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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Diddly (ranked 8309 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 3091 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcom Diddly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nikolai Kovalenko's chin.
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270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
64 - 44 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcom Diddly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
64 - 44 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diddly circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diddly.
Good shot there by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko's coach down at Russian Bears Training Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kovalenko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kovalenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diddly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kovalenko keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diddly. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Diddly moves out of range.
Diddly tries to counter with a takedown but Kovalenko is quick to defend against it.
Kovalenko scores with a nice head shot.
Kovalenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kovalenko leaves Diddly with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddly tries to move into range but Kovalenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diddly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kovalenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diddly under the eye.
Diddly 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.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diddly under the eye.
Diddly tries to clinch there but Kovalenko circles away.
A little jabbing left from Kovalenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diddly shoots in but Kovalenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcom Diddly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddly with a poor takedown
and Kovalenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kovalenko.
Good exchange - Kovalenko coming out on top.
Kovalenko digs a good hook to Diddly's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diddly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diddly could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diddly goes for a double leg but Kovalenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kovalenko continues to drive forward.
Kovalenko flicks out a counter leg kick but Diddly steps away.
Kovalenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diddly had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diddly is breathing heavily.
Diddly wants to clinch.
Kovalenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diddly's head backwards.
Diddly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kovalenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovalenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Diddly ducks under and follows up with a left that Diddly also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diddlys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kovalenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kovalenko lands a two punch combo.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko slaps away a takedown attempt from Diddly, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kovalenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diddly's calf.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Diddly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko stalks Diddly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diddly's face. Diddly staggers backwards, shaken.
Diddly shoots in looking for a takedown but Kovalenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diddly's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kovalenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diddly takes one to the side of the head.
Diddly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diddly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovalenko throws a counter combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kovalenko, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diddly wants to clinch.
Kovalenko lands with a hook. Diddly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diddly wants to clinch up but Kovalenko keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diddly takes one to the chin there.
Kovalenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Diddly shoots in but no luck this time.
Kovalenko throws out a counter right but Diddly avoids it with no problem.
Diddly has been working on his balance at The Bear's Den ($400), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a one two combo.
Kovalenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Diddly. Diddly gets slowly back to his feet.
Kovalenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kovalenko with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kovalenko dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kovalenko thumps Diddly with a low kick.
Diddly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diddly throws a big counter combination but Kovalenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kovalenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kovalenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kovalenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kovalenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovalenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Diddlys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No luck for Diddly with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
Diddly appears to be looking for a big counter.
Diddly fails with the takedown
and Kovalenko counters with a series of strikes. Diddly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Malcom Diddly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diddly walks into a left hand.
Diddly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kovalenko's waist but Kovalenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diddly off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcom Diddly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diddly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovalenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diddly shoots in but no luck this time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diddly is defended easily by Kovalenko.
Donk. Kovalenko catches Diddly right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovalenko.
A lazy left from Kovalenko finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko connects with a looping right hand.
Diddly ducks right into an uppercut from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko connects with a jab.
Kovalenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kovalenko. Those never looked like landing.
Diddly dives in for a single leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Diddly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kovalenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diddly somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diddly on the side of the head.
Diddly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diddly is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kovalenko throws a shot to the body.
Kovalenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kovalenko lands with a hook. Diddly tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Kovalenko lands.
Kovalenko dips to his left and cracks Diddly with an uppercut!
Kovalenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diddly dives in and grabs Kovalenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kovalenko pushes down on Diddly's head and hops out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Diddly moves out of range.
Donk. Kovalenko catches Diddly right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko is looking to slow Diddly down with leg kicks.
Diddly walks into a jab.
Kovalenko lands a two punch combo.
Kovalenko checks a leg kick.
Kovalenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diddly fails with the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diddly. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kovalenko connects with the punch.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalenko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kovalenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diddly back to the cage. Kovalenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kovalenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Diddly's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kovalenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovalenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Diddly in the body.
Kovalenko connects with a right hand. Diddly shakes it off.
Diddly ducks right into an uppercut from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A lazy left from Kovalenko finds it's target.
Kovalenko throws a one two combo.
Kovalenko cracks Diddly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diddly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diddly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovalenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diddly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kovalenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalenko lands the left hand.
Good exchange - Kovalenko coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diddly walks into a left hand.
Diddly misses with a head kick.
Diddly takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kovalenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diddly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diddly throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kovalenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovalenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kovalenko tests Diddly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kovalenko.
Diddly tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Kovalenko.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kovalenko, as that shot connected.
Diddly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diddly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diddly wants to clinch up but Kovalenko keeps it at a distance.
Kovalenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diddly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Diddly tries for a takedown but Kovalenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko connects with a single shot there.
Diddly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovalenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Diddly misses with a hook
and Kovalenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diddly on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diddly takes one to the side of the head.
Diddly throws a sloppy head kick
and Kovalenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Diddly darts in trying to clinch
enabling Kovalenko to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalenko scores with a jab to the body.
Diddly misses with a combination
and Kovalenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diddly circles away quickly and effectively.
Diddly dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
It looked like Diddly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalenko lands with an overhand left.
Kovalenko throws a good cross that connects.
Diddly swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko lands a really nice looking cross but Diddly seems unphased.
Diddly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kovalenko as he avoids it easily.
Malcom Diddly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nikolai Kovalenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Malcom Diddly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diddly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Kovalenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovalenko 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kovalenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolai Kovalenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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