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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Taalasmaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lijepa Naša Domovino. Taalasmaa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dice - Abusing Drugs. Seppo Taalasmaa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seppo Taalasmaa!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Taalasmaa misses the target.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and clinches.
Taalasmaa stalling in the clinch but Filipovic improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taalasmaa.
Filipovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Taalasmaa has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic lands with a light punch inside.
Filipovic tries to circle away but Taalasmaa has him pinned against the cage.
Taalasmaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic with a hook.
Taalasmaa swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Taalasmaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taalasmaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Filipovic ducks under a wild hook from Taalasmaa.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taalasmaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Taalasmaa is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Filipovic fails to land.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic slips a straight right by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa slips a jab from Filipovic.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taalasmaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Filipovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic dodges the punch combination from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taalasmaa looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
A left lands for Filipovic.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Filipovic tests Taalasmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seppo Taalasmaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Taalasmaa's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taalasmaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Filipovic finds it's way round the side to connect with Taalasmaa's head.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic digs a good hook to Taalasmaa's body.
Filipovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Filipovic scores with a jab to the head.
Taalasmaa ducks right into an uppercut from Filipovic.
Taalasmaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Filipovic works Taalasmaa's body with a nice hook.
Filipovic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taalasmaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Filipovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Taalasmaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filipovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Filipovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Filipovic clobbers Taalasmaa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taalasmaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filipovic scores with a nice head shot.
Taalasmaa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Filipovic scores with a nice right hand.
Filipovic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Taalasmaa has Filipovic up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taalasmaa blocks a body shot from Filipovic.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taalasmaa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa connects with a single shot there.
Taalasmaa instigates a clinch.
Taalasmaa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch.
Taalasmaa misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa throws a right and a left that Filipovic avoids nicely.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Taalasmaa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taalasmaa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filipovic counters with a nice body shot.
Filipovic slips a jab and a cross from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filipovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipovic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taalasmaa on the side of the head.
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taalasmaa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Filipovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filipovic lands with a nice body punch.
Taalasmaa throws a hook but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Filipovic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Miroslav Filipovic has been cut.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Miroslav Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Taalasmaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Taalasmaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Filipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic moves out of range as Taalasmaa strikes.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miroslav Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic lands with a hook. Taalasmaa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Taalasmaa does no damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taalasmaa swinging wilding here.
Filipovic lands a jab.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic lands a two punch combo.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taalasmaa takes one to the side of the head.
Filipovic scores with a hook.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Taalasmaa.
Filipovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taalasmaa closes the distance but Filipovic moves to the side
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taalasmaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Filipovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab by Taalasmaa.
Filipovic tries to keep at a distance but Taalasmaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taalasmaa lands a left hand.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Taalasmaa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Taalasmaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filipovic doesn't seem phased though.
Filipovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Filipovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Filipovic duly obliges.
Nice cross by Filipovic.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic moves away
and Filipovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
A big right from Taalasmaa misses.
Some wild striking there from Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fighters circling - Taalasmaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taalasmaa moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic catches Taalasmaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Taalasmaa takes one on the button.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taalasmaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filipovic lands an overhand right.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Taalasmaa moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic has a couple of punches blocked by Taalasmaa.
Taalasmaa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filipovic being controlled against the cage.
Filipovic misses with some punches.
Filipovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Taalasmaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miroslav Filipovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Taalasmaa looks to clinch
and Filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taalasmaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taalasmaa throws a looping overhand right but Filipovic ducks down to avoid it.
Taalasmaa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taalasmaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic misses the shot to the body.
Filipovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild combination.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Taalasmaa misses with a wild combination.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filipovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taalasmaa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Taalasmaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic digs a good body shot into Taalasmaa's ribs.
Filipovic lands a with a good body shot.
Good exchange - Filipovic coming out on top.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Taalasmaa tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taalasmaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Taalasmaa misses.
Filipovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Filipovic waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Taalasmaa.
Filipovic misses with an uppercut.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Filipovic throws a series of strikes that have Taalasmaa backpedaling.
Taalasmaa wants to clinch up but Filipovic keeps it at a distance.
Taalasmaa throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Filipovic.
Filipovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taalasmaa moves away.
Taalasmaa misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Taalasmaa.
Filipovic tries to keep at a distance but Taalasmaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filipovic misses with some punches.
Taalasmaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic defending well as Taalasmaa loads up on a big left hand.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Taalasmaa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taalasmaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Taalasmaa off the cage and back into rage.
Taalasmaa lands a two punch combo.
Taalasmaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Filipovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipovic scores with a one two! Taalasmaa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taalasmaa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taalasmaa is looking to clinch.
Taalasmaa throws a jab but it's blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taalasmaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Filipovic.
Filipovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taalasmaa.
Filipovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taalasmaa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Taalasmaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Filipovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Filipovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A swing and a miss from Taalasmaa.
A nice combination there by Filipovic.
Taalasmaa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Taalasmaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taalasmaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taalasmaa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Filipovic slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Taalasmaa.
Filipovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Taalasmaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Taalasmaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taalasmaa misses with a double jab
and Filipovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taalasmaa tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Taalasmaa looks to throw the jab but Filipovic is out of range.
Filipovic connects with a body shot.
Taalasmaa misses with a looping right.
Filipovic tests Taalasmaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Taalasmaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taalasmaa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taalasmaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filipovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Taalasmaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taalasmaa throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Filipovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Filipovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Filipovic!
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