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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jero Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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227 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Good elbows
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jero Marco!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filipovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Marco.
Marco throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic wants to take the fight to the mat but Marco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Filipovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Marco.
Marco lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Marco throws an elbow that misses.
Marco throws an elbow but it misses.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Marco is controlling him.
Marco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Marco looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Filipovic blocks an elbow strike.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marco.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Marco, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
Marco lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
Marco lands a nice elbow.
Mirko Filipovic's cut is getting worse.
Filipovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Marco uses from the top position.
Marco postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Marco wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Filipovic is on top in guard.
Filipovic wants to get up but he can't break Marco's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but instead Marco has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Filipovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marco working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Filipovic pushes Marco off 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!
Filipovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marco tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Marco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marco moves away from the strike by Filipovic.
Filipovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Marco, against the cage.
Filipovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Marco.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic avoids the elbow strike from Marco, against the cage.
Marco lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Marco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Filipovic's defenses.
Mirko Filipovic's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Filipovic dodges an elbow strike from Marco.
Filipovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Marco.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Filipovic's brow.
Marco pushes off an throws an elbow but Filipovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marco lands an elbow inside that Filipovic shrugs off.
Jeez, Mirko Filipovic's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Marco lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Filipovic's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jero Marco!
After the fight, Jero Marco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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