PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipowicz has chosen Duran Duran - The Wild Boys as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Judah
vs
Filipowicz

188 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

186 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Filipowicz!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Filipowicz does it's job there.
Judah tries to clinch up.
Judah throws a wild body kick that Filipowicz sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Filipowicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut.
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Filipowicz off balance momentarily.
Filipowicz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filipowicz misses the shot to the body.
Judah closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Michal Filipowicz has been cut.
Filipowicz misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah.
Filipowicz throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah needs to keep his hands up - Filipowicz had a free shot at his head there.
Judah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Filipowicz throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Filipowicz connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
A telegraphed right hand from Filipowicz misses the target.
Filipowicz misses with a shot to the body
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah.
Filipowicz looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Filipowicz throws out a leg kick but Judah moves out of range and Filipowicz only half commits.
Filipowicz works Judah's body with a nice hook.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Filipowicz misses the jab.
Judah throws out a powerful jab.
Judah punishes Filipowicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Filipowicz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Filipowicz avoids the body shot from Judah.
Filipowicz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Filipowicz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Filipowicz misses the shot to the body.
Judah throws an off balance right hand
letting Filipowicz counter with a right hand.
Filipowicz lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It appears Judah was looking to counter with a kick there.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands the left hand.
Filipowicz misses with a straight left.
Filipowicz throws a body kick that misses
and Judah counters with a low kick, right behind Filipowicz 's knee.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filipowicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Filipowicz's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipowicz tries to avoid it.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipowicz.
Judah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Filipowicz blocks a head kick by Judah.
Filipowicz avoids the head kick by Judah.
A leg kick checked by Judah.
Filipowicz connects with a right hand. Judah shakes it off.
Filipowicz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Filipowicz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipowicz.
Michal Filipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judah lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Filipowicz throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judah counters with a series of strikes. Filipowicz will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Judah misses.
A slow jab from Filipowicz misses its intended target.
Judah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Judah - that will leave a mark!
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Filipowicz.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Filipowicz's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipowicz tries to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Judah misses
and Filipowicz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filipowicz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Filipowicz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Judah is out of range.

Judah clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Filipowicz fails to land.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Filipowicz on the inside.
Judah avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipowicz.
Judah misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipowicz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Judah's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Filipowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipowicz blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Filipowicz.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Filipowicz blocks with his arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Filipowicz.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filipowicz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Filipowicz blocks with his arms.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Filipowicz controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Filipowicz misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Filipowicz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Judah with a body shot.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Filipowicz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Filipowicz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz thinks about the counter body kick.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Filipowicz throws a big shot that misses.
Judah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah slips a jab from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filipowicz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Judah instigates a clinch.
Filipowicz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filipowicz is breathing heavily.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Filipowicz is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz is trying to break the clinch but Judah has him pressed against the cage.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Filipowicz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniel Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Filipowicz avoids it.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Filipowicz managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Filipowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah blocks a body shot from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah scores a nice knee to the body.
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filipowicz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Judah scores a nice knee to the body.
Judah tries to work over Filipowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filipowicz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipowicz is defending well for now.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Filipowicz won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Judah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah landing knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Judah.
Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Judah lands with a right to the head.
Filipowicz takes a shot to the head.

Filipowicz manages to break the clinch.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut
and Judah finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filipowicz at a distance.
Daniel Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filipowicz follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Filipowicz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Judah as he connects with a hook.
Judah throws a body kick that misses.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Filipowicz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet.
Filipowicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
Filipowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Judah lands a glancing blow to the side of Filipowicz's head.
Filipowicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Judah tries to clinch but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Filipowicz avoids a kick to the body.
Filipowicz blocks a low kick nicely.
It seemed like Filipowicz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Filipowicz misses.
Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Filipowicz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Judah is out of range and Filipowicz settles back down.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Filipowicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz scores with a jab.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah tries to clinch there but Filipowicz circles away.
Filipowicz fakes the leg kick and cracks Judah in the body.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah slips a jab from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Filipowicz just manages to avoid it.
Judah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filipowicz momentarily.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipowicz can do to turn this around?
Filipowicz misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Filipowicz feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Judah slips under a jab from Filipowicz.
Judah checks a low kick from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipowicz throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Filipowicz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with an inside leg kick.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Filipowicz off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Judah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Judah. Filipowicz shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Filipowicz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipowicz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filipowicz throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judah scores with a punch to the head.
Filipowicz scores with a head kick.
Filipowicz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filipowicz throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipowicz.
The crowd cheers as Filipowicz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though.
Filipowicz misses with a right hand
and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filipowicz thinking.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a nice low kick that buckles Filipowicz's knee momentarily.
Filipowicz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Judah cracks Filipowicz with an open hand slap.
Filipowicz looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Judah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Filipowicz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Filipowicz.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipowicz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Filipowicz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Judah with a body shot.
A big left from Judah misses.
A low kick from Filipowicz misses

and Judah counters with a head kick that drops Filipowicz to the mat! Filipowicz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Filipowicz is rocked!
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Filipowicz is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
A jab from Filipowicz misses.
As Filipowicz backs away, Judah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Filipowicz takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Filipowicz throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Filipowicz throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filipowicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Filipowicz looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range.
Judah is looking to counter the offense by Filipowicz and move into the clinch.
Judah lands with a nice body kick.
Filipowicz seems to have recovered his senses.
Filipowicz checks the leg kick nicely there.
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!
Judah wants to clinch.
Filipowicz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Judah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah throws a chopping leg kick but Filipowicz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Filipowicz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipowicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Filipowicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipowicz.
Judah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick from Filipowicz is predictable there
and Judah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Judah cracks a nice hook into Filipowicz's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Judah staying out of range there.
Judah wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Filipowicz throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filipowicz throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Judah tests Filipowicz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Filipowicz slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Filipowicz looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah is looking to counter with a body kick.
Filipowicz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipowicz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah feints and then cracks Filipowicz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filipowicz down.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filipowicz misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Filipowicz throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipowicz swings widly with a right hand
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz lands a nice shot that snaps Judah's head back.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Filipowicz.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah.
Filipowicz throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Filipowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filipowicz misses with an elbow over the top.
Filipowicz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filipowicz lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Filipowicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Filipowicz avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A body shot lands from Judah.
Filipowicz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Judah lands a knee to the body.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipowicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipowicz misses with the head strike.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Filipowicz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Filipowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipowicz blocks a body shot from Judah.
Judah cracks Filipowicz with a nice body shot.
Judah tries to work over Filipowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filipowicz blocks it with crossed arms.
Filipowicz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipowicz is defending well for now.
Filipowicz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filipowicz effectively controlling the action here.
Filipowicz blocks an elbow strike.
Filipowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filipowicz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipowicz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Filipowicz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Filipowicz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filipowicz is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Judah.
Filipowicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Judah as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filipowicz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filipowicz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands a shot to the body.
Filipowicz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Filipowicz pushes Judah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah blocks a body shot from Filipowicz.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filipowicz's elbow.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
You can see that Filipowicz has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Filipowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Judah had his way with Michal Filipowicz in that round.
The cut man is working on Michal Filipowicz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Judah throws a head kick that Filipowicz semi-blocks.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Judah lands a really nice looking cross but Filipowicz seems unphased.
Judah throws a right hand that Filipowicz ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipowicz also avoids with ease.
Filipowicz scores with a leg kick.
Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah wants to land a leg kick but Filipowicz is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Filipowicz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by Filipowicz - just one landing.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Filipowicz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Filipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Filipowicz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
Judah misses the body punch
and Filipowicz counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Filipowicz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Filipowicz needs to keep his hands up - Judah had a free shot at his head there.

Judah clinches up with Filipowicz and pushes him back against the cage.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Filipowicz blocks it.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Filipowicz.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Filipowicz blocks with his arms.
Filipowicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Filipowicz struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Filipowicz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filipowicz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Filipowicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands with a right to the head.

Filipowicz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah throws a head kick but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Judah stalks Filipowicz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Filipowicz's face. Filipowicz staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipowicz lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz moves out of range of the body kick.
Judah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Filipowicz checks it well.
Filipowicz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Filipowicz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Filipowicz's belly button to the back.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
Filipowicz misses the body punch
and Judah counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Filipowicz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judah.
Michal Filipowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah tries a low kick but Filipowicz avoids it.
Filipowicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Judah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Judah walks into a jab.
Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Filipowicz is out of range.
Filipowicz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judah throwing a counter right hand but Filipowicz manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Judah makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipowicz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Filipowicz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Filipowicz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Filipowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filipowicz feints a jab promting Judah to slip. Filipowicz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Judah slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Judah is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut.
Filipowicz throws an off balance right hand

and Judah holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filipowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah seems to have got his legs back now.
Judah tries to work over Filipowicz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filipowicz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
Filipowicz misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filipowicz swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Filipowicz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Filipowicz's ribcage.
Filipowicz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah avoids the elbow strike from Filipowicz, against the cage.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filipowiczs head.
Filipowicz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Judah.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Filipowicz controls the action.
Judah blocks a body shot from Filipowicz.
Judah landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Filipowicz fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Judah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Judah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah!
Daniel Judah is the new middleweight champion!
Daniel Judah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.