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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mic Krilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vo Nguyen Giap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krilla comes to the cage accompanied by A Tribe Called Quest - Buggin' Out. Giap has chosen Beach Party Vietnam as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mic Krilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vo Nguyen Giap!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
Giap throws a body punch but Krilla moves out of range.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giap tries to clinch up but Krilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Krilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Krilla gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giap scores with a shoulder strike.
Giap fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giap trying to land knees to the body.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
Krilla stalling against the cage.
Nice elbow from Giap.
Giap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Giap blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Giap.
Krilla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giap throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giap takes a knee right on the jaw!
Krilla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giap lands an elbow that stopped Krilla in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Giap.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap scores with a shot to the side of Krilla's head.
Krilla throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Giap blocks it with crossed arms.
Giap breaks the clinch.
Krilla misses with an uppercut.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Krilla pushes him off.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses.
Krilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Giap looks to score with a jab to the body but Krilla is just out of range.
Giap drives through and clinches with Krilla against the cage.
Giap tries to land a knee to the head but Krilla blocks with his arms.
Krilla blocking some punches.
Giap takes a knee right on the jaw!
Giap misses with some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Krilla obliges.
Giap lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krilla lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap breaks from the clinch.
Giap misses the shot to the body.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krilla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krilla cracks Giap with a good jab.
Giap is looking to clinch but Krilla is avoiding it.
Krilla throws a head kick but Giap moves out of range.
Giap tries to clinch there but Krilla circles away.
A slow jab from Krilla misses its intended target.
Giap has managed to clinch.
Krilla blocks an uppercut.
Giap throws a head punch that misses.
Krilla lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Giap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krilla misses with a knee strike.
Krilla lands a knee to the head.
Giap lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krilla trying to land knees to the body.
Giap breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Krilla misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Krilla.
Nice defenses there by Giap.
Giap blocks a head kick by Krilla.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krilla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Giap throws a jab when Krilla was well out of range.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
Giap bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Giap moves out of range of the strikes.
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krilla misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap tries to clinch up.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
Giap keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krilla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krilla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Giap's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap closes the distance and clinches.
Krilla putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Giap in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krilla unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giap scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krilla.
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 Mic Krilla will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Krilla pushes him off.
Krilla throws a sloppy head kick and Giap moves out of range easily.
Giap wants to clinch up but Krilla keeps it at a distance.
Krilla misses with a head kick.
Krilla lands a body shot.
Giap wants to clinch.
Krilla lands a high kick!
Giap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Krilla pushes him off.
Krilla throws a shot from downtown. Giap moves away and avoids it.
Giap moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giap swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krilla counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Krilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap wants to clinch
and Krilla counters with a solid body kick.
Giap tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A good leg kick by Krilla.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Krilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap moves out of range as Krilla strikes.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Krilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vo Nguyen Giap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krilla scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giap is looking to clinch.
Krilla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krilla scores with a nice strike.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Giap throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giap ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Giap closes the distance but Krilla moves to the side
and Giap takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla is having none of it.
Giap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krilla misses with a straight left.
Krilla tries to keep at a distance but Giap has taken the fight into the clinch.
Giap misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krilla trying to land knees to the body.
Giap tries a body shot but Krilla blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krilla lands a good knee to the midsection. Giap won't want to take too many of those.
Krilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giap's face.
Krilla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krilla scores a nice knee to the body.
Giap throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krillas head.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Giap is blocking nicely.
Krilla lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the cage, Giap throws an elbow but misses.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krilla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krilla backwards.
Krilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.
Giap blocks an uppercut.
Giap misses with the head strike.
Giap misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krilla misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Giap.
Giap breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giap wants to clinch but Krilla slips to the side
and Krilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giap misses with a looping right.
Krilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Krilla is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giap takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Giap pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giap moves in looking to clinch but Krilla pushes him off.
Krilla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giap staying out of range there.
Giap tries to clinch but Krilla moves out of range.
Krilla looks to land a right hand but Giap moved out of range.
Krilla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giap cracks Krilla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krilla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krilla scores with a crisp jab that stopped Giap in his tracks.
Krilla swats away the attempt to clinch by Giap.
Giap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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 Mic Krilla will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Giap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giap doesn't manage to clinch there - Krilla circles away.
Krilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krilla thuds a left hand into Giap's body.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses.
Giap takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch but Krilla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krilla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krilla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krilla swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giap tries to clinch there but Krilla circles away.
Giap blocks a head kick by Krilla.
Krilla keeps the fight on the outside.
Giap keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krilla.
Giap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krilla misses with a straight left.
Giap tries to clinch up but Krilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Giap tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Giap as he connects with a hook.
Giap tries to clinch up but Krilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Giap scores with a sloppy right hand. Krilla should have avoided that one.
A head kick from Krilla lands but Giap takes it in his stride.
Giap tries to clinch up but Krilla circles away and keeps his distance.
Krilla moves into the clinch.
Krilla lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Krilla.
Giap avoiding damage as Krilla throws knees to the body.
Giap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Giap lands an elbow that stopped Krilla in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giap takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Krilla.
Krilla blocks an elbow strike from Giap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krilla lands a knee to the body.
Giap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Krilla.
Giap misses with a knee to the head.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Krilla.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krilla tries to land a knee to the head but Giap blocks with his arms.
Mic Krilla has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Giap lands with a right to the head.
Krilla blocking some punches.
Krilla misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giap swings wildly with an uppercut but Krilla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krilla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Giap's face.
Krilla lands a hook that snaps the head of Giap backwards.
Krilla looking to throw knees to the head but Giap is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giap wants to stall.
Krilla tries a knee to the head but Giap blocks it.
Giap wants to stall.
Giap lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krilla backwards.
Giap misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Krilla.
Giap misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mic Krilla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giap goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krilla blocking some punches.
Giap working aggressively here.
Giap lands a body shot in the clinch.
Giap looking to slow down the pace here.
Krilla landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Giap misses with some punches.
Giap doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vo Nguyen Giap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krilla tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Krilla blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krilla.
A short uppercut from Krilla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krilla is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Giap is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Giap.
Krilla using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Giap has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krilla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mic Krilla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krilla, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mic Krilla!
A very excited looking Mic Krilla made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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