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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marian Zadymiarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipovic comes to the cage accompanied by Pride. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 London, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marian Zadymiarz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zadymiarz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Filipovic but Filipovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zadymiarz is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Horrible takedown by Zadymiarz or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
Marian Zadymiarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zadymiarz misses with a combination
and Filipovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zadymiarz fails with the takedown
and Filipovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Zadymiarz.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Filipovic controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadymiarz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Filipovic with shots to the head and body - Zadymiarz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Zadymiarz is in a horrible position here. Filipovic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Filipovic controlling from mount.
Zadymiarz is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Filipovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Filipovic jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zadymiarz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Filipovic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zadymiarz is pushing Filipovic's head away, looking to escape. Filipovic manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadymiarz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Filipovic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Zadymiarz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filipovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Filipovic.
Zadymiarz looks gassed!
Filipovic stands and steps away. Zadymiarz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zadymiarz shoots and misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zadymiarz is looking to control Filipovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zadymiarz avoid being mounted?
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 moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Filipovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zadymiarz tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zadymiarz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Filipovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zadymiarz manages to break the clinch.
Filipovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Filipovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zadymiarz.
Filipovic throws a combination. Zadymiarz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Zadymiarz is breathing heavily.
Filipovic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Filipovic forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zadymiarz kicks off Filipovic and gets to his feet.
Zadymiarz fails with the takedown
and Filipovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zadymiarz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Filipovic is keeping busy.
Zadymiarz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Filipovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marian Zadymiarz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zadymiarz.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Zadymiarz has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zadymiarz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Filipovic to the mat. Filipovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zadymiarz throwing strikes from guard but Filipovic blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zadymiarz trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zadymiarz looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zadymiarz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Zadymiarz trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zadymiarz is controlling him.
Zadymiarz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zadymiarz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zadymiarz wants to pass the guard but Filipovic is keeping the position.
Mirko Filipovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zadymiarz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Filipovic wants to break free but Zadymiarz has control.
Zadymiarz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
Filipovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zadymiarz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Zadymiarz - that landed with a thud.
Zadymiarz jumps guard and drags Filipovic to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zadymiarz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zadymiarz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mirko Filipovic will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Zadymiarz is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Zadymiarz misses the shot to the body.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Zadymiarz moves away
and Zadymiarz counters with a shoot takedown. Filipovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Zadymiarz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zadymiarz wants to pass the guard but Filipovic is keeping the position.
Filipovic has control of Zadymiarz's left arm, preventing Zadymiarz from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic wants to stand but Zadymiarz is controlling the position.
Zadymiarz wants to stand but Filipovic is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Zadymiarz from controlling successfully.
Zadymiarz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Zadymiarz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filipovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zadymiarz trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Zadymiarz is looking to clinch.
Zadymiarz misses with a head kick.
Zadymiarz tries to clinch but Filipovic moves away
and Filipovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Zadymiarz tries to clinch up.
Filipovic shoots in but no luck this time.
Zadymiarz misses with a takedown
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Zadymiarz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Zadymiarz moves away
and Zadymiarz counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zadymiarz closes the distance but Filipovic moves to the side
and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zadymiarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
Filipovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Zadymiarz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zadymiarz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Zadymiarz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Filipovic prevents Zadymiarz from getting back to his feet.
Filipovic stopping the sweep attempt from Zadymiarz.
Filipovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Filipovic won't allow Zadymiarz to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zadymiarz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but Zadymiarz won't let him.
Zadymiarz trying to keep a closed guard but Filipovic is proving a slippery customer.
Zadymiarz has his feet on Filipovic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Filipovic forces Zadymiarz back against the cage and clinches.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Zadymiarz keeps him there for the moment.
Zadymiarz blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Marian Zadymiarz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zadymiarz throws a head kick that misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marian Zadymiarz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Filipovic 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
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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