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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edin Begovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kvelertak - Fossegrim. Filipovic has chosen Cro Cop Song as his entrance music. Darko Filipovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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23
227 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edin Begovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Begovic.
Filipovic tries to clinch up
and Begovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Begovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Begovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Begovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic clinches but Begovic breaks the clinch
and Begovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Begovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Begovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Begovic's ribcage.
Begovic with a knee to the head.
It looks like Darko Filipovic has been cut.
Begovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Begovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike from Begovic.
Begovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Begovic.
Begovic is trying to stall.
Filipovic taking a breather.
Begovic breaks the clinch.
Filipovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Begovic counters with a left and a right that stings Filipovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic manages to pull guard.
Filipovic is working an open guard so Begovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Begovic is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Begovic lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Filipovic sprawling to the canvas. Begovic follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Filipovic hang on?
Begovic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Begovic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic closes the distance but Begovic moves to the side
and Begovic moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Begovic lands a knee to the head.
Begovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Begovic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Begovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Begovic tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Begovic moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Begovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Begovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begovic landing knees to the body.
Filipovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Begovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Begovic blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Begovic.
Begovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Filipovic has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Begovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Begovic managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Begovic has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
Begovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Begovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Begovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipovic is defending well for now.
Begovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Begovic tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Begovic lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Begovic misses with an elbow strike.
Begovic with a knee to the head.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Begovic managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Begovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Begovic with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Begovic avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Begovic.
Begovic trying to control the position but instead, Filipovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Begovic into the cage.
Begovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Begovic is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic has him pressed against the cage.
Begovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic stalling.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Begovic looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Begovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filipovic breaks the clinch.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Begovic moves away
and Begovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Begovic lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Begovic up against the cage.
Begovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Begovic tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Begovic misses with a knee to the head.
Begovic is trying to force a seperation but Filipovic has the dominant position.
Begovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Begovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Begovic.
Begovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Begovic has had enough of the clinch but Filipovic keeps him there for the moment.
Begovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Begovic is blocking nicely.
Begovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Begovic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Begovic is trying to break the clinch but Filipovic is controlling him.
Begovic effectively controlling the action here.
Begovic is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Begovic has his back to the cage.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begovic with a knee to the head.
Begovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Begovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's six 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.
Filipovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Begovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Begovic misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Begovic tries to circle away but Filipovic has him pinned against the cage.
Begovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Begovic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Begovic gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Begovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filipovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Begovic breaks the clinch.
Begovic shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Begovic moves in looking to clinch but Filipovic pushes him off.
Begovic closes the distance but Filipovic moves to the side
and Filipovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Begovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Begovic.
Begovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Begovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Begovic blocks it.
Begovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Filipovic won't want to take too many of those.
Begovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Begovic scores with a knee to the head.
Filipovic is trying to drag Begovic to the mat but Begovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Begovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Begovic tries to clinch
and Filipovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Begovic is looking to control Filipovic's arms but Filipovic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Begovic has his back to the cage.
Begovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begovic tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Begovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Begovic misses with an elbow over the top.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Begovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Begovic looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Begovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
Begovic gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Begovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Begovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Begovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Begovic moves into range and clinches up with Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Begovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Begovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Begovic tries to clinch up
and Filipovic counters with a big head kick but Begovic shrugs it off.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to clinch but Begovic moves away
and Begovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Begovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Begovic has managed to clinch.
Begovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Begovic managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Begovic working hard to break the clinch.
Begovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic wants to clinch but Begovic slips to the side
and Begovic counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Begovic is looking to stand up but Filipovic won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic kicks Begovic off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edin Begovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darko Filipovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Filipovic darts in trying to clinch
and Begovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic has Begovic pressed against the cage.
Begovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Begovic throws knees to the body.
Begovic wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Begovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic closes the distance but Begovic moves to the side
and Begovic moves into the clinch.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begovic lands a good knee to the midsection. Filipovic won't want to take too many of those.
Begovic with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filipovic effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Begovic counters with a left and a right that stings Filipovic.
Begovic dives in and grabs Filipovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filipovic pushes down on Begovic's head and hops out.
Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Begovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Begovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Begovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Begovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filipovic darts in and clinches Begovic up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Begovic.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Begovic blocks it.
Begovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Begovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Edin Begovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filipovic avoiding damage.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Begovic avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Begovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Begovic scores a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Begovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Filipovic. Filipovic gets slowly back to his feet.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Begovic moves out of range easily.
Filipovic wants to clinch but Begovic slips to the side
and Begovic counters by clinching up.
Begovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic wants to clinch
and Begovic counters with a head kick.
Filipovic stuffs the takedown.
Filipovic moves into the clinch.
Begovic working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Begovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filipovic's face.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Begovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic prevents Begovic from breaking the clinch.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Begovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Begovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Begovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filipovic tries to clinch up
and Begovic counters by clinching up.
Begovic looking to slow down the pace here.
Filipovic lands a knee to the body.
Begovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begovic digs a right hand into Filipovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filipovic's gas tank.
Filipovic letting Begovic take a breather here.
Begovic blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Begovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Begovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Begovic tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic lands a knee to the head.
Filipovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Begovic's efforts to push away.
Filipovic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Begovic walks away with a smile on his face. Filipovic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Filipovic looks to clinch
and Begovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Begovic throws knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Begovic avoids it.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Begovic.
Begovic trying to land knees to the body.
Begovic missing with knees to the body.
Begovic managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Begovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees to the body from Begovic.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Begovic connects with a knee to the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Begovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Begovic wants to break free but Filipovic has control.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Begovic blocks with his arms.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic scores with a knee to the head.
Begovic blocks an uppercut.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Begovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic crunches a lovely knee into Begovic's ribcage.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Begovic blocks with his arms.
Filipovic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Begovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Edin Begovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darko Filipovic.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Begovic blocks it.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Begovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic rushes Begovic and presses him up against the cage.
Begovic blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic lands a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Begovic fails with the takedown
and Filipovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Begovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's six 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.
Filipovic wants to clinch but Begovic slips to the side
enabling Begovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Darko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic closes the distance but Begovic moves to the side
and Begovic counters with a straight right hand.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Begovic doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
Begovic tries to clinch up
and Filipovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Begovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Begovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edin Begovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Begovic tries to clinch but Filipovic moves away
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic looks for a takedown but Begovic sprawls well.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Begovic moves out of range easily.
Begovic clinches.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Begovic is blocking nicely.
Begovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Begovic looks to clinch
and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Begovic looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Begovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Begovic clinches with his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filipovic as Begovic tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.
Begovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Begovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Begovic lands an elbow inside.
Begovic avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Begovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Begovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Begovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Begovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Begovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Begovic working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Begovic tries to stall but Filipovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Begovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Begovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Begovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Begovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Begovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Begovic lands an elbow inside.
Begovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Begovic avoids the damage to the body.
Filipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Begovic managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Begovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic pushes Begovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Begovic is blocking nicely.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Begovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Begovic throws knees to the body.
Begovic wants to stall.
Begovic looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Begovic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Filipovic but Filipovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Begovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Begovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Begovic counters by clinching up.
Begovic with a knee to the head.
Begovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Darko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filipovic tries to clinch
and Begovic counters with a three punch combo that has Filipovic backing up. Filipovic nods at Begovic to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edin Begovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Begovic 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Edin Begovic!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Edin Begovic!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Edin Begovic!
Edin Begovic wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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