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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rikuo Ishimatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hallendro Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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198 cm
25
266 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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198 cm
34
270 lbs
9 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rikuo Ishimatsu! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hallendro Filipovic! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ishimatsu throws a shot from downtown. Filipovic moves away and avoids it. Filipovic throws a right and a left that Ishimatsu avoids nicely. Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishimatsu swats him away and circles back towards the center. Filipovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishimatsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ishimatsu misses with a few strikes there.
Filipovic slips a jab from Ishimatsu. A telegraphed right hand from Ishimatsu misses the target. Ishimatsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Ishimatsu misses with a straight right. Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch. A big right from Ishimatsu misses. Ishimatsu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filipovic at a distance.
Filipovic moves out of range as Ishimatsu strikes. Filipovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ishimatsu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hallendro Filipovic has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Filipovic walks into a stiff left hand from Ishimatsu. Ishimatsu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic moves to clinch but Ishimatsu breaks away and Ishimatsu counters with a nice body shot. Filipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ishimatsu swats him away and circles back towards the center. Filipovic tries to clinch but Ishimatsu is having none of it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Filipovic.
Ishimatsu thows a body shot but no joy. Filipovic swinging wildly here.
Filipovic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ishimatsu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Filipovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishimatsu cracks Filipovic with a right hand to the side of the head. Some wild striking there from Filipovic.
Ishimatsu looks to land a right hand but Filipovic moved out of range. Filipovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ishimatsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishimatsu stuns Filipovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ishimatsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Filipovic throws a combination that misses and Ishimatsu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Ishimatsu looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range. A thudding body kick lands there by Filipovic!
Filipovic clinches. Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. A body shot lands from Filipovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ishimatsu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Ishimatsu is breathing heavily. Filipovic lands with a left to the head. Filipovic taking a breather. Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Ishimatsu blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A combination from Filipovic does no damage. Sloppy strikes from Ishimatsu. Those never looked like landing. Filipovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Filipovic lands with a light punch inside. Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ishimatsu avoids it. Ishimatsu blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Filipovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ishimatsu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rikuo Ishimatsu will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Hallendro Filipovic's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ishimatsu slips a jab and a cross from Filipovic.
Rikuo Ishimatsu is winning the standup battle so far. A right-left combo lands from Ishimatsu. Hallendro Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ishimatsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Ishimatsu stuns Filipovic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ishimatsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filipovic counters by moving into the clinch. Filipovic pushes Ishimatsu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ishimatsu tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishimatsu. Filipovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ishimatsu takes a knee to the side of the body. Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Ishimatsu blocks with his arms.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round. Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ishimatsu tries to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling the position. Good body shot from Filipovic.
Ishimatsu tries to circle away but Filipovic has him pinned against the cage. Ishimatsu wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Ishimatsu trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Filipovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishimatsu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Filipovic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ishimatsu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Ishimatsu's ribcage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Filipovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Filipovic cracks Ishimatsu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. A combination from Ishimatsu does no damage. Filipovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Filipovic gets in close and instigates a clinch. Filipovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Filipovic rushes Ishimatsu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Filipovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ishimatsu blocks it with crossed arms. Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Filipovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filipovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Ishimatsu blocks with his arms.
Ishimatsu trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Filipovic is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Ishimatsu like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Ishimatsu from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hallendro Filipovic! Hallendro Filipovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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