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C.A 12:Klitchev vs Kovas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Melenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that John Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily John Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Melenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melenko moves away from the strike by Jones.
Melenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Melenko has managed to clinch.
Melenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Melenko can't get the takedown.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Melenko is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Melenko tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Melenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Melenko rolls with it to try and escape but Jones cranks on the arm and Melenko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucius Lyoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto has chosen Walk as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucius Lyoto!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Lyoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lesnar scores a takedown into full mount!
Lesnar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lyoto wants to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Lyoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lesnar controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lesnar trying to control but Lyoto is having none of it.
Lyoto working to try and regain half guard.
Lyoto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoto is looking to get to half guard.
Lesnar controlling from mount.
Lesnar trying to control but Lyoto is having none of it.
Lesnar avoids the attempt from Lyoto to control.
Lyoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Lyoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lyoto working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lesnar is landing with some decent strikes but Lyoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lesnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lesnar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lyoto is looking to get to half guard.
Lyoto looks gassed!
Lesnar controlling the pace for now.
Lesnar working Lyoto over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fedor Lesnar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Lyoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyoto shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyoto has a takedown stuffed.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Lyoto moves out of range.
Lesnar is looking to clinch but Lyoto is avoiding it.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a head kick.
That's four 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.
Lyoto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Lyoto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lesnar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lesnar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fedor Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Lyoto.
Lyoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Lesnar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lyoto can't fight it off and eventually Lesnar manages to take the fight to the floor. Lyoto looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lyoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lesnar is aware though and is defending well.
Lesnar content to stall in guard here.
Lyoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Lesnar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnar darts in and clinches Lyoto up against the cage.
Lesnar has picked Lyoto up - he's going for a ride! Lesnar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lyoto is looking to escape.
Lesnar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lesnar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lesnar working Lyoto over with strikes.
Lesnar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyoto wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lesnar lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lyoto is staying active underneath Lesnar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lesnar fails with the takedown.
Lyoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lyoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lesnar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Lesnar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lesnar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Lyoto, not yet.
Lesnar trying to control but Lyoto is working from the bottom.
Lesnar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lyoto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lesnar is looking to stand up but Lyoto won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Lesnar as Lyoto shoots in.
Lesnar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lyoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lyoto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lesnar pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lyoto dives in and grabs Lesnar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes down on Lyoto's head and hops out.
Fedor Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucius Lyoto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lyoto is defended easily by Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyoto misses with the combination.
Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lyoto's guard.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Lyoto has wrist control.
Lesnar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lesnar stands up and waves to Lyoto to follow him.
Lyoto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to roll over but Lyoto keeps him under control.
Fedor Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lyoto prevents Lesnar from standing back up.
Lesnar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lesnar tries to get to full guard but Lyoto has control of the leg.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.
Lesnar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyoto.
Lesnar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lyoto trying to control from half guard but Lesnar is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Lesnar dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lesnar drives through and clinches with Lyoto against the cage.
Lesnar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lyoto.
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Lesnar is trying to trip Lyoto. He has hold of a leg but Lyoto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lesnar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lyoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lesnar defends well.
Lyoto has an active guard here but Lesnar has managed to pass into half guard.
Lyoto wants to get back to full guard.
Lyoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lesnar perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoto trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lesnar has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Lyoto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyoto's head.
Lyoto is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar is controlling the pace.
Lesnar seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lyoto for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lyoto looking for submissions off his back.
Lyoto is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lyoto avoid being mounted?
Lyoto wants to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar tries to clinch but Lyoto moves out of range.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lyoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lyoto is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lyoto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fedor Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Lyoto blocks a head kick by Lesnar.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Lyoto. Lyoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Lesnar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lyoto counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyoto blocks a head kick by Lesnar.
Lyoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lesnar napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Lyoto takes a little break here. Lesnar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Lyoto has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lyoto counters with a takedown into side control.
Lesnar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lyoto off and has taken his back!
Lyoto is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Lyoto right now.
Lyoto trying to control but not successfully.
Lesnar is looking to control Lyoto but Lyoto is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lesnar biding his time, controlling Lyoto.
Lesnar controlling well, preventing Lyoto from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucius Lyoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fumando Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Von Hammerstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dick Von Hammerstein was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fumando Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Von Hammerstein!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Von Hammerstein connects with the punch.
Von Hammerstein scores with a three punch combo!
A swing and a miss from Von Hammerstein.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Von Hammerstein keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Von Hammerstein's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Von Hammerstein duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Von Hammerstein!
Von Hammerstein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanchez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Von Hammerstein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Hammerstein is trying to escape the mount but Sanchez keeps good control and instead manages to take Von Hammerstein's back.
Sanchez is riding his opponent, not letting Von Hammerstein buck him off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sanchez controlling the positon.
Sanchez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fumando Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez stops Von Hammerstein from getting back to his feet.
Von Hammerstein looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses his free foot to push down on Von Hammerstein's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Von Hammerstein.
Von Hammerstein tries to buck Sanchez off but Sanchez takes his back!
Von Hammerstein is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Von Hammerstein has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sanchez controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fumando Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Von Hammerstein misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Hammerstein swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Von Hammerstein was covering up waiting for the punch and Sanchez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Von Hammerstein will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Hammerstein tries to escape but Sanchez is in control.
A lull in the action here.
Sanchez tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sanchez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Von Hammerstein is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez prevents Von Hammerstein from escaping the position.
Sanchez taking a breather here.
Von Hammerstein is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Von Hammerstein is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Von Hammerstein is breathing heavily.
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.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Sanchez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Von Hammerstein trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sanchez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanchez working for a submission but Von Hammerstein is keeping him at bay.
Von Hammerstein is trying to stand up.
Von Hammerstein tries to buck Sanchez off but Sanchez takes his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez biding his time, looking for the opening.
Von Hammerstein looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Sanchez controls the action.
Sanchez tightening his grip on Von Hammerstein, looking for the choke.
Sanchez keeps control of the position easily here as Von Hammerstein tries to buck him off.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fumando Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Von Hammerstein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanchez tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Hammerstein is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fumando Sanchez dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Von Hammerstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Von Hammerstein throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Von Hammerstein sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Von Hammerstein gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Von Hammerstein manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Fumando Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Hammerstein throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Von Hammerstein misses.
No joy there for Von Hammerstein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Hammerstein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Hammerstein stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fumando Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hammerstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A combination from Von Hammerstein does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Von Hammerstein scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Von Hammerstein keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Von Hammerstein sprawls well. Von Hammerstein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Von Hammerstein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
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.
Sanchez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Von Hammerstein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Von Hammerstein is defending well.
Von Hammerstein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Von Hammerstein is looking to escape.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sanchez content just to control the position here.
Von Hammerstein's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanchez controlling the position easily from mount.
Von Hammerstein has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Von Hammerstein controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sanchez controlling the positon.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Fumando Sanchez just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Von Hammerstein pinned against the cage. Von Hammerstein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Von Hammerstein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fumando Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fumando Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akhmed The Big T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Big T comes to the cage accompanied by Bad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akhmed The Big T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Ovechkin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Ovechkin misses the target.
The Big T dodges the punch combination from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin shoots in looking for a takedown. The Big T tries to sprawl out of it but Ovechkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Big T manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ovechkin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Big T avoids it really well and circles away.
The Big T throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ovechkin.
Ovechkin misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovechkin shoots in for a double leg but The Big T sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Akhmed The Big T has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Ovechkin.
The Big T scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ovechkin regains full guard. Nicely done.
The Big T postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin has momentary wrist control but The Big T slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin keeping full guard, as The Big T tries to pass.
The Big T is looking to work some ground and pound but Ovechkin has wrist control.
The Big T works over Ovechkin with some ground and pound from guard.
The Big T looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ovechkin wants to stand but The Big T is controlling the position.
Ovechkin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The Big T is aware though and is defending well.
The Big T avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Big T landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Big T is looking to work some ground and pound but Ovechkin has wrist control.
The Big T scoring with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing The Big T from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ovechkin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ovechkin is trying to control the position but The Big T postures up.
Ovechkin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ovechkin looks gassed!
Ovechkin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Big T can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Big T trying to control the position from guard on top but Ovechkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ovechkin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Big T counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ovechkin's guard now.
The Big T works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from The Big T.
The Big T is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ovechkin tries to hold on but The Big T postures up.
The Big T won't let Ovechkin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Big T fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ovechkin is looking to get to half guard.
The Big T with shots to the head and body - Ovechkin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ovechkin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ovechkin can't escape the position.
The Big T sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Big T working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed The Big T dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ovechkin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ovechkin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ovechkin misses with a double jab
and The Big T counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Big T.
Ovechkin has his hands on The Big T's head, controlling the position.
Ovechkin working a defensive guard here.
Ovechkin being controlled here, momentarily.
Ovechkin wants to sweep here but The Big T controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin trying to control the position.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing The Big T from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin has his foot on The Big T's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Big T works his way back into a safe position though.
Ovechkin is looking for a triangle but The Big T pushes his legs off easily.
The Big T tries to free his leg and advance position but Ovechkin is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ovechkin fails to land with a series of punches.
Ovechkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Big T counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Big T content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin trying to control but The Big T postures up.
Ovechkin gets full guard.
The Big T trying to control but Ovechkin is working from the bottom.
The Big T pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ovechkin is keeping the position for now.
The Big T preventing the sweep.
The Big T chips away with some ground and pound.
Ovechkin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ovechkin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ovechkin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ovechkin striking from his own guard.
Ovechkin wants to sweep here but The Big T controlling him for the moment.
The Big T has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Big T trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Big T cracks Ovechkin with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ovechkin trying to keep a closed guard but The Big T is proving a slippery customer.
Ovechkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Big T doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Big T manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ovechkin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! The Big T escapes and throws Ovechkin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Akhmed The Big T overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Big T lands an elbow.
Ovechkin can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akhmed The Big T dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jab from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Big T counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ovechkin!
Ovechkin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ovechkin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Big T works his way into full mount!
Ovechkin wants to control but The Big T is having none of it.
Ovechkin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but The Big T is staying active.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Big T landing strikes from the mount and Ovechkin is in trouble!
Ovechkin tries to lock up and control but The Big T gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ovechkin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ovechkin tries to hold on but The Big T pushes him away.
Ovechkin is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ovechkin is in a horrible position here. The Big T smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ovechkin is wriggling around trying to escape.
The Big T lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ovechkin hang on?
The Big T lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ovechkin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The Big T avoids the attempt from Ovechkin to control.
The Big T controlling from mount.
The Big T is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ovechkin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The Big T won't let Ovechkin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ovechkin tries to hold on but The Big T postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is looking to get to half guard.
You get the feeling that Ovechkin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The Big T with shots to the head and body - Ovechkin looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Big T avoids the attempt from Ovechkin to control.
The Big T controlling his opponent.
Ovechkin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Alexander Ovechkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akhmed The Big T is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Ovechkin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ovechkin sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The Big T wants to free his trapped foot but Ovechkin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ovechkin actively working from the bottom here.
The Big T blocks the strikes from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin is trying to stand.
Ovechkin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The Big T takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akhmed The Big T showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Big T, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akhmed The Big T!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Omoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and fedor emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omoh comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers Snap your Neck. The key to victory for Andrey Omoh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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261 lbs
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238 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Omoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, fedor emelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omoh rushes emelyanenko and presses him up against the cage.
Omoh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Omoh misses with a looping left.
Andrey Omoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
emelyanenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Omoh avoids it really well and circles away.
emelyanenko blocks the body kick.
emelyanenko slips a jab from Omoh.
Omoh throws a series of punches but emelyanenko avoids them all with ease.
Omoh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Omoh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
emelyanenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Omoh. That snapped emelyanenko's head back.
emelyanenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Omoh is looking to clinch but emelyanenko is avoiding it.
Omoh circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops emelyanenko to the canvas! emelyanenko doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Omoh keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Omoh!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Nikolayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Nikolayev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wolfgang Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolayev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Peterson sprawls well initially but Nikolayev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Peterson wants to get back to his feet.
Nikolayev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nikolayev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nikolayev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Peterson is trying to stand up here but Nikolayev is controlling him well.
Nikolayev passes to full mount!
Peterson is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Nikolayev.
Peterson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nikolayev with good strikes from the mount here!
Peterson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Nikolayev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Peterson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolayev landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Nikolayev.
Peterson is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Nikolayev! Peterson is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrey Nikolayev!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard STAM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheick Kongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheick Kongo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonard STAM!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cheick Kongo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kongo misses with a head kick.
Kongo slaps away a takedown attempt from STAM, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice body kick from Kongo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from STAM.
STAM fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard STAM. That's going to take a lot out of him.
STAM is breathing heavily.
STAM shoots in for a takedown but Kongo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kongo connects with a crisp jab.
Leonard STAM seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
STAM misses with a wild combination.
Nice body kick from Kongo.
STAM takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kongo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
STAM on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kongo throws a leg kick which misses STAM's front leg but catches the back leg as STAM tries to avoid it.
Kongo lands a high kick!
Kongo lands a big head kick that sends STAM tumbling to the mat! Kongo takes a step backwards and waves STAM back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Leonard STAM has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kongo! STAM is out on his feet! Kongo rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - STAM is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! STAM is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheick Kongo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeni Klitchkev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Kovas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Kovas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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252 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeni Klitchkev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Kovas!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Evgeni Klitchkev has been cut.
Kovas misses with a double jab.
Klitchkev tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kovas swivels and escapes.
Klitchkev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kovas looking to control.
Kovas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klitchkev defends well.
Kovas is trying to keep Klitchkev in close.
Kovas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klitchkev works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kovas is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitchkev controlling the pace.
Klitchkev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kovas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Klitchkev.
Klitchkev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kovas sees it coming and defends easily.
Klitchkev is working for a submission of some sort.
Klitchkev gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kovas throws out a loose jab but Klitchkev uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitchkev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kovas prevents the takedown attempt.
Klitchkev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kovas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evgeni Klitchkev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovas tries to circle away but Klitchkev has him pinned against the cage.
Klitchkev manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Klitchkev is looking for a triangle but Kovas pushes his legs off easily.
Kovas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Klitchkev's guard.
Klitchkev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kovas wants to stand but Klitchkev is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kovas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Klitchkev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kovas has managed to get both his arms back between Klitchkev's legs - danger averted.
Klitchkev is breathing heavily.
Klitchkev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kovas manages to get himself to full guard.
Kovas trying to control the position.
Klitchkev prevents Kovas from getting back to his feet.
Klitchkev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kovas wants to stand up but Klitchkev is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kovas controls Klitchkev momentarily but Klitchkev frees himself.
Klitchkev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klitchkev is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kovas is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kovas has escaped and now he's on top!
Kovas is looking to stand up but Klitchkev won't let him.
Klitchkev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kovas is looking to stand up but Klitchkev won't let him.
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 Evgeni Klitchkev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Klitchkev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovas misses with a looping right.
Klitchkev slips a jab and a cross from Kovas.
Klitchkev slips a jab and a cross from Kovas.
Klitchkev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovas.
Victor Kovas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovas misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Kovas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Klitchkev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovas throws a looping overhand right but Klitchkev ducks down to avoid it.
Klitchkev slips under a jab from Kovas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitchkev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kovas, pushing him back against the cage.
Klitchkev successfully pulls guard.
Klitchkev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kovas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klitchkev looking for subs off his back but Kovas has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like Kovas is going to stand back up.
Klitchkev actively working from the bottom here.
Kovas wants to stand but Klitchkev has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitchkev manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Victor Kovas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitchkev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klitchkev moves out of range of the strikes.
Kovas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kovas throws a body punch but Klitchkev moves out of range.
Klitchkev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kovas thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovas lands a nice looking body shot.
Kovas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Klitchkev's head backwards.
Kovas with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovas misses with a series of wild punches.
Victor Kovas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovas lands a slapping body shot.
Klitchkev drops his hands momentarily and Kovas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kovas drops Klitchkev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Klitchkev looks back up at him and smiles so Kovas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Klitchkev is rocked!
Kovas misses with a few strikes there.
Kovas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovas lands a really nice looking cross but Klitchkev seems unphased.
Oh Klitchkev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovas punishes Klitchkev's body with a nice straight punch.
Klitchkev seems to have got his legs back now.
Klitchkev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kovas. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kovas misses with a wild combination.
Klitchkev slips a jab and a cross from Kovas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klitchkev.
Klitchkev avoids the body shot from Kovas.
Klitchkev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kovas pinned against the cage. Kovas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kovas throws a jab when Klitchkev was well out of range.
Kovas throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovas scores with a hook to the body. Klitchkev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kovas throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Kovas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Klitchkev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kovas feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Klitchkev sprawling to the canvas! Klitchkev rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kovas finish him?!
Kovas measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Klitchkev! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Victor Kovas!
Victor Kovas is the new heavyweight champion!
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