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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spar Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muay Thai tries to clinch but Filipovic moves away
and Filipovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Still in half guard, Filipovic seems content to control.
Filipovic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Muay Thai controls his leg.
Filipovic prevents Muay Thai from improving his position.
Filipovic escapes and gets back to his feet.
Muay Thai darts in trying to clinch
and Filipovic counters with a single leg into guard. Muay Thai didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muay Thai's guard.
Muay Thai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Filipovic is aware though and is defending well.
Filipovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Muay Thai is looking to stand up but Filipovic isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay Thai is working an open guard so Filipovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muay Thai sprawls well initially but Filipovic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Filipovic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Muay Thai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filipovic wants to free his trapped foot but Muay Thai is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Filipovic decides to stand and escape the position.
Spar Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muay Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Muay Thai moves out of range of the leg kick from Filipovic.
Muay Thai moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muay Thai looks to clinch
so Filipovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Filipovic stays in close to Muay Thai's body and controls the position.
Filipovic tries to stand but Muay Thai is controlling from the bottom.
Filipovic wants to pass the guard but Muay Thai is keeping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mirko Filipovic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Muay Thai wants to clinch up but Filipovic keeps it at a distance.
Spar Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muay Thai blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Muay Thai sprawls well initially but Filipovic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Muay Thai wants to get back to full guard.
Filipovic controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muay Thai is looking to control Filipovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Muay Thai avoid being mounted?
Filipovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muay Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filipovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Filipovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Muay Thai throws knees to the body.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Muay Thai moves to clinch but Filipovic breaks away
and Filipovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Muay Thai's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Filipovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Filipovic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muay Thai's guard.
Filipovic slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Filipovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muay Thai is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mirko Filipovic was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Filipovic has closed the distance and engaged Muay Thai in a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muay Thai.
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filipovic as Muay Thai tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muay Thai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muay Thai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Filipovic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muay Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muay Thai wants to clinch.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic closes the distance and clinches.
Filipovic goes for a takedown attempt but Muay Thai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Muay Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muay Thai tries to stall but Filipovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Muay Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to throw a body punch but Muay Thai avoids it by throwing Filipovic back against the cage.
Muay Thai looking to stall.
Muay Thai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filipovic's efforts to push away.
Muay Thai looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Muay Thai is controlling him.
Filipovic has Muay Thai pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Filipovic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Muay Thai tumbling to the mat - Filipovic dives into Muay Thai's guard.
Filipovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muay Thai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Filipovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Filipovic stands up from Muay Thai's guard - Filipovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Filipovic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to stand but can't do so whilst Muay Thai controls his leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Filipovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mirko Filipovic has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic drives through with a takedown into Muay Thai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Muay Thai looking to control.
Filipovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Muay Thai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Spar Muay Thai wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Muay Thai moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai closes the distance looking to clinch
so Filipovic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Filipovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Filipovic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Muay Thai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muay Thai is trying to keep Filipovic in close.
Filipovic wants to stand but Muay Thai is controlling his posture from full guard.
Filipovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Filipovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipovic slows the pace down.
Filipovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Muay Thai to his feet.
Spar Muay Thai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai tries to clinch up
and Filipovic counters with a shoot takedown. Muay Thai fights it but they end up in guard.
Muay Thai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Muay Thai is trying to control. Filipovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muay Thai not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muay Thai is trying to work for a kimura but Filipovic is defending well.
Muay Thai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Filipovic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Muay Thai moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Muay Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Muay Thai trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Muay Thai is working to get back to half guard.
Filipovic controlling from the full mount.
Muay Thai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Filipovic controlling his opponent.
Muay Thai sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is figuring out what he wants to do next.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mirko Filipovic hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Muay Thai gets tackled into the cage by Filipovic. Filipovic maintains the clinch.
Filipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Muay Thai keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Muay Thai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Filipovic can't get the takedown.
Muay Thai missing with knees to the body.
Muay Thai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muay Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Muay Thai.
Muay Thai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Spar Muay Thai.
Muay Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic rushes Muay Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Filipovic is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Muay Thai to keep the fight standing.
Spar Muay Thai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
Muay Thai lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Muay Thai was covering up waiting for the punch and Filipovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muay Thai has a closed guard, preventing Filipovic from standing up.
Filipovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but instead Muay Thai has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mirko Filipovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Muay Thai trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay Thai looking to pass the guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Spar Muay Thai wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Filipovic lands a left and a right that send Muay Thai crashing to the mat, dazed. Filipovic thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Spar Muay Thai has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muay Thai darts in trying to clinch
and Filipovic counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Muay Thai to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Filipovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mirko Filipovic!
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