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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Romario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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184 cm
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270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Romario!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romario instigates a clinch.
Romario lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romario should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Romario is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cro Cop is defending well for now.
Cro Cop stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romario trying to control the position but instead, Cro Cop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Romario into the cage.
Cro Cop pulls guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Romario has eaten all the pies!
Romario throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Romario preventing the sweep.
Romario passes into half guard.
Romario takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cro Cop controlling the position for now.
Still in half guard, Romario seems content to control.
Cro Cop is trying to get back to full guard.
Romario throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cro Cop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cro Cop wants to control but Romario is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Romario stops Cro Cop from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romario.
Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Romario as he avoids it easily.
Romario tries to clinch up but Cro Cop circles away and keeps his distance.
Cro Cop swats away the attempt to clinch by Romario.
Romario is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Cro Cop or perhaps it was just good defense by Romario which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romario shoots in but Cro Cop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romario cracks Cro Cop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romario pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romario tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cro Cop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cro Cop keeps the fight on the outside.
Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cro Cop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romario tries to close the distance and clinch but Cro Cop swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cro Cop takes the fight into the clinch.
Cro Cop has Romario pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cro Cop pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Romario tumbling to the mat - Cro Cop dives into Romario's guard.
Romario has his hands on Cro Cop's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romario working a defensive guard here.
Cro Cop wants to control from the top but Romario keeps moving.
Cro Cop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 is trying to control the position but Cro Cop postures up.
Cro Cop wants to stand and escape but instead Romario has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cro Cop preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Romario. No joy for Cro Cop on that attempt.
Cro Cop moves out of range of the body kick.
Cro Cop throws an overhand right that lands on Romario's shoulder, as Romario tries to avoid the shot.
Romario thuds a left hand into Cro Cop's body.
Cro Cop is breathing heavily.
Romario tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Romario dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romario wants to clinch but Cro Cop slips to the side
and Cro Cop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Romario drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cro Cop gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Romario connects with a knee to the head.
Romario missing with knees to the body.
Cro Cop stops a takedown attempt from Romario.
Cro Cop tries to score a body lock takedown but Romario shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cro Cop blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Romario tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cro Cop tries to pull guard but Romario won't allow it.
Romario tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cro Cop avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romario tries to land knees in the clinch but Cro Cop avoids the damage to the body.
Romario takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cro Cop scores with a knee to the head.
Cro Cop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romario closes the distance but Cro Cop moves to the side
and Cro Cop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Romario is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop pulls Romario into guard.
Romario controls from within his opponent's guard.
Romario stops Cro Cop from standing up.
Romario trying to control the position from guard on top but Cro Cop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romario slips nicely into half guard.
Romario stands up out of the half guard.
Anderson Romario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romario darts in trying to clinch
and Cro Cop decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Romario's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop trying to control the position from guard on top but Romario is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cro Cop sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cro Cop wants to control from the top but Romario keeps moving.
Romario kicks Cro Cop off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romario misses with a kick to the body
and Cro Cop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Romario is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romario tries to clinch
and Cro Cop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cro Cop scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cro Cop is thwarting Romario's attempts to control the position.
Romario wants to improve his position but Cro Cop is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop throwing shots but Romario is blocking nicely.
Romario is looking to improve his position.
Cro Cop trying to control from half guard but Romario is working away.
Cro Cop slows the pace down in half guard.
Romario is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Cro Cop dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Romario closes the distance and pushes Cro Cop back into the cage.
Romario wants to stall.
Romario gets underhooks to prevent Cro Cop's takedown attempt.
Romario landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cro Cop is trying to force a seperation but Romario has the dominant position.
Romario is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Romario.
Knees in the clinch landing for Romario.
Knees to the body from Romario.
Cro Cop avoiding damage as Romario throws knees to the body.
Romario is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cro Cop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cro Cop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romario walks away with a smile on his face. Cro Cop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romario moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Romario.
Cro Cop tries to pull guard but Romario holds him up against the cage and eventually Cro Cop drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cro Cop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romario lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romario goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cro Cop prevents it.
Cro Cop manages to break the clinch.
Romario misses with a takedown attempt - Cro Cop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Romario but Romario pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Romario closes the distance but Cro Cop moves to the side
and Cro Cop counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cro Cop as Romario tries to tie him up.
Romario tries to land knees in the clinch but Cro Cop avoids the damage to the body.
Cro Cop pulls guard successfully.
Cro Cop looking to hit a scissor sweep but Romario is one step ahead there.
Romario is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romario wants to control from the top but Cro Cop keeps moving.
Cro Cop wants to sweep here but Romario controlling him for the moment.
Romario sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cro Cop trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cro Cop being controlled here, momentarily.
Cro Cop on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cro Cop tries to get out of the position.
Romario wants to control from the top but Cro Cop keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cro Cop seems keen to control Romario's posture.
Romario wants to control from the top but Cro Cop keeps moving.
Romario showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Romario trying to control but Cro Cop is working from the bottom.
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.
Romario might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cro Cop kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Anderson Romario just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cro Cop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cro Cop counters with a takedown into side control.
Cro Cop is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cro Cop trying to control the position but Romario is working away.
Cro Cop working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Romario comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romario has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Romario!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
45% |
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