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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filip Decapovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Decapovic comes to the cage accompanied by You Want Blood (You Got It) - AC/DC. Pointek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sevendust - Enemy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Filip Decapovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Pointek!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decapovic swinging wilding here.
Pointek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Decapovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Decapovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pointek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Decapovic wants to stand and escape but Pointek is having none of it.
Pointek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pointek content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pointek wants to pass the guard but Decapovic is keeping the position.
Pointek lands a couple of digs.
Decapovic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pointek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decapovic.
Decapovic misses with a wild combination.
Decapovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decapovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pointek has closed the distance and engaged Decapovic in a clinch.
Pointek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Decapovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decapovic's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Decapovic duly obliges.
Decapovic swinging wilding here.
Decapovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decapovic works the jab nicely.
Decapovic tests Pointek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decapovic throws a right hand that Pointek ducks under and follows up with a left that Pointek also avoids with ease.
Decapovic tries to bum rush Pointek with a series of wild strikes but Pointek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pointek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decapovic swinging wilding here.
Decapovic is breathing heavily.
Pointek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek goes for a takedown attempt but Decapovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Filip Decapovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Pointek.
Decapovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pointek counters with a good, hard body kick but Decapovic shrugs it off.
Decapovic misses with a body shot.
A shot to de liver by Decapovic. Beautiful body shot.
Pointek misses with an uppercut
and Decapovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Pointek misses with a body kick.
Decapovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pointek moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pointek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Decapovic as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Decapovic!
Filip Decapovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decapovic throws a right hand that Pointek ducks under and follows up with a left that Pointek also avoids with ease.
Decapovic is looking to land body kicks.
Decapovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pointek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pointek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decapovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Decapovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pointek counters with a low kick, right behind Decapovic 's knee.
Pointek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decapovic throws a right hand that Pointek ducks under and follows up with a left that Pointek also avoids with ease.
Decapovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Decapovic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pointek sprawling to the canvas! Pointek rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Decapovic finish him?!
Pointek is rocked!
Pointek slips a jab and a cross from Decapovic.
Decapovic tries to bum rush Pointek with a series of wild strikes but Pointek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pointek needs to keep his hands up - Decapovic had a free shot at his head there.
Pointek is still on wobbly legs! Can Decapovic finish him?
Pointek clinches.
Pointek seems to have recovered his senses.
Decapovic breaks from the clinch.
Filip Decapovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab-cross combination lands for Decapovic and sends Pointek crashing to the mat! Decapovic follows him down to the mat - Pointek regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pointek wants to improve his position but Decapovic is controlling well.
Decapovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pointek is pressing down on Decapovic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decapovic postures up.
Decapovic stands and steps away. Pointek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Decapovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pointek. Pointek obviously looking to wear him down.
No joy there for Decapovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pointek showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Decapovic.
Decapovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pointek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Decapovic's guard.
Pointek has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Decapovic keeping full guard, as Pointek tries to pass.
Pointek trying to control but Decapovic is working from the bottom.
Pointek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pointek won't allow Decapovic to sweep him here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decapovic keeping full guard, as Pointek tries to pass.
Pointek connects with a couple of short punches.
Pointek trying to control the position from guard on top but Decapovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Filip Decapovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decapovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decapovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pointek counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pointek.
Pointek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Decapovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pointek is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pointek thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Decapovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pointek wants to control from the top but Decapovic keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pointek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Decapovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pointek is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Decapovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decapovic misses with the combination.
Decapovic misses with a head kick.
Pointek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Decapovic as he jumps to the side.
Decapovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pointek counters with a shoot takedown. Decapovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Pointek chips away with some ground and pound.
Pointek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pointek landing a few strikes.
Pointek scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Decapovic to see if he's OK.
Pointek is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Decapovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Decapovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Decapovic tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pointek working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Filip Decapovic has been cut.
Pointek is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Decapovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pointek tries for a kimura but Decapovic is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Decapovic stops Pointek from passing to mount.
Pointek moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pointek is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Decapovic looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pointek gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Decapovic is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pointek lets go of the hold and Decapovic can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Pointek!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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