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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Filipovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Sonne . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 3 - 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Repo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic scores with a leg kick.
Repo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Repo circles away quickly and effectively.
Repo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic lands with a nice combination. Repo backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic connects with a high kick.
A cross from Filipovic lands.
Repo looks gassed!
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Repo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic connects with a crisp jab.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Repo circles away.
Repo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filipovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Repo thinking.
Filipovic feints and then cracks Repo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Repo down.
Filipovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Filipovic, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Repo circles away.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Repo misses with a combination
and Filipovic counters with a three punch combo that has Repo backing up. Repo nods at Filipovic to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Filipovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repo dodges the punch combination from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a one two combo.
Filipovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Repo counters with a big head kick but Filipovic shrugs it off.
Filipovic looks to land a combination but Repo avoids it well.
Filipovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Repo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Repo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Repo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Repo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Repo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Filipovic closes the distance but Repo moves to the side
and Repo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Filipovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Repo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Repo moves out of range.
Good work by Repo as he checks the leg kick.
Repo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Filipovic wants to clinch
and Repo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filipovic tries to bum rush Repo with a series of wild strikes but Repo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repo slips a straight right by Filipovic.
Repo scores with a three punch combo!
Filipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Repo off balance momentarily.
Repo is breathing heavily.
Filipovic scores with a nice body kick.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Repo avoids them all with ease.
Repo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Filipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Repo can do to turn this around?
Filipovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Filipovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Filipovic. Those never looked like landing.
Filipovic scores with a nice right hand.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Repo is having none of it.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Filipovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Repo avoids nicely.
Filipovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Repo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Filipovic scores with the left hand. Repo knows he should have avoided that one.
Filipovic is looking to slow Repo down with leg kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filipovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Filipovic scores with the left hand. Repo knows he should have avoided that one.
Filipovic swinging wildly here.
Repo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Repo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filipovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Repo moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repo blocks a leg kick.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Repo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A left and a right from Filipovic both land. Nice combination.
Repo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repo misses with a hook
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Repo's knee momentarily.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Repo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Repo misses with a combination
and Filipovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Filipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic feints a jab promting Repo to slip. Filipovic then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Repo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Filipovic throws a leg kick which misses Repo's front leg but catches the back leg as Repo tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Filipovic misses.
Repo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Mirko Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic scores with a one two! Repo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Repo misses with a combination
letting Filipovic counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Filipovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Repo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic works over Repo's head and body with a nice combination.
Mike Repo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic cracks the inside of Repo's front leg.
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 George Francis scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic wins by unanimous decision!
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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
RATING
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