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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Bolinev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Bolinev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic misses with a takedown attempt
and Bolinev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Filipovic's guard.
Bolinev preventing the sweep.
Bolinev scoring with some ground and pound.
Filipovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Filipovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bolinev gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bolinev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Filipovic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bolinev dives into side control.
Bolinev throws an elbow but Filipovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolinev works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Filipovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bolinev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Bolinev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Filipovic tries to buck Bolinev off but Bolinev is having none of it.
Bolinev in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Filipovic takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bolinev tries to advance to mount but Filipovic denies him.
Filipovic is letting Bolinev control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolinev passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Filipovic!
Bolinev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolinev lands a heavy elbow.
Filipovic is looking to improve his position but Bolinev isn't that keen on the idea.
Filipovic wants to hold on but Bolinev pushes him away.
Bolinev controlling the pace for now.
Bolinev working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to improve his position but Bolinev isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bolinev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bolinev landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Bolinev controlling from the full mount.
Filipovic is looking to improve his position but Bolinev isn't that keen on the idea.
Bolinev controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolinev with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Bolinev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Bolinev in the body.
Bolinev thows a body shot but no joy.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic fails with the takedown
and Bolinev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Filipovic tries to clinch up
and Bolinev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Filipovic misses with a takedown
and Bolinev counters with a straight right hand.
Filipovic moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to slow Bolinev down by chopping away at his legs.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Bolinev ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolinev also avoids with ease.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bolinev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic fails with the takedown
enabling Bolinev to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander Bolinev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
Bolinev scores with a nice head shot.
Bolinev connects with a right hand. Filipovic shakes it off.
Filipovic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bolinev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bolinev works Filipovic's body with a nice hook.
Bolinev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolinev throws an overhand right that lands on Filipovic's shoulder, as Filipovic tries to avoid the shot.
Filipovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bolinev throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bolinev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
Filipovic is trying to control Bolinev's posture but Bolinev avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is being controlled here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alexander Bolinev.
Filipovic wants to clinch.
Bolinev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bolinev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Filipovic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bolinev finds it's way round the side to connect with Filipovic's head.
Filipovic walks into a jab.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Filipovic.
Bolinev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Filipovic under the eye.
Filipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Filipovic fails with the takedown
and Bolinev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolinev is in close to Filipovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bolinev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Alexander Bolinev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filipovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Bolinev dominated that second round.
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!
Filipovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Bolinev is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Filipovic.
A big right from Bolinev misses.
Filipovic fails with the takedown
and Bolinev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bolinev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolinev throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bolinev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Filipovic enables Bolinev to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Filipovic manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolinev stopping the sweep attempt from Filipovic.
Bolinev stays in close to Filipovic's body and controls the position.
Filipovic controls Bolinev momentarily but Bolinev frees himself.
Filipovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bolinev is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolinev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bolinev is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Bolinev wants to hold on but Filipovic pushes him away.
Bolinev wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Filipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolinev is working to get back to half guard.
Bolinev tries to hold on but Filipovic pushes him away.
Filipovic swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bolinev is now in Filipovic's guard. A big mistake from Filipovic there, giving up the dominant position!
Filipovic keeping full guard, as Bolinev tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to control the position but Bolinev postures up.
Bolinev being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filipovic wants to clinch but Bolinev slips to the side
and Bolinev counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolinev misses the target.
Bolinev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bolinev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Filipovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Filipovic misses with a takedown
so Bolinev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alexander Bolinev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Filipovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolinev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander Bolinev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bolinev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Bolinev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bolinev 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Bolinev!
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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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