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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DJ Khaled feat. Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood &. Mirko Filipovic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Francisco's chin.
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176 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Francisco!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Francisco or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Filipovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Filipovic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Francisco is surviving well by controlling Filipovic's body position as best he can.
Francisco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Francisco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Filipovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Francisco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Filipovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Filipovic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to escape the mount.
Filipovic controlling from mount.
Francisco tries to reverse the position but Filipovic maintains control.
Filipovic controlling from mount.
Francisco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Filipovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Francisco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Francisco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Filipovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Francisco can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Francisco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Filipovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Francisco is looking to escape.
Francisco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Filipovic. What's that going to do exactly?
Francisco swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Francisco throwing hammer fists to the chest of Filipovic. What's that going to do exactly?
Filipovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Francisco defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Francisco gets back to half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mirko Filipovic.
Francisco tries for a takedown but Filipovic circles away easily
and Filipovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Filipovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francisco on the ground.
Filipovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Francisco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francisco striking off his back but it's not causing Filipovic any problems.
Francisco striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Filipovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Francisco doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Francisco tries to strike from the bottom.
Francisco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Filipovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Francisco keeping moving, preventing Filipovic from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Francisco fails with the takedown
and Filipovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Francisco's guard now.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Albert Francisco.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francisco will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Francisco being controlled here, momentarily.
Filipovic trying to control but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Francisco manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Filipovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Francisco passes into half guard.
Filipovic is looking for a sweep. Francisco is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Filipovic trying to control from the bottom.
Francisco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Filipovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Francisco misses with a takedown attempt
and Filipovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Francisco gets back to full guard.
Filipovic stays in close to Francisco's body and controls the position.
Francisco tries to strike from the bottom.
Filipovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mirko Filipovic.
Filipovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Francisco gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Filipovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Francisco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to work for a kimura but Francisco is defending well.
Filipovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Francisco missing with punches from the bottom.
Filipovic is controlling the pace.
Filipovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Francisco knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Filipovic wants to take a breather but Francisco is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Francisco is defending against the submission attempts here by Filipovic.
Francisco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Filipovic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Filipovic's back!
Francisco not allowing Filipovic to control his hands.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Francisco.
Francisco struggling to land strikes to the head as Filipovic covers up.
Filipovic looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Filipovic covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Mirko Filipovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filipovic can't escape the position.
Francisco is not going to allow Filipovic to sit and survive in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco misses with an elbow to the head.
Francisco is not going to allow Filipovic to sit and survive in this position.
Filipovic covers up after that shot from Francisco.
Filipovic controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Francisco scores with punches and elbows.
Francisco not allowing Filipovic to control his hands.
I really don't envy Filipovic right now.
Filipovic wants to control his opponent's hands but Francisco gets his hands free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Francisco has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Filipovic.
Filipovic surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Filipovic covers up after that shot from Francisco.
Francisco lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Filipovic trying to control but not successfully.
Francisco throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Filipovic trying to control the hands but Francisco breaks the grip.
Francisco lands shots from the back.
Francisco scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Filipovic controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Francisco is not going to allow Filipovic to sit and survive in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Francisco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Filipovic counters with a shoot takedown. Francisco fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mirko Filipovic.
Filipovic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Francisco misses with a strike from the bottom.
Filipovic is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Francisco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Francisco is being controlled here.
Filipovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Francisco misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Filipovic controls the position.
Francisco throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic staying calm.
Francisco regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Francisco doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Filipovic.
Filipovic is keen to just control but Francisco is a slippery customer.
Francisco works his way to full guard. Good work.
Francisco trying to strike off his back.
Francisco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Francisco lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Francisco throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Francisco throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Filipovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Filipovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Francisco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Filipovic is trying to work for a kimura but Francisco is defending well.
Francisco throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Filipovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Francisco misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Filipovic trying to control the pace.
Francisco missing with punches from the bottom.
Francisco missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Filipovic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Filipovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Francisco has managed to free his arm - good work.
Filipovic slows the pace down in half guard.
Francisco moves into full guard.
Francisco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Filipovic controls the pace.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Filipovic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Filipovic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Francisco striking off his back but it's not causing Filipovic any problems.
Albert Francisco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francisco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Filipovic controls the pace.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
Francisco throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Francisco trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filipovic gets the takedown into side control.
Filipovic controls the position.
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Francisco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Filipovic 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!
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energy
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hype
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