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Despite being a two-time heavyweight champion, Frank Mir was given little chance of leaving the MGM Grand Garden Arena Octagon a winner Saturday night at UFC 146 in Las Vegas.
Mir had to lift the belt from a man regarded as having the best boxing in UFC history -- titleholder Junior dos Santos, who successfully defended his title for the first time with a second-round TKO.
From the start, dos Santos dashed any hope Mir might have brought into the Octagon of wearing the title for a third time.
Dos Santos was just too fast for Mir, who struggled to avoid right hands to the head and body. Mir nearly got a much-needed takedown, but dos Santos easily escaped.
By the end of the opening round, dos Santos (15-1) unleashed a hard right to the temple that stunned Mir. He then delivered rights and lefts that sent Mir reeling.
The horn allowed the former champion to see the second round.
"He's the champ. He's fast," Mir said, after falling to 16-6. "I couldn't get out of the way."
Mir's inability to avoid dos Santos' punches led to his downfall in the second.
A hard right to the chin dropped Mir and dos Santos pounced. The champ got off the ground briefly and landed another right hand that forced referee Herb Dean to end the fight at the 3:04 mark.
"I am feeling awesome," dos Santos said after the fight. "It's amazing. It's not bad for a nice guy. I came here to defend my belt, and I did it.
"This guy (Mir) can take a punch. My hand hurts."
Mir had to lift the belt from a man regarded as having the best boxing in UFC history -- titleholder Junior dos Santos, who successfully defended his title for the first time with a second-round TKO.
From the start, dos Santos dashed any hope Mir might have brought into the Octagon of wearing the title for a third time.
Dos Santos was just too fast for Mir, who struggled to avoid right hands to the head and body. Mir nearly got a much-needed takedown, but dos Santos easily escaped.
By the end of the opening round, dos Santos (15-1) unleashed a hard right to the temple that stunned Mir. He then delivered rights and lefts that sent Mir reeling.
The horn allowed the former champion to see the second round.
"He's the champ. He's fast," Mir said, after falling to 16-6. "I couldn't get out of the way."
Mir's inability to avoid dos Santos' punches led to his downfall in the second.
A hard right to the chin dropped Mir and dos Santos pounced. The champ got off the ground briefly and landed another right hand that forced referee Herb Dean to end the fight at the 3:04 mark.
"I am feeling awesome," dos Santos said after the fight. "It's amazing. It's not bad for a nice guy. I came here to defend my belt, and I did it.
"This guy (Mir) can take a punch. My hand hurts."
