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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Steve Stifler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
28 - 24 - 1 |
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300 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Solid 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
28 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steve Stifler !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stifler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Filipovic dodges the punch combination from Stifler .
Filipovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stifler counters with a stiff right hand.
Stifler lands the left hand.
Filipovic tries to clinch up but Stifler circles away and keeps his distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stifler .
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stifler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Filipovic's head backwards.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Stifler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stifler throwing a counter right hand but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Stifler lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stifler to score with a decent uppercut.
Filipovic darts in and clinches Stifler up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stifler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stifler blocking some punches.
Stifler lands with a right to the head.
Filipovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stifler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Filipovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Filipovic fails to land.
Stifler gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Stifler .
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Stifler lands with a light punch inside.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stifler digs a right hand into Filipovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filipovic's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stifler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Stifler .
Stifler lands with a light punch inside.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Stifler blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stifler working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stifler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stifler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stifler for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A right handed body shot lands from Stifler .
Filipovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stifler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stifler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stifler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Still in the clinch, Stifler scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Stifler .
Filipovic tries a body shot but Stifler blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stifler dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Filipovic tries to clinch
enabling Stifler to counter with a crisp jab.
Filipovic drops his hands momentarily and Stifler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stifler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
As Filipovic looks to move away, Stifler throws a big counter combo bu Filipovic just gets out of the way.
Steve Stifler is winning the standup battle so far.
Stifler lands with a nice combination. Filipovic backs away looking to recover.
Stifler misses with a wild combination.
Stifler circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Stifler counter with a right hand.
Stifler 's corner calls for a 1-2. Stifler obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stifler tests Filipovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stifler misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stifler circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Stifler to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to clinch up.
Filipovic wants to clinch up but Stifler keeps it at a distance.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stifler misses with a wild combination.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stifler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stifler is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stifler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stifler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filipovic has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Stifler .
Stifler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Filipovic on the side of the head.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Stifler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve Stifler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Stifler scores with a punch to the head.
Filipovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Stifler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stifler blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stifler scores with a nice strike.
Filipovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Stifler is just out of range.
Stifler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stifler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipovic.
Stifler lands a really nice looking cross but Filipovic seems unphased.
Filipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stifler .
Filipovic wants to clinch but Stifler slips to the side
and Stifler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filipovic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Filipovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stifler scores with a sloppy right hand. Filipovic should have avoided that one.
Stifler clinches up against the ropes.
Filipovic misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic misses with a body punch.
Filipovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from Stifler .
A right hand to the body from Stifler .
Stifler makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Stifler dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Stifler clinches up with Filipovic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stifler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filipovic or not.
Stifler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stifler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stifler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stifler cracks Filipovic with a nice body shot.
Filipovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stifler lands a hook that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
A short right from Stifler on the inside.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stifler .
Stifler lands a nice shot to the body.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stifler scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic tries to throw a body punch but Stifler avoids it by throwing Filipovic back against the ropes.
Stifler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stifler lands a body shot.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Stifler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Stifler .
Stifler lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Stifler - that landed with a thud.
Stifler lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Stifler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stifler scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Stifler .
Stifler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filipovic or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Stifler .
Stifler lands with a right to the head.
Stifler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve Stifler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stifler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filipovic backwards.
Steve Stifler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stifler lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Stifler .
Filipovic can't find room to land a body shot as Stifler controls the action.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Stifler lands a nice uppercut.
Stifler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stifler gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stifler cracks Filipovic with a nice body shot.
Stifler lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Stifler on the inside.
Stifler presses Filipovic against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Stifler .
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Stifler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stifler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Stifler !
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energy
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hype
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pop
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