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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaijah Louiseau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaijah Louiseau!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic avoids the head kick by Louiseau.
Louiseau is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Louiseau throws a series of punches but Filipovic moves out of range.
Louiseau scores with a one two! Filipovic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Louiseau shoots in for a double leg but Filipovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filipovic throws a quick counter head kick but Louiseau was just out of range.
Louiseau wants to clinch up but Filipovic keeps it at a distance.
Filipovic moves out of range as Louiseau throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Louiseau, right into the meat.
Filipovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Louiseau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Louiseau blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Louiseau wants to slow Filipovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Filipovic feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Louiseau misses with a head kick.
Louiseau looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filipovic is fending him off so far but Louiseau persists. Nope, Filipovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Filipovic lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Louiseau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louiseau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filipovic tries to counter by clinching up but Louiseau breaks away and moves out of range.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Isaijah Louiseau has been cut.
Louiseau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic tries to counter by clinching up but Louiseau breaks away and moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Louiseau.
Filipovic lands a head kick that stumbles Louiseau and the fighters go to the mat.
Louiseau is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Louiseau wants to stand but Filipovic is controlling the position.
Filipovic gets to his feet - Louiseau follows without any prompting.
Louiseau throws a chopping leg kick but Filipovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Filipovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louiseau throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Louiseau feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Filipovic's calf.
Filipovic is looking to slow Louiseau down with leg kicks.
Louiseau blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Louiseau tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic avoids the head kick by Louiseau.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louiseau tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Louiseau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louiseau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Louiseau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filipovic stuffs the takedown.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaijah Louiseau.
Filipovic scores with a leg kick.
Isaijah Louiseau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louiseau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louiseau throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic tries to counter by clinching up but Louiseau breaks away and moves out of range.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Louiseau blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Louiseau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Louiseau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filipovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Louiseau somewhat.
Louiseau takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Filipovic as Louiseau shoots in.
Louiseau throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Louiseau shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Filipovic defends it nicely.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Louiseau clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaijah Louiseau's cut.
That's time! Filipovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Louiseau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louiseau misses with a leg kick
and Filipovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Louiseau struggles to land a body shot inside as Filipovic controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Louiseau's brow.
Louiseau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Filipovic misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Louiseau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Louiseau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louiseau blocks an elbow strike.
Louiseau swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Louiseau leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Louiseau is stalling here.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic lands an elbow inside.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louiseau looking to stall.
Louiseau working aggressively here.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Louiseau's brow.
Louiseau blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Louiseau takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Isaijah Louiseau's cut even more.
Louiseau blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Louiseau fails to land.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Louiseau tries to clinch up.
Louiseau tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filipovic counters with a big head kick but Louiseau shrugs it off.
Louiseau fails with an attempt to clinch.
Louiseau doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Louiseau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louiseau throws a low kick but Filipovic avoids it.
Filipovic blocks a head kick by Louiseau.
Filipovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
Isaijah Louiseau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louiseau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Filipovic appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Louiseau can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Louiseau shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Filipovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Mirko Filipovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Louiseau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Mirko Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Louiseau blocks a leg kick.
As Filipovic backs off Louiseau throws a huge counter combo but Filipovic manages to avoid it all.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Louiseau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Louiseau avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Isaijah Louiseau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Louiseau moves out of range easily.
Louiseau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louiseau throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
Louiseau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filipovic throws a counter high kick but Louiseau was just alert enough to avoid it.
Louiseau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louiseau tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Louiseau wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louiseau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louiseau rushes Filipovic and presses him up against the cage.
Louiseau trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louiseau stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Louiseau takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Louiseau.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Louiseau throws a fast counter high kick but Filipovic manages to duck under it in time.
Louiseau tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louiseau.
Louiseau closes the distance and clinches up with Filipovic, looking for a takedown. Louiseau pushes Filipovic against the cage but Filipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Louiseau tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Louiseau throws a head kick that misses.
Louiseau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Louiseau. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipovic tried to counter with a leg kick but Louiseau avoided it.
Louiseau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Louiseau clinches up against the cage.
Louiseau avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Filipovic misses with an elbow strike.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
Louiseau works on Filipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louiseau throws a combination that misses
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick.
Louiseau tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Louiseau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louiseau takes a kick to the side of the head.
Louiseau cracks a nice hook into Filipovic's ribs.
Louiseau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Filipovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Louiseau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Louiseau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filipovic blocks a head kick by Louiseau.
Filipovic lands a head kick. Louiseau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louiseau throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic half committed to a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Louiseau wants to clinch.
Louiseau closes the distance and clinches.
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Louiseau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Louiseau dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
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.
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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!
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