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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Molotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
17 - 15 - 1 |
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185 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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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
17 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michal Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Molotov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws a head kick but Molotov moves out of range.
Molotov feints the counter takedown.
Filipovic blocks a leg kick.
Molotov blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Molotov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovic as he jumps to the side.
Filipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molotov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've been told by Filipovic's head coaches at Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Filipovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses
and Molotov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic is trying to push Molotov away but Molotov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Molotov pulls guard.
Molotov has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Filipovic has passed into side control.
Molotov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Filipovic politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Filipovic prefers to stall for the moment though.
Molotov sneaks back into half guard.
Filipovic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Filipovic in particular looking to stall.
Molotov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
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.
Molotov tries to roll over but Filipovic keeps him under control.
Filipovic wants to stand but Molotov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Molotov wants to get back to full guard.
Filipovic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Filipovic wants to stand but Molotov has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Molotov gets back to full guard.
Molotov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Filipovic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Molotov keeping moving, preventing Filipovic from controlling successfully.
Filipovic wants to pass the guard but Molotov is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molotov has his foot on Filipovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Filipovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Filipovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Molotov is retaining full guard.
Filipovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Filipovic prevents Molotov from improving his position.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Molotov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Filipovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Molotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Molotov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Molotov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Molotov keeping full guard, as Filipovic tries to pass.
Molotov wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molotov is pulling down on Filipovic's head to control his posture.
Molotov keeping full guard, as Filipovic tries to pass.
Filipovic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Filipovic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molotov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Molotov is looking to get back to full guard here but Filipovic has managed to pass to side control instead.
Filipovic in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Filipovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Molotov blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molotov throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Filipovic tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Molotov is in Filipovic's guard.
Filipovic scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Molotov punishes Filipovic's body with a nice straight punch.
Filipovic misses with a double jab.
Molotov with the counter takedown but Filipovic avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Andrei Molotov has been cut.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Molotov ducks under and follows up with a left that Molotov also avoids with ease.
Filipovic avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Whack! Filipovic lands a heavy head kick that drops Molotov. The ref tackles Filipovic to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Molotov was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Michal 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
34% |
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