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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dos Santos clinches up against the cage.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic stops a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos manages to pull guard.
Filipovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos kicks Filipovic off and gets to his feet.
Dos Santos rushes Filipovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Dos Santos, against the cage.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Filipovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Dos Santos shoots in.
Filipovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
Dos Santos stands up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Santos!
Dos Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Filipovic tries to sprawl out of it but Dos Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Filipovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Santos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Filipovic sprawls well. Filipovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Dos Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic is trying to stand back up but Dos Santos is controlling him
Dos Santos thows a huge punch but Filipovic dodges it nicely.
Dos Santos tries to stand and escape but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Filipovic is looking to escape.
Dos Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Filipovic kicks off Dos Santos and gets to his feet.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Filipovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dos Santos.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Filipovic takes a shot to the head.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos tightens his grip and picks Filipovic up, before dumping him to the ground. Filipovic manages to land in guard.
Filipovic wants to stand but Dos Santos is controlling the position.
Dos Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Filipovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Filipovic tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Filipovic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Filipovic, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes Filipovic against the cage but Filipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Filipovic moves to clinch but Dos Santos breaks away
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos kicks Filipovic off and gets to his feet.
Filipovic closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Filipovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Filipovic smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos wants a takedown but no success here.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Filipovic letting Dos Santos take a breather here.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
Filipovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos tries for a takedown but Filipovic manages to get underhooks.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic has Dos Santos pressed against the cage, preventing Dos Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Dos Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Filipovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Filipovic walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Filipovic wants to clinch
and Dos Santos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dos Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Filipovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipovic tries to clinch up
and Dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic connects with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Filipovic has the dominant position.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Santos looking to stall.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Filipovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Filipovic stands there with Dos Santos around his waist. Dos Santos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Dos Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Filipovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Filipovic wanted to stand there but Dos Santos had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Filipovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dos Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dos Santos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Dos Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Filipovic swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters by clinching up.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dos Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos is struggling to control the position.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Dos Santos has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Filipovic uses from the top position.
Filipovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dos Santos's guard.
Dos Santos has his hands on Filipovic's head, controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Filipovic in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but Dos Santos won't let him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Filipovic wants to clinch but Dos Santos slips to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes. Filipovic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Filipovic has the dominant position.
Dos Santos tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Filipovic holds him up against the cage and eventually Dos Santos drops back down to his feet.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos jumps into guard, dragging Filipovic to the mat.
Filipovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Filipovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Filipovic has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Filipovic wants to get up but he can't break Dos Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but Filipovic is having none of it.
Filipovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Filipovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Dos Santos.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Filipovic fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Dos Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos feints and as Filipovic raises his hands in defense, Dos Santos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dos Santos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Dos Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Filipovic didn't expect that.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dos Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Filipovic, up you get!
Filipovic closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dos Santos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Filipovic, up you get!
Filipovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dos Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Filipovic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dos Santos.
Filipovic closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
and Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Filipovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Filipovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dos Santos 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
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