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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Naga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Naga counters by moving into the clinch.
Filipovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naga gets through Filipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Naga.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Naga keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic tries to circle away but Naga has him pinned against the cage.
Naga lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Naga throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filipovics head.
Naga cracks Filipovic with a nice body shot.
Filipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Naga has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
Naga prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.
Naga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Filipovic keeps control of Naga as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
Naga misses with the head strike.
Naga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naga.
Naga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic looks to land a right hand but Naga moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Naga lands with a hook. Filipovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naga moves into the clinch.
A short right from Naga on the inside.
Naga lands with a left to the head.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Naga won't allow it.
Filipovic is looking to control Naga's arms but Naga gets an underhook and turns him. Now Filipovic has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naga misses with a punch on the inside.
Naga scores with a shoulder strike.
Filipovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Naga has double underhooks.
Filipovic tries to break free but Naga pushes him back against the cage.
Naga misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipovic looking to stall.
Naga lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filipovic.
A right handed body shot lands from Naga.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Naga scores with a nice hook to the head.
Naga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naga.
Naga could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Naga wants to get back to striking at distance but Filipovic won't allow it.
Naga misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Naga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
Naga lands with a short shot to the head.
Naga prevents Filipovic from breaking the clinch.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Naga scores with the left hand. Filipovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Filipovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Naga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marco Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Filipovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naga counters by clinching up.
Naga misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naga.
Naga tries to work over Filipovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Naga on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naga.
Naga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Naga dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Filipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Naga lands a really nice looking cross but Filipovic seems unphased.
Filipovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Naga counters by clinching up.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but Naga has the dominant position.
Naga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naga letting Filipovic take a breather here.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Naga is controlling the position.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Naga keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic can't break the clinch.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Filipovic tries to break free but Naga pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naga.
Naga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipovic is trying to force a seperation but Naga has the dominant position.
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Naga misses with some punches.
Naga lands a shoulder strike.
Filipovic tries to break free but Naga pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Naga.
Kris Naga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Naga keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naga is stalling here.
A short right from Naga on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries to break free but Naga pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Naga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Naga.
Naga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Naga is controlling him.
Naga tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naga can't find room to land a body shot as Filipovic controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filipovic.
Naga has a couple of punches blocked by Filipovic.
A shot in the inside from Naga.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naga.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Naga is controlling the position.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naga avoids it.
Naga throws a punch but it's blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naga.
Naga wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Naga swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipovic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Naga keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Naga has him pressed against the cage.
Naga escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Naga rushes Filipovic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Naga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Naga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filipovic tries a knee to the head but Naga blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filipovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Naga.
Naga misses with some punches.
Naga has Filipovic pressed against the cage, preventing Filipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Naga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Naga misses with some punches.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Naga avoids nicely.
Filipovic throws a looping overhand right but Naga ducks down to avoid it.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Naga moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipovic misses the jab.
Naga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kris Naga will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Naga blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Jab from Naga.
Naga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Naga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Naga.
Filipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Filipovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Naga lands a right hand.
Filipovic tries to break the clinch but Naga is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga is working Filipovic over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filipovic.
Naga has a couple of punches blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
Naga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic misses with a double jab
and Naga holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovic stalling in the clinch but Naga improves position.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Naga blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Naga.
Naga misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Naga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naga misses with some punches.
Filipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Naga has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic blocking some punches.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Naga keeps him there for the moment.
Filipovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Naga misses with some punches.
Naga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Naga as the two fighters clinch.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Naga is controlling him.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Filipovic blocking some punches.
Filipovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marco Filipovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch but Naga keeps him there for the moment.
Naga lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naga keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naga.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filipovic.
Naga swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naga misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Naga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filipovic's efforts to push away.
Naga keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filipovic's efforts to push away.
Filipovic looking to throw knees to the head but Naga is blocking nicely.
Naga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Filipovic is trying to push Naga away but Naga has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga keeps control of Filipovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Naga is controlling him.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Naga is controlling him.
Naga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Naga won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Filipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Naga misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Naga.
Naga misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naga on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naga lands with a left to the head.
Naga has a couple of punches blocked by Filipovic.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
Kris Naga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kris Naga.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naga, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kris Naga!
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