knee and then a headkick 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 through with a nice throw, but he was unable to keep Nelson on the mat.  The crowd was happy with the first round, applauding loudly 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 totally gassed as he looked for his stool between rounds and while Mir looked tired, he did not look like he was anywhere near the level of Nelson.Nelson was slow as the third rounded started, 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 had absolutely 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 will need to go back to the drawing board after this fight because he looked completely out of his league in this bout.Scorecards read: 30-27, 30-27, 30-26 for Mir.
-bleacherreport