PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu comes to the cage accompanied by Make Her Say - Kid Cudi. Filipovic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crepitating Bowel Erosion, Carcass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Daniel Negreanu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Negreanu
vs
Filipovic

177 cm
25
183 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

178 cm
29
180 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

[JMFC] 160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic fails with a takedown attempt.
Negreanu misses with a body punch
and Filipovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Negreanu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipovic.
Negreanu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filipovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filipovic. Negreanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu misses with a right hand

and Filipovic moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Negreanu.
Negreanu slowing the pace effectively.
Negreanu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Filipovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Negreanu.
Filipovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Negreanu lands a shot to the body.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic can't get the takedown.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filipovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Negreanu's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Negreanu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filipovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Filipovic tries to score with a low kick but Negreanu moves his leg out of the way.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Negreanu thinking.
Negreanu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Filipovic momentarily.
Filipovic blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filipovic. Negreanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Negreanu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Filipovic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filipovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees to the body from Filipovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu avoids a wild elbow strike from Filipovic.
A head punch on the inside from Negreanu fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreanu.
Filipovic is working for takedown but Negreanu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a nice elbow.
Filipovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Filipovic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Negreanu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A body shot lands from Negreanu.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Negreanu avoids it.
Negreanu avoiding damage as Filipovic throws knees to the body.
Negreanu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Negreanu lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Filipovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
Negreanu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Filipovic looking for a takedown.
Filipovic pressing his opponent against the cage.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Negreanu avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Negreanu.
Negreanu blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Filipovic throws an elbow but misses.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Negreanu throws knees to the body.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Negreanu in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Negreanu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Negreanu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Filipovic or not.
The referee calls for Negreanu to work.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Negreanu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Negreanu avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Negreanu effectively controlling the action here.
Negreanu blocks the elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filipovic.
Filipovic is working for takedown but Negreanu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Negreanu lands a shot to the body.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
Negreanu blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
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 Negreanu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Filipovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Negreanu trying to control but Filipovic postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipovic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Negreanu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
Filipovic wants to pass the guard but Negreanu is keeping the position.
Filipovic throwing strikes from guard but Negreanu blocks nicely.
Filipovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filipovic postures up.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Negreanu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Negreanu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filipovic.
Filipovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Filipovic trying to control but Negreanu is working from the bottom.
Filipovic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kirill Filipovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Filipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Negreanu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Filipovic drives through and clinches with Negreanu against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Negreanu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Filipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Negreanu avoids the damage to the body.
Negreanu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Filipovic looking for a takedown.
Negreanu misses with some punches.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Negreanu.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Negreanu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Negreanu is struggling to control the position.
Filipovic goes for a takedown attempt but Negreanu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Negreanu feints and then cracks Filipovic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filipovic down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negreanu. Filipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu swings for the body but Filipovic moves out of range.
Daniel Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Negreanu misses with a body punch
and Filipovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filipovic misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Filipovic. Negreanu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Negreanu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Filipovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Negreanu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Negreanu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Negreanu misses with a body shot
and Filipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Negreanu's knee momentarily.
Negreanu ducks right into an uppercut from Filipovic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Negreanu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filipovic.
Filipovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Negreanu misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Negreanu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Negreanu throws a body punch but Filipovic moves out of range.
A jab from Filipovic misses.
A left lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Filipovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Filipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Negreanu.
Filipovic throws a looping overhand right but Negreanu ducks down to avoid it.
Negreanu misses with a jab to the body
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Filipovic tries to bum rush Negreanu with a series of wild strikes but Negreanu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Negreanu lands a jab.
Nice cross by Filipovic.
Negreanu misses the shot to the body.
Filipovic tried to score with a low kick but Negreanu checks it.
Filipovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Filipovic throws a chopping leg kick but Negreanu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipovic tries a low kick but Negreanu avoids it.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Negreanu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Negreanu lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body kick from Negreanu.
Filipovic looks to throw the jab but Negreanu is out of range.
Negreanu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Negreanu misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to clinch
and Negreanu counters with a straight right hand.
Filipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filipovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Negreanu can pounce on him.
Negreanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu lands with an uppercut that bounces Filipovic off the cage and back into rage.
Negreanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipovic manages to avoid it.
Filipovic misses the shot to the body.
Filipovic misses with a low kick as Negreanu jumps back.
Negreanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Negreanu misses with a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Filipovic misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Negreanu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filipovic doesn't seem phased though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Negreanu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Filipovic counters by clinching up.
Filipovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Negreanu prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Negreanu.
Filipovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Filipovic throws a head punch that misses.
Filipovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Negreanu stalling in the clinch but Filipovic improves position.
Negreanu scores with a hook to the body.
Filipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Negreanu tries to work over Filipovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike from Filipovic.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Negreanu's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Negreanu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Negreanu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Negreanu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Negreanu is trying to stall.
Filipovic lands an elbow just above Negreanu 's eye.
Filipovic is working for takedown but Negreanu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Negreanu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Negreanu managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Negreanu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Filipovic.
Negreanu cracks Filipovic with a nice body shot.
Negreanu can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Negreanu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Negreanu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws an elbow that misses.
Negreanu looking to slow down the pace here.
Negreanu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Negreanu blocking some punches.
Filipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Negreanu avoids the elbow strike from Filipovic, against the cage.
Filipovic can't find room to land a body shot as Negreanu controls the action.
Filipovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic is trying to stall.
Filipovic pushes Negreanu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Negreanu is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Filipovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Negreanu moves out of range of the leg kick from Filipovic.
Negreanu looks to throw a body kick

and Filipovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Filipovic.
Filipovic wants to control from the top but Negreanu keeps moving.
Filipovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Filipovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Negreanu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic is in close to Negreanu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Negreanu trying to control the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Negreanu holds on and takes a little breather.

Filipovic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu is trying to control the position but Filipovic postures up.
Filipovic controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Negreanu just wasn't active enough.
Filipovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Negreanu.
Filipovic throws a leg kick but Negreanu checks it.
Negreanu misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Filipovic ducks right into an uppercut from Negreanu.
Negreanu scores with a body shot.

Filipovic moves into range and clinches up with Negreanu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Filipovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Negreanu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Filipovic lands an elbow that stopped Negreanu in his tracks for a moment.
Negreanu blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negreanu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic misses with a knee strike.
Daniel Negreanu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Filipovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Negreanu avoids it.
Filipovic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Negreanu prevents it.
Negreanu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Negreanu throws knees to the body.
Filipovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Negreanu smiles and moves away.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Negreanu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Negreanu is out of range.
Filipovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Negreanu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Filipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Negreanu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Filipovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Filipovic shoots for a takedown but Negreanu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Filipovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Filipovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Negreanu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Negreanu wants to land a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Negreanu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Filipovic is out of range and Negreanu settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filipovic moves in looking to clinch but Negreanu pushes him off.
Negreanu catches Filipovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Filipovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Negreanu counters with a good low kick that Filipovic was not able to check.
Negreanu defending well as Filipovic loads up on a big left hand.
Filipovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Negreanu misses with a low kick.
Filipovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Negreanu misses with a shot to the body
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Negreanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Negreanu will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Filipovic dominated that fourth round.
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. 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.

Filipovic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Filipovic dives in and grabs Negreanu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Negreanu pushes down on Filipovic's head and hops out.
Negreanu throws a leg kick which misses Filipovic's front leg but catches the back leg as Filipovic tries to avoid it.
Daniel Negreanu is winning the standup battle so far.
Negreanu misses with a hook to the body
and Filipovic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Negreanu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Filipovic counter with a right hand.
Negreanu cracks the inside of Filipovic's front leg.
Filipovic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Filipovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Filipovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Negreanu.
Filipovic lands a nice shot that snaps Negreanu's head back.
Negreanu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Filipovic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Negreanu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Filipovic counters with a left and a right that stings Negreanu.
Filipovic is trying hard to land a takedown here. Negreanu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Negreanu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipovic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Negreanu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Filipovic lands a really nice looking cross but Negreanu seems unphased.
Negreanu looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipovic is just out of range.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Filipovic checks a leg kick.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Negreanu moves out of range.
Negreanu throws a lazy uppercut

and Filipovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Filipovic tries to stall but Negreanu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Negreanu stalling in the clinch but Filipovic improves position.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
Negreanu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Negreanu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filipovic pushes off an throws an elbow but Negreanu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Negreanu tries a body shot but Filipovic blocks it.
Negreanu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Filipovic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filipovic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Negreanu lands a body shot.
Negreanu scores with a shoulder strike.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daniel Negreanu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Filipovic.
Negreanu managing to block the knees to the body from Filipovic.
Negreanu dodges an elbow strike from Filipovic.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Filipovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Negreanu or not.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Filipovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Negreanu blocks it with crossed arms.
Negreanu lands a right hand.
Negreanu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filipovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Negreanu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreanu.
A left hand lands to the body for Negreanu.
Negreanu is leaning against Filipovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Filipovic missing with knees to the body.
Negreanu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Negreanu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Negreanu scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Negreanu stalls.
Filipovic working aggressively here.
Negreanu blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Negreanu.
Negreanu presses Filipovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Negreanu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Negreanu looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
Negreanu cracks a nice hook into Filipovic's ribs.
Negreanu tries to bum rush Filipovic with a series of wild strikes but Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Negreanu with a nice cross.
Negreanu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Filipovic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Negreanu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Negreanu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 48:47
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kirill Filipovic!
Kirill Filipovic is the new welterweight champion!