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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between EvanB Shea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kirilenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Kirilenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, EvanB Shea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Kirilenko!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirilenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Shea sprawls well. He's pushed Kirilenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shea lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirilenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirilenko shoots in for a takedown but Shea shows good takedown defense.
Shea loads up on a big right hand but Kirilenko slips the punch.
Shea misses with a looping left.
Kirilenko looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kirilenko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kirilenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirilenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kirilenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirilenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kirilenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Shea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirilenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirilenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Kirilenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kirilenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirilenko.
Kirilenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Kirilenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shea utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kirilenko postures up in Shea's guard and throws a big left but Shea blocks it.
Kirilenko is pushing down on Shea's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shea is fighting to maintain full guard but Kirilenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirilenko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shea has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirilenko drops an elbow to the side of Shea's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirilenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kirilenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shea's head.
Kirilenko throwing shots but Shea is blocking nicely.
Shea wants to get back to his feet.
Kirilenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shea is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kirilenko.
Kirilenko takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kirilenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shea's head.
Kirilenko throwing shots but Shea is blocking nicely.
Kirilenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kirilenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shea is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirilenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Kirilenko.
Kirilenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kirilenko connects with a nice short shot to Shea's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirilenko working over Shea with some ground and pound. Shea looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kirilenko.
Shea has hold of Kirilenko's hands but Kirilenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shea knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kirilenko on the ground.
Kirilenko thows a huge punch but Shea dodges it nicely.
Kirilenko throwing shots but Shea is blocking nicely.
Kirilenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kirilenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shea sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kirilenko connects with a nice short shot to Shea's temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ground and pound from Kirilenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kirilenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Shea misses.
Shea throws a right and a left that Kirilenko avoids nicely.
Shea defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kirilenko.
Kirilenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shea pinned against the cage. Shea gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shea misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kirilenko.
EvanB Shea has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Kirilenko.
Kirilenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shea's guard.
Kirilenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kirilenko wants to pass the guard but Shea is keeping the position.
Kirilenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirilenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kirilenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mark Kirilenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shea wants to stand up but Kirilenko is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirilenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kirilenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kirilenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kirilenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kirilenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirilenko advances to half guard.
Kirilenko looks to land a strike but Shea avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirilenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shea's head.
Shea working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kirilenko.
Kirilenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirilenko pushing down on Shea's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kirilenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kirilenko.
Shea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kirilenko.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirilenko lands a nice short elbow.
Kirilenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirilenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kirilenko works his way into full mount!
Kirilenko unloading with bombs!
Kirilenko scoring with strikes but Shea is staying in there.
Kirilenko unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirilenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shea hang on?
Shea is rocked!
It looks like EvanB Shea has been cut.
Kirilenko with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Shea is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirilenko thowing shots but they're missing.
BOOM! Kirilenko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
EvanB Shea's cut is getting worse.
Kirilenko unloading with bombs!
Kirilenko cracks Shea with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
EvanB Shea's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kirilenko unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Shea wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kirilenko celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kirilenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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