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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovalenko comes to the cage accompanied by Небо славян!. Bautin has chosen Lobotomy by The Ramones as his entrance music. Sergei Bautin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bautin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bautin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kovalenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kovalenko's guard now.
Kovalenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bautin is controlling him.
Kovalenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bautin throwing strikes from guard but Kovalenko blocks nicely.
Bautin postures up in Kovalenko's guard and throws a big left but Kovalenko blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bautin thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin throwing strikes from guard but Kovalenko blocks nicely.
Bautin throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bautin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bautin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kovalenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bautin slips nicely into half guard.
Kovalenko is trying to stand.
Bautin throws a strike but Kovalenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bautin thows a big elbow that misses.
Bautin is working Kovalenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin with a nice head shot there.
Bautin distracts Kovalenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bautin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kovalenko manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kovalenko preventing the sweep.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kovalenko has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bautin is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kovalenko is one step ahead there.
Bautin wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kovalenko is now in half guard.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Bautin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bautin uses his free foot to push down on Kovalenko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kovalenko.
Bautin goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Kovalenko turns into him and now he's in Bautin's guard.
Bautin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kovalenko is looking to stand up but Bautin won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautin wants to control the position but Kovalenko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bautin wants to control but Kovalenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bautin tries to roll over but Kovalenko keeps him under control.
Kovalenko is keen to just control but Bautin is a slippery customer.
Bautin is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Bautin actively working from the bottom here.
Kovalenko prevents Bautin from improving his position.
Kovalenko trying to control from half guard but Bautin is working away.
Kovalenko wants to stand but Bautin has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin tries to roll over but Kovalenko keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nikolai Kovalenko.
Bautin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovalenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bautin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bautin avoids the body shot from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bautin counters with a left to the body.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautin counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Bautin misses
and Kovalenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko sizes up Bautin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bautin misses with a head kick.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautin counters with a nice body shot.
Kovalenko throws a combination that misses
and Bautin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kovalenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Bautin counters with a shoot takedown. Kovalenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Kovalenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovalenko scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kovalenko misses with a combination
and Bautin counters with a stiff right hand.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Bautin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovalenko misses with a body shot
and Bautin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kovalenko!
Bautin unloading with bombs!
Kovalenko regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bautin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kovalenko to regain full guard.
Bautin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovalenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bautin.
Bautin throws and elbow that misses. Kovalenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bautin's guard. Nice move by Kovalenko!
Bautin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kovalenko gets to his feet - Bautin follows without any prompting.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautin cracks Kovalenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovalenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Bautin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovalenko thinking.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bautin lands a lovely overhand right.
Bautin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bautin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovalenko thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bautin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kovalenko misses with a right hand
and Bautin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko misses with a right hand
and Bautin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovalenko thinking.
Kovalenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bautin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautin counters with a body kick.
Kovalenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sergei Bautin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bautin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bautin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovalenko misses with a combination
and Bautin counters with a body kick.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bautin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko swings widly with a right hand
and Bautin counters with a straight right hand.
Bautin catches Kovalenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bautin to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Kovalenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bautin counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalenko misses with a body punch
and Bautin counters with a one-two to the body.
Kovalenko misses with a right hand
and Bautin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bautin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kovalenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bautin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sergei Bautin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautin throws a good cross that connects.
Bautin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Bautin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bautin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Bautin!
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energy
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hype
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