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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Kilipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Wagstaff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilipovic comes to the cage accompanied by Guns N' Roses: Paradise City. Lester Wagstaff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Kilipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Wagstaff!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Wagstaff throws the kick towards the body but Kilipovic avoids it.
Wagstaff misses with a low kick.
Wagstaff throws a series of punches but Kilipovic avoids them all with ease.
Wagstaff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wagstaff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilipovic thumps Wagstaff with a low kick.
Wagstaff rushes Kilipovic and presses him up against the cage.
Wagstaff landing knees to the body.
Wagstaff lands a good knee to the midsection. Kilipovic won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Kilipovic blocks it.
Wagstaff scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mirko Kilipovic has been cut.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Wagstaff misses with a knee to the head.
Wagstaff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kilipovic blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Kilipovic can't break the clinch.
Kilipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilipovic tries to clinch there but Wagstaff circles away.
Wagstaff moves into range and clinches up with Kilipovic.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilipovic.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Kilipovic blocks with his arms.
Kilipovic wants to break free but Wagstaff has control.
Wagstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Kilipovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff tries to land a knee to the head but Kilipovic blocks with his arms.
Kilipovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagstaff controls his hands.
Wagstaff blocks the elbow strike.
Kilipovic has had enough of the clinch but Wagstaff keeps him there for the moment.
Kilipovic tries to land a knee to the head but Wagstaff blocks with his arms.
Wagstaff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kilipovic up against the cage.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilipovic. That's going to slow Wagstaff down.
Wagstaff avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
Wagstaff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wagstaff looks gassed!
Kilipovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Wagstaff manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kilipovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilipovic.
Nice defenses there by Wagstaff.
Kilipovic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kilipovic thumps Wagstaff with a low kick.
Wagstaff attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mirko Kilipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilipovic feints and then cracks Wagstaff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wagstaff down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kilipovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff throws out a loose jab but Kilipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Wagstaff moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Wagstaff misses its intended target.
Wagstaff throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wagstaff looks for the body kick but Kilipovic saw that one coming.
Kilipovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wagstaff misses with a few strikes there.
A bone on bone clash there as Kilipovic blocks the leg kick.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick. Wagstaff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kilipovic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wagstaff throws a sloppy head kick and Kilipovic moves out of range easily.
Kilipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic lands a jab to the head.
Wagstaff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kilipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Wagstaff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilipovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wagstaff.
Wagstaff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilipovic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilipovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagstaff was well out of range. Poor timing from Kilipovic.
Wagstaff 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.
Wagstaff doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilipovic circles away.
Crunch! Kilipovic slams his shin into Wagstaff's torso.
Kilipovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagstaff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wagstaff defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic swinging wildly here.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick. Wagstaff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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 Mirko Kilipovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Kilipovic's cut.
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.
Kilipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagstaff.
Wagstaff 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.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Wagstaff wants to slow Kilipovic down by chopping away at his legs.
Wagstaff works over Kilipovic's head and body with a nice combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kilipovic checks a leg kick.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilipovic throws a leg kick but Wagstaff moved away.
Good work by Kilipovic as he checks the leg kick.
Wagstaff takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sloppy strikes from Kilipovic. Those never looked like landing.
Kilipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wagstaff's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wagstaff takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilipovic lands a head kick. Wagstaff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagstaff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kilipovic is trying to break the clinch but Wagstaff has him pressed against the cage.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wagstaff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilipovic.
Wagstaff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kilipovic lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wagstaff drives through and clinches with Kilipovic against the cage.
Kilipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Wagstaff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic trying to land knees to the body.
Kilipovic can't find room to land a body shot as Wagstaff controls the action.
Wagstaff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kilipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wagstaff tries to land knees in the clinch but Kilipovic avoids the damage to the body.
Wagstaff tries a knee to the head but Kilipovic blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wagstaff is breathing heavily.
Wagstaff misses with a knee strike.
Kilipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wagstaff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kilipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wagstaff's brow.
Kilipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kilipovic scores with a shot to the body.
Wagstaff avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilipovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kilipovic tries to bum rush Wagstaff with a series of wild strikes but Wagstaff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wagstaff thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Kilipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Kilipovic misses.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Wagstaff moves out of range.
Kilipovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kilipovic feints and then cracks Wagstaff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wagstaff down.
Wagstaff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kilipovic lands a front kick.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kilipovic lands a head kick. Wagstaff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wagstaff throws a leg kick
and Kilipovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kilipovic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wagstaff sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kilipovic somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Wagstaff misses.
Wagstaff gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic checks a leg kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilipovic.
Wagstaff throws a low kick, looking for Kilipovic's leg but Kilipovic calmly moves out of range.
Kilipovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wagstaff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kilipovic moves out of range as Wagstaff throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilipovic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wagstaff 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.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Kilipovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Kilipovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Kilipovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kilipovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wagstaff sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kilipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilipovic feints and then cracks Wagstaff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wagstaff down.
A combination from Kilipovic does no damage.
Wagstaff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wagstaff with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wagstaff missing with knees to the body.
Wagstaff crunches a lovely knee into Kilipovic's ribcage.
Kilipovic being controlled against the cage.
Wagstaff is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kilipovic is defending well for now.
Kilipovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wagstaff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilipovic checks a low kick from Wagstaff.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kilipovic.
Kilipovic thuds his shin into the meat of Wagstaff's side.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that Wagstaff semi-blocks.
Wagstaff has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Kilipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wagstaff.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagstaff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kilipovic throws a body kick that misses.
Lester Wagstaff is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wagstaff tries a low kick but Kilipovic avoids it.
Kilipovic checks a low kick from Wagstaff.
Kilipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilipovic lands a head kick. Wagstaff smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff 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.
Kilipovic scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagstaff swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilipovic.
Wagstaff swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A left lands for Kilipovic.
Wagstaff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilipovic. Kilipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Wagstaff misses with an uppercut
and Kilipovic counters with a head kick. That will keep Wagstaff thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kilipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wagstaff sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kilipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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 body.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick. Wagstaff tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kilipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lester Wagstaff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kilipovic scores with a hook to the body. Wagstaff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wagstaff swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilipovic.
Good leg kick by Kilipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilipovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kilipovic lunges at Wagstaff with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wagstaff's hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilipovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wagstaff will feel that in the morning.
Mirko Kilipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Wagstaff misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kilipovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kilipovic lands a head kick!
Kilipovic connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagstaff wants to clinch up but Kilipovic keeps it at a distance.
Wagstaff takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilipovic throws a leg kick which misses Wagstaff's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagstaff tries to avoid it.
Kilipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilipovic scores with a kick to the body.
Kilipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mirko Kilipovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilipovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wagstaff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagstaff gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Wagstaff misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A clash of legs there as Kilipovic blocks the low kick.
Kilipovic misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilipovic, right into the meat.
Kilipovic scores with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Kilipovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kilipovic, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Kilipovic!
Mirko Kilipovic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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