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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Kilipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilipovic's entrance music is Guns N' Roses: Paradise City. A fine choice. Charles has chosen Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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212 lbs
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215 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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, Mirko Kilipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.
Kilipovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kilipovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Charles blocks the body kick.
Charles checks a low kick from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilipovic!
Kilipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kilipovic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charles is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic thumps Charles with a low kick.
Kilipovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilipovic lands with a shot to the body.
Charles looks gassed!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilipovic.
Charles avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
Charles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilipovic. Kilipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilipovic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick from Kilipovic.
Mirko Kilipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilipovic tries to land a front kick but Charles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic avoids the body shot from Charles.
Charles moves out of range as Kilipovic throws a body kick.
Kilipovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilipovic does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Charles off balance momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Kilipovic misses.
Kilipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilipovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Charles 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.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilipovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kilipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kilipovic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mirko Kilipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Charles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a head kick!
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Kilipovic lands but Charles takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Kilipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Kilipovic throws a leg kick
and Charles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Charles moves into the clinch successfully.
Charles scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Charles as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Charles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kilipovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Charles has double underhooks.
Kilipovic taking a breather.
Charles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilipovic's elbow.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles presses Kilipovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charles lands an uppercut.
Kilipovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kilipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charles can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Mirko Kilipovic has been cut.
Charles lands a body punch.
Charles works on Kilipovic's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Charles.
Charles digs a right hand into Kilipovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilipovic's gas tank.
Charles gets through Kilipovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Charles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilipovics head.
Charles has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kilipovic.
Charles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Charles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charles gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kilipovic regains guard.
Charles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kilipovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Charles.
Charles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Charles is looking to work some ground and pound but Kilipovic has wrist control.
Charles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Charles trying to control but Kilipovic is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kilipovic is looking to stand up but Charles isn't so interested in that idea.
Kilipovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charles with a nice head shot there.
Charles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Charles postures up in Kilipovic's guard and throws a big left but Kilipovic blocks it.
Kilipovic keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
Charles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Charles landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles 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.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Charles pushes Kilipovic up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles is leaning against Kilipovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Charles.
Charles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charles lands a body punch.
Ray Charles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charles pushes Kilipovic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charles lands a body shot in the clinch.
Charles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kilipovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Charles lands a left hand.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charles lands with a left to the head.
Kilipovic is pressed up against the cage. Charles has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kilipovic down to the mat. Kilipovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charles scores with a punch to the head.
Charles lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Charles.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilipovic circles away.
Mirko Kilipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Charles tries to clinch but Kilipovic is having none of it.
Kilipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Charles.
Charles throws a body punch but Kilipovic moves out of range.
That's two 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.
Kilipovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charles.
Charles throws the left hand but Kilipovic avoids the punch easily.
Charles avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a high kick!
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kilipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charles fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kilipovic avoids it really well and circles away.
Mirko Kilipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Charles.
Charles avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to clinch.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Charles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic is looking to chop away at Charles's legs.
Kilipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Charles missing with a left hand there. Kilipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilipovic throws a body kick the misses
and Charles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Charles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Charles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kilipovic or not.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Charles 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Charles!
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energy
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hype
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