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BMP 34 (Burns Jr vs Kovalenko) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaff Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terra comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine Dragons - Radioactive. Boycheck is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Парус. Mitka Boycheck 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaff Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 35 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck throws a head kick that Terra semi-blocks.
It looks like Gaff Terra has been cut.
Boycheck's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boycheck's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boycheck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sloppy strikes from Boycheck. Those never looked like landing.
Boycheck cracks Terra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Terra connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Mitka Boycheck has been cut.
Boycheck tries to close the distance and clinch but Terra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boycheck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boycheck lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terra misses the jab.
Boycheck tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terra was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terra throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boycheck chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boycheck clinches up against the cage.
Terra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boycheck as Terra tries to tie him up.
Terra throws an elbow but it misses.
Boycheck breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boycheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boycheck clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Terra.
Boycheck content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from Terra on the inside.
Terra keeps control of Boycheck as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boycheck is trying to break free.
Terra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boycheck backwards.
Boycheck manages to break the clinch.
Boycheck scores with a head kick.
Boycheck throws a leg kick but Terra moved away.
Mitka Boycheck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boycheck throws a combination that misses
and Terra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boycheck lands with an overhand left.
Gaff Terra's cut is getting worse.
Terra misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Boycheck releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Terra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boycheck.
That's two 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!
Boycheck gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Boycheck blocks the leg kick.
Boycheck scores with a head kick.
Terra missing with a left hand there. Boycheck was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Terra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Terra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boycheck tries to clinch but Terra moves out of range.
Gaff Terra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boycheck moves in looking to clinch but Terra pushes him off.
Boycheck misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terra moves into range and clinches up with Boycheck.
Boycheck breaks the clinch.
Boycheck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terra counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boycheck checks a leg kick.
Boycheck raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boycheck throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Terra counters with a left and a right... And another left! Boycheck is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaff Terra!
A victorious Gaff Terra thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ask Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fairchild might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesse & Joy - Llorar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ask Fairchild!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fairchild throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairchild throws a series of punches but Fernandez moves out of range.
Fernandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fairchild circles away.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown but Fairchild shows good takedown defense.
Ask Fairchild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Fernandez.
Fairchild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandez dodges the punch combination from Fairchild.
Fernandez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez slips a jab from Fairchild.
Fernandez with the counter takedown but Fairchild avoids it easily.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Fairchild sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fairchild misses.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fairchild as he jumps to the side.
Ask Fairchild is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fairchild misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Fairchild.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fairchild but Fairchild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fairchild as he avoids it easily.
Fairchild half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fernandez is defended easily by Fairchild.
Fernandez darts in looking for a takedown but Fairchild gets double underhooks and turns Fernandez into the cage.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fairchild.
Fernandez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fernandez scores with a takedown into Fairchild's guard.
Fairchild wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild keeping full guard, as Fernandez tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fairchild doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fernandez is still trying to improve position.
Fairchild controls Fernandez momentarily but Fernandez frees himself.
Fairchild has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fairchild will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fairchild throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fairchild is pulling down on Fernandez's head to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fernandez told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fairchild is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Fairchild sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fairchild drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fernandez sprawls and moves away.
Fairchild ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fernandez goes for a double leg but Fairchild avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fairchild continues to drive forward.
Nice jab there from Fairchild.
Fernandez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fernandez prevents Fairchild from improving his position.
Fernandez is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ask Fairchild 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.
Fernandez looks for a takedown but Fairchild sprawls well.
Fernandez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fairchild was covering up waiting for the punch and Fernandez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fernandez looking to sit in guard and control but Fairchild gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fairchild is pushing down on Fernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Fairchild has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild trying to pass the guard but Fernandez defending well.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep. Fairchild is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fairchild controlling the pace.
Fairchild frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fairchild prevents Fernandez from getting the reversal.
Fernandez tries to hold on but Fairchild pushes him away.
Fernandez prevents Fairchild from taking his back.
Fairchild tries to control but Fernandez wriggling away.
Fernandez looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Fernandez tries to roll but Fairchild sticks to his back.
Fairchild controlling the position well here. Fernandez rolled but Fairchild kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Fairchild really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez breaks Fairchild's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fairchild seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fernandez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fairchild keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.
Fernandez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fairchild is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fernandez, into his guard.
Fernandez is looking for a triangle but Fairchild pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fairchild is aware though and is defending well.
Fernandez wants to control the position but Fairchild says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Fairchild is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fairchild seems to be working for a kimura but Fernandez defends the submission attempt.
Fernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fairchild is working away from the top position though.
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.
Fernandez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez looking for submissions off his back.
Fairchild is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandez can do to turn this around?
Fernandez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fairchild is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairchild keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fairchild continues to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fernandez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ask Fairchild dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairchild. Fernandez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fairchild rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fairchild pinned against the cage. Fairchild gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fairchild drops down looking for a counter takedown but Fernandez sprawls and moves away.
Fairchild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fairchild defends it well.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairchild throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandez slips a jab and a cross from Fairchild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild lands a nice hook to Fernandez's body. Fernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fairchild will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fernandez goes for a double leg but Fairchild avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fairchild continues to drive forward.
Ask Fairchild has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Fernandez.
Fairchild lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Fairchild misses with a series of wild punches.
Fernandez shoots in looking for a takedown but Fairchild manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fernandez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fernandez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fernandez shoots in and drives through. Fairchild sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fairchild tries to sprawl but Fernandez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fernandez is looking for submissions but instead, Fairchild has regained full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fairchild is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Fairchild's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fairchild throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fairchild controls Fernandez momentarily but Fernandez frees himself.
Fernandez wants to stand but Fairchild is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fairchild is controlling Fernandez's posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fairchild dives on top into guard.
Fairchild slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fernandez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fairchild is aware though and is defending well.
Ask Fairchild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fairchild advances position into side control!
Fairchild tries to advance to mount but can't.
Fairchild content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fernandez tries to bench press Fairchild off him but Fairchild keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez trying to control but Fairchild flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Fernandez looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I would not like to be Fernandez right now.
Fernandez is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fernandez trying to control but not successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ask Fairchild showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fairchild 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ask Fairchild!
Our winner, Ask Fairchild, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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14 - 11 - 1 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vizcarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Gilbert.
Gilbert moves out of range as Vizcarra strikes.
Gilbert drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vizcarra sprawls and moves away.
Vizcarra throws a series of punches but Gilbert avoids them all with ease.
Vizcarra lands a jab to Gilbert's midsection.
Vizcarra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Vizcarra. That snapped Gilbert's head back.
No luck for Gilbert with that takedown attempt.
Gilbert shoots in for a double leg but Vizcarra sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gilbert walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vizcarra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gilbert tries to pull guard but Vizcarra won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Gilbert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gilbert jumps guard but Vizcarra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gilbert pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilbert is looking to cinch up a triangle. Vizcarra throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gilbert's body to avoid the submission. Gilbert has instead reached around Vizcarra's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gilbert arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George Gilbert!
George Gilbert made sure to mention his sponsor, Beaver Jooce! in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimon Boets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. Boets has chosen Штиль as his entrance music. Dimon Boets has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 37 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimon Boets!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boets misses with a double jab
and Mabogo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boets fails with a takedown attempt.
Mabogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boets misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
An attempted straight right counter from Mabogo misses the target.
Boets misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mabogo staying out of range there.
Boets rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mabogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooh!!! Mabogo has knocked Boets down with a huge combo! Mabogo steps away and waves a wobbly Boets back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Dimon Boets has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mabogo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mabogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boets throws a series of punches but Mabogo avoids them all with ease.
Mabogo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mabogo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, jab by Boets - just one landing.
Mabogo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boets stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boets looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boets.
OH! Boets has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Mabogo smells blood and charges in for the finish! Mabogo unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Boets sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
Kenalemodisa Mabogo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykiy comes to the cage accompanied by Перемен. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loco misses with a head kick.
Boykiy tries to close the distance and clinch but Loco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by Loco.
It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
Loco throws a leg kick but Boykiy checks it.
Loco throws a poor cross that misses
so Boykiy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boykiy distracts Loco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boykiy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boykiy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Loco preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Loco manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Boykiy prevents Loco from breaking the clinch.
Boykiy scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Boykiy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Boykiy is looking to take this one to the mat.
Loco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loco clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Boykiy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boykiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loco.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Loco as Boykiy tries to tie him up.
Loco manages to break the clinch.
Boykiy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boykiy ducks right into an uppercut from Loco.
Boykiy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
El Loco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loco misses with a few strikes there.
Boykiy scores with a nice strike.
Boykiy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boykiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Loco cracks Boykiy with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Boykiy looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Loco finish him?
Boykiy is rocked!
Dimas Boykiy's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loco sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Boykiy's defenses. It connects perfectly with Boykiy's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). El Loco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hearns comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Bruiser. Chad Smith acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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275 lbs
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Smith!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Hearns is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hearns down to the mat. Hearns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith blocks a head kick by Hearns.
Smith wants to counter with a clinch but Hearns pushes him away.
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hearns circles away.
Smith changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hearns tries to avoid it but Smith manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hearns to the ground. Hearns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thomas Hearns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Smith.
Smith avoids the head kick by Hearns.
Hearns throws a head kick that misses.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hearns gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hearns's guard.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hearns looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith passes Hearns's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hearns is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hearns avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hearns defending well though.
Smith is pressing down on Hearns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hearns is holding on for now.
Hearns avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith stands up from half guard.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hearns swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith avoids the head kick by Hearns.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Smith clinches up with Hearns and pushes him back against the cage.
Hearns wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Hearns is trying to break free.
Hearns wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Hearns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith prevents Hearns from breaking the clinch.
Hearns wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith tries to pull guard but Hearns won't allow it.
Hearns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith cracks Hearns with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Thomas Hearns has been cut.
Smith forces Hearns back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Hearns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Hearns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Hearns tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith jumps guard but Hearns stands there with Smith around his waist. Smith gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hearns is trying to break free.
Hearns breaks the clinch.
Smith drops Hearns with a straight right hand, right on the button! Smith follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Smith!
Chad Smith bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damo Dustup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin comes into the arena with Пересмотри blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
34 - 32 - 1 |
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300 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 32 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimentiy Boykin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damo Dustup!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dustup.
Dustup fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dustup throws a shot to the body.
Dustup will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Boykin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dustup scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boykin in his tracks.
Boykin walks into a jab.
Dustup takes one on the button.
It looks like Damo Dustup has been cut.
Dustup throws a jab when Boykin was well out of range.
Dustup pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boykin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dustup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boykin looks to land a left hand but Dustup moved out of range nicely.
Boykin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boykin looks to land a combination but Dustup avoids it well.
Boykin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dustup swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boykin.
It looks like Dimentiy Boykin has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Dustup.
Dustup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dustup.
Dustup tries to bum rush Boykin with a series of wild strikes but Boykin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Damo Dustup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dustup throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dustup throws a right hand that Boykin ducks under and follows up with a left that Boykin also avoids with ease.
Dustup misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Dustup looks to move away, Boykin throws a big counter combo bu Dustup just gets out of the way.
Boykin looks to throw the jab but Dustup is out of range.
Boykin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dustup throws the kick towards the body but Boykin avoids it.
Dustup tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dustup walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boykin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boykin throws out a powerful jab.
Dustup misses with a hook
and Boykin counters with a right hand that sends Dustup tumbling to the canvas! Can Boykin finish him? He dives into Dustup's guard looking to do just that!
Dustup is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boykin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dustup is still in real trouble! Can Boykin finish him?
Boykin passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boykin lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Dustup! More strikes land and this one is all over! Boykin jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimentiy Boykin!
Dimentiy Boykin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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39
275 lbs
36 - 18 - 1 |
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17 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Abbot lands an impressive looking overhand right. Harlamov doesn't seem phased though.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Harlamov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harlamov.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbot misses with a looping right.
Abbot misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov closes the distance and clinches up with Abbot, looking for a takedown. Harlamov pushes Abbot against the cage but Abbot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abbot throws a body shot but no joy.
Harlamov shoots and misses
so Abbot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harlamov is breathing heavily.
Harlamov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abbot defends it easily.
Abbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Harlamov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Harlamov trying to control from the bottom.
Harlamov actively working from the bottom here.
Abbot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harlamov defends it well.
Harlamov is refusing to be controlled, as Abbot sits in half guard.
Abbot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Harlamov defends it well.
Harlamov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abbot pulls his head out easily.
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.
Abbot trying to control from half guard but Harlamov is working away.
Harlamov is trying to maintain the position but Abbot is very close to passing his half guard.
Harlamov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Harlamov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Abbot pulls his head out easily.
Abbot wants to work for an arm triangle but Harlamov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harlamov is not content to let Abbot control the position.
Abbot is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbot is just content to waste time from the top position. Harlamov takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Abbot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harlamov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Abbot defends well.
Abbot wants to control from the top but Harlamov keeps moving.
Harlamov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Abbot from controlling successfully.
Abbot is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Harlamov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Harlamov has escaped and now he's on top!
Abbot is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harlamov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Harlamov works over Abbot with some ground and pound from guard.
Abbot is trying to control the position but Harlamov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov won't allow Abbot to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Abbot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Harlamov shoots and misses
enabling Abbot to counter with a crisp jab.
Harlamov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harlamov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abbot defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbot throws a big shot that misses.
Harlamov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Abbot.
Tony Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Abbot misses.
Abbot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left lands for Abbot.
Harlamov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abbot jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harlamov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abbot throws out a loose jab but Harlamov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abbot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abbot shoots in and bounces Harlamov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Abbot wants to pass the guard but Harlamov is keeping the position.
Harlamov keeping moving, preventing Abbot from controlling successfully.
Abbot is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Harlamov has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Abbot is looking to defend but Harlamov has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Abbot! Harlamov pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Abbot taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Garik Harlamov!
A relieved looking Garik Harlamov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Simba Burns Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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38
210 lbs
30 - 15 - 0 |
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55 - 26 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovalenko is looking to chop away at Burns Jr's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Kovalenko down.
A slow jab from Kovalenko misses its intended target.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalenko off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr throws a hook but Kovalenko avoids it easily.
Kovalenko throws a counter combo.
Kovalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a big counter combination but Kovalenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burns Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kovalenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovalenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Kovalenko digs a good hook to Burns Jr's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
A nice combination there by Kovalenko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Kovalenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kovalenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Burns Jr pushes Kovalenko away with a front kick.
Kovalenko throws out a powerful jab.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovalenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovalenko thuds a left hand into Burns Jr's body.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Kovalenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Kovalenko slams his shin into Burns Jr's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr darts in and clinches Kovalenko up against the cage.
Kovalenko blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns Jr.
Kovalenko breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns Jr lands a jab.
Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko scores with a nice right hand.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Kovalenko.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kovalenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burns Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalenko slips a jab from Burns Jr.
Kovalenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovalenko takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
Burns Jr is looking to counter punch.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Kovalenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalenko off balance momentarily.
Kovalenko throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
Burns Jr lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns Jr cracks Kovalenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kovalenko throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Burns Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kovalenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovalenko.
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovalenko looks to land a right hand but Burns Jr moved out of range.
Burns Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range and Burns Jr settles back down.
Burns Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
Burns Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovalenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burns Jr backs up against the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Kovalenko down.
Kovalenko misses with a looping right.
Burns Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kovalenko is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kovalenko 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.
Burns Jr thows a body kick. Kovalenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovalenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Burns Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns Jr also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Burns Jr avoids them all with ease.
Burns Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kovalenko, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Kovalenko is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovalenko misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Kovalenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Kovalenko's front leg.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Burns Jr lands a front kick.
Burns Jr throws a nice looking combination but Kovalenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burns Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kovalenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Burns Jr avoids it well.
Burns Jr closes the distance and pushes Kovalenko back into the cage.
Burns Jr gets through Kovalenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns Jr tries to work over Kovalenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns Jr prevents Kovalenko from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
Burns Jr throws a head punch that misses.
You can see that Kovalenko has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kovalenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns Jr has double underhooks.
Burns Jr works on Kovalenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovalenko or not.
Burns Jr lands a body shot.
Burns Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovalenko.
Burns Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Burns Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr working aggressively here.
Burns Jr misses with a body punch.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
A head punch on the inside from Burns Jr fails to land.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr has Kovalenko pushed against the cage.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalenko controls the action.
Kovalenko working hard to break the clinch.
Burns Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovalenko or not.
Kovalenko blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr 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.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kovalenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
Burns Jr cracks Kovalenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kovalenko backs up against the cage.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Kovalenko's front leg.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kovalenko will feel that in the morning.
Burns Jr lands a big right hand that sends Kovalenko crashing to the mat! Burns Jr stays standing though and waves Kovalenko back to his feet!
Kovalenko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Kovalenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns Jr finish him?
Kovalenko circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Burns Jr. Kovalenko falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Burns Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, Simba Burns Jr took to the microphone: 'much respect to Zivic and his manager and this organization for this special opportunity. I knew I just had to go all out from round 1, no excuses I had this time around. Thanks to everyone for coming.'.
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