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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 1236 p4p, 941 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 140 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Kyrylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Billingsly misses the target.
Billingsly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kyrylo, pushing him back against the cage.
Kyrylo digs a right hand into Billingsly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Billingsly's gas tank.
Kyrylo digs a right hand into Billingsly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Billingsly's gas tank.
Kyrylo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billingsly's elbow.
Kyrylo tries to work over Billingsly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyrylo presses Billingsly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Billingsly looks winded!
Kyrylo blocking some punches.
A short left from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo lands a nice uppercut.
Billingsly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyrylo's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billingsly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Billingsly fails to land.
Kyrylo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyrylo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billingsly's elbow.
Kyrylo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyrylo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Billingsly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyrylo in his tracks.
Chad Billingsly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo tries to clinch but Billingsly is having none of it.
Billingsly tries to clinch up
and Kyrylo counters with a two punch combo.
Kyrylo digs a good body shot into Billingsly's ribs.
Billingsly throws a right hand that misses
and Kyrylo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Billingsly thinking.
Billingsly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyrylo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Billingsly! Kyrylo lets Billingsly back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Billingsly takes a swing at Kyrylo's ribcage but misses.
Kyrylo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Billingsly loads up on a big right hand but Kyrylo slips the punch.
Kyrylo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Billingsly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Billingsly misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo misses with a hook.
Kyrylo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Kyrylo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kyrylo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billingsly. Kyrylo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billingsly throws a series of punches but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Kyrylo throwing a counter right hand but Billingsly manages to avoid it.
Billingsly with a hook.
Kyrylo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Billingslys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyrylo lands a nice hook to Billingsly's body. Billingsly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Billingsly lands with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo closes the distance and clinches.
Billingsly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyrylo.
Billingsly working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo lands with a left to the head.
Kyrylo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrylo misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyrylo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyrylo drops Billingsly with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Billingsly looks back up at him and smiles so Kyrylo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Billingsly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyrylo throws a sloppy body shot
and Billingsly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kyrylo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Billingsly counters with a nice uppercut.
Billingsly swings for the body but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Billingsly misses with a looping right.
Kyrylo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Billingsly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyrylo needs to keep his hands up - Billingsly had a free shot at his head there.
Billingsly misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kyrylo stuns Billingsly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyrylo misses the target.
Kyrylo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Billingsly swings for the body but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Kyrylo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Billingsly.
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyrylo throws a counter high kick but Billingsly was just alert enough to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Billingsly.
Kyrylo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billingsly takes one to the chin there.
Kyrylo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly clobbers Kyrylo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Kyrylo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
That's time! Kyrylo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kyrylo just misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Billingsly connects with a right hand. Kyrylo shakes it off.
Kyrylo rushes Billingsly and presses him up against the cage.
Kyrylo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrylo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrylo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Billingsly can do to turn this around?
Billingsly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrylo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Billingsly.
Billingsly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Billingsly wants to stall.
Billingsly wants to break free but Kyrylo has control.
Billingsly blocks a body shot from Kyrylo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrylo tries to throw a body punch but Billingsly avoids it by throwing Kyrylo back against the cage.
Kyrylo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Billingsly blocks an uppercut.
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike.
Kyrylo lands with a right to the head.
Billingsly has a couple of punches blocked by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kyrylo.
A head punch on the inside from Kyrylo fails to land.
Kyrylo tries to throw a body punch but Billingsly avoids it by throwing Kyrylo back against the cage.
Billingsly misses with a body punch.
Billingsly misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyrylo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Billingsly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrylo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Billingsly.
Billingsly misses with the head strike.
Kyrylo prevents a body shot from Billingsly.
Kyrylo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyrylo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyrylo can't find room to land a body shot as Billingsly controls the action.
Kyrylo blocks a body shot from Billingsly.
Kyrylo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrylo tries a body shot but Billingsly blocks it.
Kyrylo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billingsly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyrylo backwards.
Billingsly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jerome Kyrylo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyrylo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyrylo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Billingsly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Billingsly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Billingsly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyrylo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Billingsly digs a right hand underneath Kyrylo's ribcage. Kyrylo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyrylo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyrylo throws a punch but it's blocked by Billingsly.
Billingsly manages to break the clinch.
Billingsly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyrylo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billingsly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyrylo throws a nice head kick!
Kyrylo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billingsly moves away.
Billingsly throws a lazy right hand but Kyrylo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jerome Kyrylo is winning the standup battle so far.
Billingsly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyrylo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kyrylo throws a body punch but Billingsly moves out of range.
Billingsly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyrylo.
Billingsly throws a shot from downtown. Kyrylo moves away and avoids it.
Billingsly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kyrylo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyrylo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Billingsly scores with the left hand. Kyrylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyrylo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Billingsly misses with a left hand
and Kyrylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billingsly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrylo.
Billingsly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Kyrylo misses its target.
Kyrylo avoids the head kick by Billingsly.
Kyrylo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Billingsly misses with a left hand
and Kyrylo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Billingsly clobbers Kyrylo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Billingsly slips a straight right by Kyrylo.
A shot to the liver by Billingsly. Beautiful body shot.
Billingsly sizes up Kyrylo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kyrylo lands a jab to Billingsly's midsection.
Kyrylo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kyrylo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billingsly.
Billingsly slips a jab from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo ducks under a wild hook from Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kyrylo backs up against the cage.
Billingsly connects with a body shot.
Billingsly loads up on a big right hand but Kyrylo slips the punch.
Billingsly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kyrylo momentarily.
Billingsly throws a hook but Kyrylo avoids it easily.
Kyrylo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrylo misses with the combination.
Billingsly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kyrylo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyrylo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Billingsly 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 body from Billingsly misses
enabling Kyrylo to counter with a crisp jab.
Billingsly throws an overhand right that lands on Kyrylo's shoulder, as Kyrylo tries to avoid the shot.
Kyrylo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Nice cross by Billingsly.
Billingsly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyrylo was well out of range. Poor timing from Billingsly.
Kyrylo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Billingsly lands a nice looking body shot.
Billingsly throws a lazy right hand but Kyrylo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kyrylo throws a big counter combination but Billingsly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Billingsly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyrylo doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Billingsly lands an uppercut.
Billingsly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Billingsly throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo stalls.
Kyrylo has a couple of punches blocked by Billingsly.
A head punch on the inside from Kyrylo fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kyrylo.
Billingsly lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Billingsly.
Kyrylo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Billingsly swings for the body but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Billingsly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kyrylo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Billingsly coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kyrylo at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Billingsly, as that shot connected.
Kyrylo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Billingsly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyrylo counters with a stiff right hand.
Billingsly stuns Kyrylo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Billingsly lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Billingsly.
Billingsly cracks a nice hook into Kyrylo's ribs.
Kyrylo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kyrylo tries to clinch up.
Kyrylo is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyrylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly slips a straight right by Kyrylo.
Billingsly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kyrylo with a body shot.
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyrylo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Billingsly misses with an uppercut
and Kyrylo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyrylo moves out of range as Billingsly strikes.
Kyrylo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Billingsly thuds a left hand into Kyrylo's body.
Kyrylo moves out of range as Billingsly strikes.
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly jabs at Kyrylo's body.
Billingsly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Billingsly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Billingsly 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Billingsly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chad Billingsly waved his t-shirt featuring Dick Dolla Douchebag's logo in front of the cameras.
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