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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filip Mirkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Bale could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Filip Mirkovic's chin.
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194 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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217 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Bale! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Filip Mirkovic! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mirkovic.
Mirkovic swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Mirkovic misses and Bale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Filip Mirkovic has been cut. Mirkovic punishes Bale's body with a nice straight punch. Bale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Mirkovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mirkovic tries to clinch up. A big left from Bale misses. Mirkovic tries to clinch but Bale is having none of it. Bale lands a left and a right that send Mirkovic crashing to the mat, dazed. Bale thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mirkovic is rocked! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Mirkovic gets a clinch. A short body shot lands from Bale as the two fighters clinch.
Bale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirkovic backwards. Bale scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mirkovic is trying to pull guard but Bale turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. A short body shot lands from Bale as the two fighters clinch.
Mirkovic jumps into guard, dragging Bale to the mat.
Bale's corner is telling him to maintain position. Bale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Mirkovic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Bale postures up in Mirkovic's guard and throws a big left but Mirkovic blocks it. Bale landing with the ground and pound. Bale sitting in guard here, content to control. Mirkovic is trying to keep Bale in close.
Mirkovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bale. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bale stands up from Mirkovic's guard - Bale perhaps looking for a knockout. Mirkovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bale with a hook. Bale cracks Mirkovic with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mirkovic looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bale finish him?
Mirkovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Bale finish him? Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Bale moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Mirkovic! Bale continues to tee off on Mirkovic, landing with a left and a right! Bale connects with a right hand that leaves Mirkovic sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Bale!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Bale! After winning the bout, Tony Bale thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
65% |
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