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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romario has chosen Polly - By Nirvana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Romario!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario scores with a leg kick.
Romario moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Romario is struggling to control the position.
Romario missing with knees to the body.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romario leaning against his opponent.
Romario lands a damaging elbow.
Romario misses with a knee to the head.
Filipovic letting Romario take a breather here.
Romario lands a good knee to the midsection. Filipovic won't want to take too many of those.
Romario lands a nice elbow.
Romario lands a knee to the body.
Romario lands a damaging elbow.
Romario lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Romario.
Romario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filipovic avoids it.
Romario displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filipovic up against the ropes.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Romario lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Romario tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Romario drops Filipovic with a big knee straight up the middle! Filipovic is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Filipovic is rocked!
Mirko Filipovic's cut is getting worse.
Filipovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romario. That one must have hurt.
Oh Filipovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romario closes the distance and pushes Filipovic back into the ropes.
Filipovic seems to have got his legs back now.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Romario.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romario tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Romario wants a takedown but no success here.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romario tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Romario trying to land knees to the body.
Romario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Romario, against the ropes.
Romario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filipovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romario lands an elbow just above Filipovic 's eye.
Romario stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Romario obliges.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Romario.
Romario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romario with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Romario leaning against his opponent.
Knees to the body from Romario.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but Romario has the dominant position.
Filipovic managing to block the knees to the body from Romario.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Romario, against the ropes.
Romario putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Filipovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romario crunches a lovely knee into Filipovic's ribcage.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Romario comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Romario lands an elbow just above Filipovic 's eye.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Romario lands a nice knee to the body.
Romario throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Romario.
Nice elbow from Romario.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romario connects with a knee to the head.
Romario looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Romario crunches a lovely knee into Filipovic's ribcage.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Romario throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Romario dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romario throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Romario lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Romario has closed the distance and engaged Filipovic in a clinch.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Romario stalling in the clinch.
Romario continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Romario just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
Romario lands an elbow just above Filipovic 's eye.
Romario lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Romario lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romario has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Filipovic is trying to keep an underhook but Romario manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Romario controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Romario has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario prevents Filipovic from standing back up.
Romario performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Romario stands up and beckons Filipovic to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Romario.
Romario blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
A head kick from Romario lands but Filipovic takes it in his stride.
Romario has Filipovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Romario scores with a knee to the head.
Romario lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Romario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romario drops Filipovic with a big knee straight up the middle! Filipovic is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romario lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Filipovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romario.
Romario rushes Filipovic and presses him up against the ropes.
Romario lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romario misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipovic.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filipovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romario lands a nice elbow.
Romario is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Filipovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Romario.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romario throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Romario misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romario has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romario throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Romario showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Filipovic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Romario is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romario tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romario moves into the clinch successfully.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario connects with a knee to the head.
Romario unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romario gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Romario throws knees to the body.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Romario stalls.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Romario lands an elbow that stopped Filipovic in his tracks for a moment.
Romario tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario misses with an elbow over the top.
Romario using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romario throws an elbow that misses.
Romario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filipovic's efforts to push away.
Filipovic tries to break free but Romario pushes him back against the ropes.
Romario tries to land a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks with his arms.
Romario throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Romario pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Romario creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Romario - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romario fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filipovic.
Filipovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filipovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romario fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Romario lands but Filipovic takes it in his stride.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romario wants to clinch.
Romario looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filipovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romario.
Romario takes the fight into the clinch.
Romario lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Romario lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Romario.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Romario is controlling the position.
Romario just leaning against Filipovic, taking a breather.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Filipovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Romario looking to throw knees to the head but Filipovic is blocking nicely.
Romario crunches a lovely knee into Filipovic's ribcage.
Romario tries a knee to the head but Filipovic blocks it.
Filipovic stalling in the clinch but Romario improves position.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Romario, against the ropes.
Filipovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Romario lands a nice knee to the body.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Romario has him pressed against the ropes.
Romario has Filipovic pushed against the ropes.
Anderson Romario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Romario keeps him there for the moment.
That's four 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.
Romario misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Romario working Filipovic over with knees to the body.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Romario seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Knees to the body from Romario.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Romario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romario has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 25:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Romario!
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FIGHT
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