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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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267 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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288 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lee Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Paris does no damage.
Paris throws a right hand that misses
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Paris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnny Lee Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Paris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paris misses with a left hand
and Filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Johnny Lee Paris has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
Good leg kick by Paris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Paris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paris misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Paris shrugs it off.
A low kick from Paris is predictable there
enabling Filipovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Filipovic as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lee Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris misses with an uppercut. Filipovic saw that one coming.
Paris throws an off balance right hand
and Filipovic counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
Filipovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paris.
Filipovic thumps Paris with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paris looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
Paris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filipovic's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paris sizes up Filipovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filipovic defending well as Paris loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Filipovic misses
and Paris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paris throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
Paris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic scores with the left hand. Paris knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Paris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipovic.
Paris drops his shoulder and cracks Filipovic with a huge uppercut! Filipovic goes down! Can Paris finish him?
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris throws a big right hand that misses.
Filipovic working a defensive guard here.
Paris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovic is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lee Paris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paris misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipovic.
Paris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Filipovic.
Paris throws a lazy uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Filipovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnny Lee Paris is winning the standup battle so far.
Paris tries to clinch up.
Paris misses with an uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Paris misses
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Paris feints and as Filipovic raises his hands in defense, Paris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Filipovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paris trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Paris preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paris trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Filipovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paris manages to control the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Filipovic wants to control but instead Paris manages to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Filipovic prevents Paris from improving his position.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Lee Paris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovic as he jumps to the side.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Paris.
Horrible takedown by Paris or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
Paris throws a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Paris.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Paris throws a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic looks to land a left hand but Paris moved out of range nicely.
Paris throws a solid leg kick but Filipovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paris.
Paris scores with a jab to the body.
Paris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paris throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Filipovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Paris shrugs it off.
Paris throws a hook but Filipovic blocks it.
Paris throws a right hand that misses
and Filipovic counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paris is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris misses with a right hand
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paris's hands.
Oh Paris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnny Lee Paris's cut is getting worse.
Filipovic is stalking Paris. Paris circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Filipovic, and it's lights out! Paris really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic is the new heavyweight champion!
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