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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between mirko filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, Bill Frank!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank wants to clinch up but filipovic keeps it at a distance.
filipovic cracks Frank with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Frank.
Some wild striking there from filipovic.
filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank is looking to clinch.
Frank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frank avoiding damage.
Frank looking to stall.
Frank stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bill Frank.
filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
filipovic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
filipovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frank is fending him off so far but filipovic persists. Nope, Frank circles away and we're back to standing.
filipovic throws a right and a left that Frank avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank dodges the punch combination from filipovic.
filipovic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bill Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
filipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Frank takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
filipovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frank closes the distance and clinches.
Frank has filipovic pressed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bill Frank.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
filipovic is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
filipovic can't break the clinch.
filipovic has a couple of punches blocked by Frank.
filipovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mirko filipovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frank holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frank keeps control of filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frank slows down the pace here.
filipovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
filipovic can't break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by filipovic as Frank tries to tie him up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bill Frank.
filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
filipovic misses with a kick to the body.
Frank darts in trying to clinch
and filipovic counters with a two punch combo.
Frank scores with a leg kick.
filipovic misses with an attempted mid kick.
filipovic misses with a body kick.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
filipovic wants to land a leg kick but Frank is out of range.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frank tries to clinch but filipovic is having none of it.
filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
filipovic is looking to chop away at Frank's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frank looks to clinch
and filipovic counters with a low kick, right behind Frank 's knee.
Frank looks gassed!
Frank avoids the head kick by filipovic.
filipovic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frank tries to clinch up but filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from filipovic.
filipovic throws a leg kick but Frank sees it coming and checks it nicely.
filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank closes the distance but filipovic moves to the side
and filipovic counters with a nice body shot.
Frank wants to clinch
and filipovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Bill Frank is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
filipovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from filipovic.
Frank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank tries to clinch up but filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
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 mirko filipovic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by filipovic.
Frank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and filipovic counters with a two punch combo.
filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Frank won't allow it.
Frank is looking to control filipovic's arms but filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frank has his back to the cage.
Frank is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and filipovic has denied him.
filipovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
filipovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frank slips a jab and a cross from filipovic.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank wants to clinch up but filipovic keeps it at a distance.
Frank tries to clinch but filipovic is having none of it.
filipovic scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank swings for the body but filipovic moves out of range.
Frank tries to clinch up.
A low kick from filipovic is predictable there
and Frank counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Frank won't allow it.
Frank is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
filipovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Frank or not.
Frank will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning filipovic up against the cage.
Frank is pressed up against the cage. filipovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frank down to the mat. Frank avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frank blocks a head kick by filipovic.
filipovic tries to bum rush Frank with a series of wild strikes but Frank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frank tries to clinch but fails miserably
and filipovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch but filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
filipovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Frank tries to clinch but filipovic moves out of range.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but filipovic pushes him off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Frank.
Frank closes the distance but filipovic moves to the side
and filipovic counters with a three punch combo that has Frank backing up. Frank nods at filipovic to acknowledge the strikes.
filipovic misses with a head kick.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank doesn't manage to clinch there - filipovic circles away.
filipovic lands a nice shot that snaps Frank's head back.
filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank wants to clinch
and Frank takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Frank takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frank has filipovic pushed against the cage.
Frank taking a breather.
filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frank is trying to maintain a safe position but filipovic gets an underhook and turns Frank into the cage.
filipovic fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mirko filipovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
filipovic tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
filipovic wants to break free but Frank has control.
Frank is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
filipovic wants to break free but Frank has control.
filipovic tries to break the clinch but Frank is controlling the position.
Frank is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
filipovic tries to pull guard but Frank holds him up against the cage and eventually filipovic drops back down to his feet.
Frank tries to stall but filipovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bill Frank.
filipovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
filipovic is looking to chop away at Frank's legs.
filipovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
filipovic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Frank darts in and clinches filipovic up against the cage.
Frank taking a breather.
filipovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frank smiles and moves away.
filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
filipovic throws a combination. Frank tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
filipovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Frank is out of range and filipovic settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank thows a body shot but no joy.
filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
mirko filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but filipovic pushes him off.
filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Frank will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
filipovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Frank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Frank checks a low kick from filipovic.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frank taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Frank stalling against the cage.
Frank receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bill Frank.
Frank misses with a head kick.
A cross from filipovic lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank moves in looking to clinch but filipovic pushes him off.
Frank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frank moves into range and clinches up with filipovic.
Frank wants to stall.
Frank stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
filipovic decides to pull guard.
filipovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
filipovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Frank puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
filipovic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for filipovic.
Frank postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
filipovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Frank is one step ahead there.
That's two 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.
Frank has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of filipovic is proving hard to escape from.
filipovic wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
filipovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
filipovic has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Frank off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Frank moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
filipovic checks a low kick from Frank.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frank fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
filipovic misses with a kick to the body.
filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Frank.
filipovic throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Frank keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Frank forces filipovic back against the cage and clinches.
filipovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
filipovic letting Frank take a breather here.
Frank taking a breather.
Frank holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Frank keeps control of filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by filipovic as Frank tries to tie him up.
filipovic wants to break free but Frank has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to mirko filipovic.
I think filipovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... mirko filipovic!
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