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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Opferstock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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178 cm
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180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Opferstock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kirill Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opferstock swats away the attempt to clinch by Filipovic.
Opferstock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Opferstock's calf.
Filipovic tries to clinch up but Opferstock circles away and keeps his distance.
Opferstock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Lars Opferstock has been cut.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filipovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Opferstock is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Opferstock has his back to the cage.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Opferstock trying to control the position but instead, Filipovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Opferstock into the cage.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Opferstock blocks with his arms.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Opferstock is breathing heavily.
Filipovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Filipovic.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Opferstock is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Opferstock has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
A right hand to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Opferstock in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filipovic as Opferstock tries to tie him up.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Filipovic.
Opferstock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Opferstock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Opferstock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Opferstock looking to stall.
Filipovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Filipovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Opferstock's defenses.
Opferstock trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Opferstock is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Filipovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Opferstock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Filipovic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Filipovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Opferstock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lars Opferstock's cut is getting worse.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Filipovic.
Opferstock taking a breather.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Opferstock's ribcage.
Filipovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Opferstock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Opferstock in his tracks for a moment.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Opferstock trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Filipovic blocks a body shot from Opferstock.
Opferstock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Filipovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Opferstock backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filipovic.
Opferstock avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Opferstock leaning against his opponent.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic blocks a body shot from Opferstock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Opferstock's ribcage.
Opferstock has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Filipovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Opferstock 's eye.
Filipovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Opferstock backwards.
Opferstock wants to stall.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Opferstock backwards.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Opferstock wants to stall.
A short body shot lands from Filipovic as the two fighters clinch.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Filipovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Opferstock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Opferstock managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Opferstock up against the cage.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Opferstock.
Opferstock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Opferstock is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Opferstock has Filipovic pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Opferstock pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Filipovic tumbling to the mat - Opferstock dives into Filipovic's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Opferstock won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Filipovic looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Opferstock drops back looking for a leg! Filipovic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Filipovic manages to kick Opferstock off! Opferstock jumps back into Filipovic's guard.
Opferstock stops Filipovic from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lars Opferstock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Opferstock clinches with his opponent.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Filipovic lands a shot to the body.
Opferstock is trying to stall.
Filipovic lands with a right to the head.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Opferstock goes for a takedown attempt but Filipovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Opferstock gets the takedown into side control.
Opferstock has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Filipovic!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opferstock wants to control the pace but Filipovic is squirming around nicely.
Opferstock swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Filipovic is now in Opferstock's guard. A big mistake from Opferstock there, giving up the dominant position!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Opferstock looking to control.
Opferstock working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Filipovic has passed into half guard!
Opferstock is looking for a sweep. Filipovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Opferstock actively working from the bottom here.
Opferstock throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
It looks like Filipovic is going to stand back up.
Opferstock tries to get to full guard but Filipovic has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Filipovic rushes Opferstock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Opferstock.
Opferstock trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Opferstock looking to stall.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Opferstock 's eye.
Opferstock takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Opferstocks head.
Opferstock taking a breather.
Opferstock tries to score a body lock takedown but Filipovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Opferstock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filipovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Opferstock.
Kirill Filipovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Opferstock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lars Opferstock's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Opferstock taking a breather.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Filipovic landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filipovic.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside that Opferstock shrugs off.
Filipovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Opferstock wants to stall.
Filipovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Opferstock backwards.
Opferstock tries to stall but Filipovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Filipovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Opferstock backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Filipovic.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Opferstock's face.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Opferstock is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Filipovic can't fight it off and eventually Opferstock manages to take the fight to the floor. Filipovic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Opferstock looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic pushes Opferstock off and scrambles back to his feet.
Opferstock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic trying to control the position here.
Opferstock is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Filipovic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Filipovic has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lars Opferstock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Filipovic tries to keep at a distance but Opferstock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Opferstock just leaning against Filipovic, taking a breather.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Opferstock is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Opferstock has his back to the cage.
Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Opferstock is trying to maintain a safe position but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns Opferstock into the cage.
Filipovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Opferstock or not.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic has Opferstock pressed against the cage.
Opferstock tries for a takedown but Filipovic manages to get underhooks.
Filipovic scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Filipovic landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Opferstock up against the cage.
Opferstock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Opferstock stalling in the clinch but Filipovic improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Opferstock goes for a takedown in the clinch but Filipovic prevents it.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic letting Opferstock take a breather here.
Filipovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filipovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filipovic scores with a shot to the side of Opferstock's head.
Filipovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Opferstock blocks with his arms.
Opferstock has Filipovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Filipovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Opferstock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Opferstock is trying to trip Filipovic. He has hold of a leg but Filipovic is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Opferstock persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Opferstock wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Opferstock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Opferstock trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Opferstock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovic is keeping the position for now.
Opferstock won't allow Filipovic to sweep him here.
Opferstock passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opferstock is looking to take a break and control but Filipovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Filipovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lars Opferstock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Opferstock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Opferstock won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Opferstock from controlling successfully.
Opferstock slips nicely into half guard.
Opferstock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Filipovic keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Opferstock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Filipovic is looking to improve his position.
Opferstock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Filipovic defending well though.
Opferstock trying to control from half guard but Filipovic is working away.
Lars Opferstock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A leg kick checked by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Opferstock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kirill Filipovic.
I've got Filipovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Filipovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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