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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micke Wagner (ranked 1198 p4p, 186 weight class) and Michal Filipowicz (ranked 1861 p4p, 266 weight class). Filipowicz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duran Duran - The Wild Boys . Micke Wagner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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186 cm
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195 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micke Wagner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michal Filipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipowicz misses with a looping left.
Filipowicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wagner slips a straight right by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wagner throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Filipowicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Filipowicz lands a lovely overhand right.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wagner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Filipowicz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Filipowicz throws a good cross that connects.
Filipowicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filipowicz throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Filipowicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Filipowicz lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Filipowicz catches Wagner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Filipowicz moved out of range nicely.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Filipowicz moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Filipowicz misses.
Wagner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Filipowicz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wagner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filipowicz. That's going to slow Wagner down.
Wagner misses with a leg kick.
Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipowicz.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Filipowicz looks to land a right hand but Wagner moved out of range.
Filipowicz missing with a left hand there. Wagner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filipowicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipowicz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Filipowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wagner throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Filipowicz misses the target.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipowicz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wagner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz punishes Wagner's body with a nice straight punch.
Wagner ducks right into an uppercut from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a good cross that connects.
Wagner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filipowicz. Filipowicz obviously looking to wear him down.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipowicz.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wagner crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Filipowicz - the referee stops the clock and Wagner gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Filipowicz. Wagner manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Michal Filipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner throws the left hand but Filipowicz avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Filipowicz checks the leg kick.
Filipowicz cracks Wagner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Filipowicz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wagner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Filipowicz.
Wagner misses the jab.
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Wagner slips under a jab from Filipowicz.
Wagner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filipowicz.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Filipowicz manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner walks into a straight right hand from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wagner walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Filipowicz slips under a jab from Wagner.
Filipowicz checks a low kick from Wagner.
Wagner lands with a cross.
Filipowicz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Filipowicz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wagner's head backwards.
Wagner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Filipowicz scores with a nice right hand.
Filipowicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Filipowicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Filipowicz walks into a jab.
Filipowicz throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wagner throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Filipowicz counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Filipowicz connects with a nice looking jab.
Filipowicz lands the left hand.
Filipowicz slips under a jab from Wagner.
Filipowicz misses with a hook.
Wagner misses with a leg kick.
Wagner takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Filipowicz throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Filipowicz blocks a head kick by Wagner.
Filipowicz lands a glancing blow to the side of Wagner's head.
A jab from Filipowicz misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipowicz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Wagner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Filipowicz finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagner's head.
Filipowicz throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Filipowicz moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Filipowicz 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.
Filipowicz looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Filipowicz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wagner's hands.
Filipowicz keeps Wagner at a distance using the push kick.
Filipowicz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wagner might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wagner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz lands a slapping body shot.
Filipowicz lands a really nice looking cross but Wagner seems unphased.
Wagner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filipowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Wagner throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Filipowicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wagner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Filipowicz moves away from the strike by Wagner.
Filipowicz lands a slapping body shot.
Filipowicz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner jabs Filipowicz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wagner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Filipowicz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Filipowicz. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Filipowicz.
Wagner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipowicz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filipowicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filipowicz throws the left hand but Wagner avoids the punch easily.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Filipowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Michal Filipowicz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner misses with a hook.
Filipowicz catches Wagner with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wagner lands a body shot.
Filipowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Wagner.
A solid body kick from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz slips a jab from Wagner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipowicz checks a low kick from Wagner.
Filipowicz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wagner slips under a jab.
Filipowicz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Filipowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
Filipowicz scores with a shot to the body.
Wagner jabs Filipowicz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipowicz manages to avoid it.
Wagner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice jab there from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wagner throws the left hand but Filipowicz avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Filipowicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipowicz connects with a jab.
Filipowicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wagner, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Filipowicz.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Filipowicz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wagner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filipowicz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filipowicz throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filipowicz.
A short body shot lands from Filipowicz as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Filipowicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Filipowicz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wagner.
Nice body punch from Filipowicz - that landed with a thud.
Filipowicz lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Filipowicz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipowicz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Filipowicz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Filipowicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wagner's elbow.
Wagner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Filipowicz controls his hands.
Filipowicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner is looking to break free of the clinch but Filipowicz has double underhooks.
Filipowicz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Filipowicz lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Filipowicz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filipowicz gets through Wagner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wagner is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipowicz pushes Wagner against the cage. Filipowicz is working some dirty boxing. Filipowicz pushes off with a quick right hook! Wagner goes down! Wagner tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Filipowicz moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michal Filipowicz!
Michal Filipowicz is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Michal Filipowicz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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