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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raging Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Filipovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to wild boyz. Raging Jobber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 cm
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225 lbs
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192 cm
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247 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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 Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raging Jobber! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jobber throws a lazy uppercut
and Filipovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Filipovic. Filipovic is looking for a takedown. Jobber prevents the takedown attempt.
Jobber is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage. Filipovic jumps guard and drags Jobber to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Filipovic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Filipovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Filipovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jobber defends it easily. Jobber tries to stand but Filipovic is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round. Filipovic thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Filipovic controlling Jobber's posture. Filipovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Filipovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jobber is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Filipovic is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jobber is surviving well by controlling Filipovic's body position as best he can. Filipovic controlling from mount. Filipovic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jobber tries to reverse the position but Filipovic maintains control. Filipovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jobber can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Filipovic has hold of Jobber's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jobber manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Filipovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Filipovic misses with a head shot. Filipovic controlling the pace for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Filipovic forces Jobber back against the cage and clinches. Filipovic manages to pull guard.
Filipovic is pulling down on Jobber's head. It's preventing any offense from Jobber, at least for the moment. Filipovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jobber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Jobber is fighting to break Filipovic's control of his arms but Filipovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Jobber is looking to stand up but Filipovic won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Filipovic has Jobber pulled in close to control his posture. Filipovic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Filipovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Filipovic manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jobber on his heels. He'll look to pass Jobber's guard now, I'm sure. Filipovic not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jobber really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Filipovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Filipovic stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Filipovic moves into the clinch. Filipovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Jobber throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Jobber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Filipovic. Filipovic shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Filipovic. That's going to take a lot out of him. Filipovic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Jobber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jobber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Jobber prevents the takedown attempt.
Jobber tries to circle away but Filipovic has him pinned against the cage. Jobber is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him. Jobber is trying to push Filipovic away but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Filipovic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A frustrated look appears on Jobber's face as he tries to break the clinch. A frustrated look appears on Jobber's face as he tries to break the clinch. Jobber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Jobber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Filipovic has hold of one of Jobber's legs. Jobber is fighting the takedown attempt but Filipovic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Filipovic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Filipovic wants to control from the top but Jobber keeps moving. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that second round. That's time! Filipovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Filipovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Filipovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Jobber takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Raging Jobber has been cut. Jobber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jobber gets underhooks to prevent Filipovic's takedown attempt.
Filipovic works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Filipovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Mirko Filipovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Filipovic forces his way into half guard. Filipovic is working for a submission of some sort.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Filipovic in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round. Filipovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Filipovic works his foot free and advances to mount. Filipovic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Raging Jobber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Filipovic looking for a guillotine from mount but Jobber is having none of it. Filipovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jobber has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jobber defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Filipovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Filipovic throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Filipovic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Poor strikes thrown by Filipovic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jobber blocking the ground and pound. Filipovic stands up from mount. Strange move. Filipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jobber can do to turn this around? Jobber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jobber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily. Jobber throws a lazy right hand but Filipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Filipovic clinches. Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Filipovic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Filipovic fails with the takedown. Filipovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Filipovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jobber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight! Mirko Filipovic showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Filipovic, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius 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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pop
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mgr
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