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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron St John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St John's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wherever I May Roam. Filipovic has chosen Wild boys as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron St John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St John thows a left - swing and a miss!
St John takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Cameron St John has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - St John scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipovic throws a head kick but St John moves out of range.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
St John lands a big head kick that sends Filipovic tumbling to the mat! St John takes a step backwards and waves Filipovic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Filipovic is rocked!
Filipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St John cracks a nice hook into Filipovic's ribs.
St John misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St John shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Filipovic is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Filipovic is bucking up trying to escape but St John cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St John won't let Filipovic get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Filipovic is squirming around, avoiding St John's attempts to control the action.
Filipovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
St John controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic is trying to stand.
Filipovic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from St John.
Filipovic squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
St John looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
St John dominating with strikes here.
St John raining down hammerfists from mount.
St John controlling his opponent.
Filipovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
St John looking to control but Filipovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
St John breaks from Filipovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John working Filipovic over with strikes here.
St John landing strikes from the mount and Filipovic is in trouble!
Filipovic wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
St John tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St John looking to control but Filipovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Filipovic tries to buck St John off but he can't manage it.
St John putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that Filipovic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
St John unloading with bombs!
St John looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic really wants to buck St John off and get back to his feet.
St John is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Filipovic to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Filipovic shrugs it off.
St John unloading with bombs!
St John fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Filipovic is trying to stand.
Filipovic looks gassed!
St John in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St John lands a heavy elbow.
St John lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Filipovic hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St John trying to control but Filipovic is having none of it.
St John lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Filipovic is bucking up trying to escape but St John cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to try and get back to his feet.
St John lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
St John wants to finish this one by submission but Filipovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from St John.
Filipovic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Filipovic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St John jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Filipovic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Filipovic sneaks out the side door and pushes St John away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but St John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St John.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and St John moves out of range easily.
St John changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Filipovic tries to avoid it but St John manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Filipovic to the ground. Filipovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St John walks into a stiff left hand from Filipovic.
St John shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Filipovic sprawls well. Filipovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St John gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron St John dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice uppercut there from Filipovic.
Filipovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
St John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipovic can do to turn this around?
Filipovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filipovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St John tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Filipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St John avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
Filipovic misses with a combination
and St John counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St John.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
St John breaks the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St John shoots in for a takedown but Filipovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
St John closes the distance and pushes Filipovic back into the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but St John won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John is trying to drag Filipovic to the mat but Filipovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
St John prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from St John.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but St John has him pressed against the ropes.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
St John has Filipovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Filipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filipovic tries to break free but St John pushes him back against the ropes.
St John goes for a takedown attempt but Filipovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic throws a head kick but St John moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but St John avoids them all with ease.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St John throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Filipovic was covering up waiting for the punch and St John finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St John won't allow Filipovic to get back to his feet.
St John throwing strikes from guard but Filipovic blocks nicely.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but St John is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St John trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but St John isn't so interested in that idea.
Filipovic has momentary wrist control but St John slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but St John isn't so interested in that idea.
St John content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St John is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Filipovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St John is controlling him.
St John is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St John looking to pass the guard.
Cameron St John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
St John sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Filipovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St John is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St John not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St John trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cameron St John.
Filipovic scores with a three punch combo!
St John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cameron St John is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Filipovic.
Filipovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Filipovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between St John's hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St John shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filipovic pinned against the ropes. Filipovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St John avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St John walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Filipovic has time to react.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St John is defended easily by Filipovic.
St John throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Filipovic with a jab.
St John avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
St John is trying hard to land a takedown here. Filipovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
St John fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron St John. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic throws a right hand that St John ducks under and follows up with a left that St John also avoids with ease.
Filipovic tries to sprawl but St John drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Filipovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St John thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St John stops Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
St John is taking a breather. Filipovic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Filipovic tries to kick St John off but St John keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
St John controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Cameron St John wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
St John dives in and grabs Filipovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filipovic pushes down on St John's head and hops out.
Filipovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filipovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Filipovic sizes up St John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filipovic scores with a jab to the body.
St John dives in and grabs Filipovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Filipovic pushes down on St John's head and hops out.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Filipovic scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
St John looks to land a combination but Filipovic avoids it well.
No joy there for Filipovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St John throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filipovic.
Filipovic cracks St John with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Filipovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St John shoots in and bounces Filipovic off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but St John isn't so interested in that idea.
St John tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
Filipovic is looking to stand up but St John isn't so interested in that idea.
St John trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St John tries to free his leg and advance position but Filipovic is retaining full guard.
St John prevents Filipovic from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cameron St John wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Filipovic avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a combination. St John tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danga de danga de dang - Filipovic scores with a four punch combination!
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St John tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic lands a body shot.
St John closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
Filipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
St John avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
St John fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Filipovic to the ground. St John is now in Filipovic's guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filipovic wants to stand up but St John is controlling him.
Mirko Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Filipovic keeping full guard, as St John tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mirko Filipovic.
I think Filipovic 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Cameron St John!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Cameron St John!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Cameron St John!
Cameron St John wins by unanimous decision!
Cameron St John thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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