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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hell Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JC Seraphim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JC Seraphim will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hell Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JC Seraphim!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic scores with a takedown into Seraphim's guard.
Filipovic throwing strikes but missing.
Filipovic throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Seraphim is on top in guard.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Seraphim from controlling successfully.
Seraphim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seraphim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Seraphim throws an elbow that misses. Filipovic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Seraphim's guard. Nice move by Filipovic!
Filipovic prevents Seraphim from getting back to his feet.
Filipovic 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.
Seraphim working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filipovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seraphim utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Seraphim is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seraphim is looking to stand up but Filipovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Seraphim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seraphim is looking to stand up but Filipovic isn't so interested in that idea.
Seraphim is pulling down on Filipovic's head. It's preventing any offense from Filipovic, at least for the moment.
Seraphim looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filipovic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Filipovic postures up.
Seraphim is adopting a defensive guard.
Seraphim is trying to control the position but Filipovic postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Filipovic advances position into side control!
Seraphim is trying to get back to half guard.
Filipovic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Filipovic crashes against the mat.
Seraphim is trying to control Filipovic's posture but Filipovic avoids it.
Seraphim managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Filipovic.
Seraphim looking for a sweep but Filipovic has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Seraphim squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic punching from mount but Seraphim doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Filipovic throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Filipovic avoids the attempt from Seraphim to control.
Seraphim working to try and regain half guard.
Seraphim really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Filipovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Seraphim defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Filipovic.
Filipovic really is a fat lump.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Filipovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Seraphim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seraphim keeps trying to improve his position.
Poor strikes thrown by Filipovic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Filipovic looking to ground and pound but Seraphim is blocking nicely.
Filipovic punching from mount but Seraphim doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Seraphim is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Seraphim avoids a series of strikes thrown by Filipovic.
Filipovic looking to ground and pound but Seraphim is blocking nicely.
Seraphim working to try and regain half guard.
Seraphim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Filipovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seraphim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Filipovic is thwarting Seraphim's attempts to control the position.
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 thows a huge punch but Seraphim dodges it nicely.
Seraphim has his hands clasped together around Filipovic's back. He's all about the action.
Ground and pound from Filipovic.
Filipovic throwing shots but Seraphim is blocking nicely.
Filipovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hell Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hell Filipovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Seraphim.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seraphim tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Filipovic gets caught napping as Seraphim dives in and scores a takedown. Filipovic manages to retain guard.
Filipovic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Seraphim defends it easily.
Seraphim looking to sit in guard and control but Filipovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Filipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seraphim can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic preventing the sweep.
Filipovic throwing strikes but missing.
Filipovic missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seraphim has his hands on Filipovic's head, controlling the position.
Filipovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Seraphim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seraphim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Filipovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filipovic postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Filipovic throws a big right hand that misses.
Hell Filipovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seraphim looking to control.
Filipovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seraphim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Filipovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filipovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Filipovic won't allow Seraphim to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Seraphim tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seraphim looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Seraphim is breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Filipovic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seraphim is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Filipovic asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Filipovic throws an elbow but Seraphim slips to the side and avoids it well.
Seraphim defending against the ground and pound.
Filipovic working away.
Seraphim parries the strikes from Filipovic easily there. Filipovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Seraphim to escape.
The strikes coming from Filipovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Seraphim avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Filipovic.
Filipovic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Seraphim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seraphim wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Seraphim parries the strikes from Filipovic easily there. Filipovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Seraphim to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim is looking for a sweep.
Seraphim is trying to get back to his feet.
An elbow from Filipovic crashes against the mat.
An elbow from Filipovic crashes against the mat.
Filipovic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Seraphim is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Filipovic working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Seraphim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seraphim pushes Filipovic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Filipovic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Seraphim struggling a bit here.
The strikes coming from Filipovic are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Filipovic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Filipovic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Filipovic working the ground and pound but Seraphim is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Filipovic seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seraphim is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Filipovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Filipovic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Seraphim is trying to get back to half guard.
Filipovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Filipovic has hold of Seraphim's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Seraphim seems comfortable defending it but Filipovic has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Seraphim is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Seraphim is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Filipovic couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hell Filipovic!
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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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