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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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186 cm
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195 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rock's head.
Rock thuds his right hand into Filipovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Filipovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rock throws an elbow but Filipovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Filipovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Rock throws a strike aimed at the side of Filipovic's head but Filipovic avoids it well.
Filipovic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Rock throws an elbow but Filipovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rock is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Filipovic taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock prevents Filipovic from escaping the position.
Rock working the ground and pound from side control.
Rock throws an elbow but Filipovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've been hearing good reports from Rock's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rock working the ground and pound.
Rock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rock content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Rock drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Rock politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rock prefers to stall for the moment though.
Filipovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rock landing strikes.
Rock in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rock lands a few punches from side control.
Rock misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Filipovic keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rock just content to control the position.
Rock lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock trying to control the action but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Filipovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rock misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet but Rock drags him back down.
Rock landing strikes.
Rock lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic parries the strikes from Rock easily there. Rock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Filipovic to escape.
Filipovic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Filipovic is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Filipovic throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Filipovic. Filipovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Rock dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Filipovic sprawls and moves away.
Filipovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock jabs at Filipovic's body.
Rock avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Rock fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Filipovic to the ground. Rock is now in Filipovic's guard.
Rock landing with the ground and pound.
Abu Rock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rock tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but Rock is having none of it.
Rock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
Rock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rock postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rock trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Rock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Our spies down at at Mo's ($499) inform us that Filipovic has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Rock with a nice head shot there.
Filipovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but Rock isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rock postures up in Filipovic's guard and throws a big left but Filipovic blocks it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Filipovic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rock throws a hook to the side of Filipovic's head but Filipovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michal Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rock blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
Rock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock tries to counter with a takedown but Filipovic is quick to defend against it.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic takes one on the button.
Filipovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michal Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic is looking to slow Rock down with leg kicks.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Rock moves out of range easily.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Filipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
Filipovic throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Rock.
Filipovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rock counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Filipovic! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Rock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abu Rock!
A very excited looking Abu Rock made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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