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BMP 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Boma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Irhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boma comes to the cage accompanied by Evan Jones - Domination. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Titan Boma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Irhin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Titan Boma has been cut.
Boma just misses with a punch to the body.
Irhin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boma throws a push kick but Irhin slaps the foot to one side.
Boma has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Irhin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Titan Boma's cut is getting worse.
Boma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boma is rocked!
Irhin throws a body punch but Boma moves out of range.
Irhin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin has closed the distance and engaged Boma in a clinch.
Boma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irhin managing to block the knees to the body from Boma.
Irhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boma's face.
Irhin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Irhin.
Boma being controlled against the cage.
Irhin has Boma pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin scores with a hook to the body.
Irhin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boma has Irhin pushed against the cage.
Boma stops a takedown attempt from Irhin.
A head punch on the inside from Boma fails to land.
Boma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Boma tries to land a knee to the head but Irhin blocks with his arms.
Boma tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irhin's elbow.
Irhin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boma throws a head punch that misses.
Irhin stalls.
Irhin wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boma is trying to stall.
Boma trying to land knees to the body.
Irhin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irhin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boma is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irhin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Irhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boma blocks a body shot from Irhin.
Irhin being controlled against the cage.
Boma wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boma's face.
Boma stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boma.
Irhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Boma avoids the damage to the body.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Irhin breaks from the clinch.
Boma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Irhin scores with a nice right hand.
Titan Boma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Irhin, right into the meat.
Artem Irhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Irhin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Irhin.
Boma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Irhin missing with a left hand there. Boma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Irhin blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Irhin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boma in his tracks.
Irhin cracks a nice hook into Boma's ribs.
Irhin blocks a head kick by Boma.
Irhin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Irhin misses with a takedown attempt - Boma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Titan Boma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artem Irhin.
Irhin avoids the body shot from Boma.
Boma moves into the clinch successfully.
Boma lands a body shot in the clinch.
Irhin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Irhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irhin dodges an elbow strike from Boma.
Irhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boma takes a shot to the head.
Irhin lands an elbow just above Boma 's eye.
Irhin slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titan Boma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Irhin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boma.
Boma throws a body shot but no joy.
Irhin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boma throws a chopping leg kick but Irhin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boma steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Irhin. That one must have hurt.
Irhin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boma is looking to wear down Irhin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boma jabs Irhin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boma misses with a straight left.
Irhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Irhin tries to clinch
and Boma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Irhin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boma.
Irhin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Irhin rushes Boma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boma is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Irhin effectively controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Irhin to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boma misses with the head strike.
Irhin lands a nice knee to the body.
Irhin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Irhin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boma's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Irhin fails to land.
Irhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boma is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Irhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Irhin.
Irhin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Artem Irhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Irhin just leaning against Boma, taking a breather.
Irhin has a couple of punches blocked by Boma.
Irhin lands a body punch.
Irhin pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irhin with a knee to the head.
Irhin tries to land a knee to the head but Boma blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Irhin as Boma tries to tie him up.
Irhin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Irhin fails to land with a series of punches.
Irhin stuns Boma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boma misses with a hook
and Irhin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artem Irhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Irhin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boma counters with a left to the body.
Irhin tries to clinch up
and Boma counters with a left and a right that stings Irhin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irhin throws a shot to the body.
Irhin tries to clinch but Boma moves out of range.
Irhin throws a looping overhand right but Boma ducks down to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Irhin.
Irhin misses with a straight left.
Irhin closes the distance but Boma moves to the side
and Boma counters with a three punch combo that has Irhin backing up. Irhin nods at Boma to acknowledge the strikes.
Boma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Titan Boma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irhin thumps Boma with a low kick.
Boma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Irhin throws out the jab.
Irhin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jeez, Titan Boma's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A nice leg kick lands there from Irhin.
Boma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Irhin misses the target.
Boma is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Irhin drives through and clinches with Boma against the cage.
Irhin is struggling to control the position.
Irhin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Irhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irhin lands a right hand.
Irhin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boma.
Irhin avoiding damage.
Irhin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boma using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Irhin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irhin landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Irhin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Irhin digs a right hand underneath Boma's ribcage. Boma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irhin with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Irhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Titan Boma's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Irhin wants to clinch up but Boma keeps it at a distance.
Irhin moves into the clinch.
Irhin lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Irhin.
Irhin scores with a hook to the body.
Boma creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Irhin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boma tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irhin avoids it.
Irhin lands a knee to the body.
Irhin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irhin is looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Irhin.
Irhin tries a knee to the head but Boma blocks it.
Irhin stalling in the clinch.
Irhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irhin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irhin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irhin lands a right hand.
Boma takes a knee to the side of the body.
Boma looking to stall.
Boma wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irhin has him pressed against the cage.
Irhin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boma takes a shot to the head.
Irhin lands a shoulder strike.
Irhin lands with a light punch inside.
Irhin is trying to maintain a safe position but Boma gets an underhook and turns Irhin into the cage.
Irhin looking to throw knees to the head but Boma is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Irhin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Irhin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Titan Boma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Irhin.
Boma dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Boma throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Irhin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irhin is pushing Boma up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Irhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Irhin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Irhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Irhin lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irhin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bomas head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Titan Boma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Artem Irhin!
After the fight, Artem Irhin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentiy Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boykin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Пересмотри. McHale has chosen Half of Fame as his entrance music. Beaumont McHale acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
41 - 20 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
39 - 35 - 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
41 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beaumont McHale!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykin scores with the left hand. McHale knows he should have avoided that one.
Boykin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McHale takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Beaumont McHale has been cut.
McHale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boykin is looking to counter punch.
Boykin dips to his left and cracks McHale with an uppercut!
Boykin throws a right hand that McHale ducks under and follows up with a left that McHale also avoids with ease.
McHale slaps away a takedown attempt from Boykin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Boykin with that takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of McHale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boykin waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract McHale. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped McHale to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
McHale is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boykin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! McHale covers up, he's hurt! Boykin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Boykin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Boykin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimentiy Boykin!
A very excited looking Dimentiy Boykin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dzoko Dzoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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214 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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dzoko Dzoker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dzoker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dzoker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vizcarra sprawls well. Vizcarra wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dzoker gets slowly back to his feet.
Vizcarra slaps away a takedown attempt from Dzoker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vizcarra thinks about the counter body kick.
Dzoker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Dzoko Dzoker has been cut.
Dzoker tries for a takedown but Vizcarra sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dzoko Dzoker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vizcarra's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vizcarra duly obliges.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dzoker tries for a takedown but Vizcarra circles away easily
and Vizcarra counters with a leg kick.
Vizcarra defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dzoker.
Vizcarra works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dzoker throws a combination that misses
and Vizcarra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dzoko Dzoker's cut is getting worse.
Dzoker is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dzoker darts in looking for a takedown but Vizcarra gets double underhooks and turns Dzoker into the cage.
Dzoker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dzoker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vizcarra lands a left and a right that send Dzoker crashing to the mat, dazed. Vizcarra thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Dzoker is rocked!
Vizcarra fakes the body blow, causing Dzoker to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dzoker goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Norman Vizcarra!
An out of breath and clearly excited Norman Vizcarra thanked LOPS 160q $149 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Dzoko Dzoker stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Vladimirovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Abbot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
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, Vladimir Vladimirovich!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vladimirovich closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vladimirovich lands in his opponent's guard.
Vladimirovich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vladimirovich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Abbot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Abbot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vladimirovich.
Vladimirovich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vladimirovich showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vladimirovich distracts Abbot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abbot controls Vladimirovich momentarily but Vladimirovich frees himself.
Vladimirovich tries to free his leg and advance position but Abbot is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirovich throws a big elbow that misses.
Vladimirovich seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Vladimirovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Abbot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vladimirovich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vladimirovich is working Abbot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abbot is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Barbell Brigade - $800 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Vladimirovich throws an elbow that misses. Abbot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vladimirovich's guard. Nice move by Abbot!
Vladimirovich looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Abbot is defending well. Vladimirovich quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Abbot has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Vladimirovich celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vladimir Vladimirovich!
A very excited looking Vladimir Vladimirovich rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenalemodisa Mabogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimas Boykiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabogo comes to the cage accompanied by 3 Doors Down - Duck and Run. Boykiy has chosen Перемен as his entrance music. Kenalemodisa Mabogo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dimas Boykiy's chin.
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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
20 - 22 - 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 - 34 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimas Boykiy!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boykiy shoots in but Mabogo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boykiy throws a lazy uppercut
and Mabogo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boykiy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mabogo circles away quickly and effectively.
Mabogo tries to clinch up.
Boykiy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Mabogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boykiy throws a big counter head kick but Mabogo avoids it with no problem.
Boykiy slips a jab and a cross from Mabogo.
A head kick by Boykiy misses
and Mabogo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mabogo.
Boykiy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Mabogo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mabogo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mabogo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boykiy is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mabogo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Mabogo tries to lock up and control but Boykiy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boykiy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mabogo wants to hold on but Boykiy pushes him away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mabogo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mabogo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Boykiy is trying to get an arm triangle but Mabogo is defending well.
Boykiy wants to control but Mabogo is keeping him busy.
Mabogo is looking to regain half guard here but Boykiy keeps moving and retains side control.
Boykiy blocks the strikes from Mabogo.
Mabogo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Boykiy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mabogo trying to hold on to Boykiy's head to control him but Boykiy postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mabogo is refusing to be controlled, as Boykiy sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo landing strikes from the bottom.
Boykiy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mabogo defends it well.
Mabogo is looking to improve his position.
Mabogo is trying to control but can't.
Mabogo is holding on to half guard well.
Boykiy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mabogo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Boykiy looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mabogo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mabogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy throwing strikes from guard but Mabogo blocks nicely.
Boykiy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mabogo looking for a sweep. Not yet Mabogo, not yet.
Mabogo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mabogo is on top in guard.
Boykiy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mabogo defends well.
Boykiy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mabogo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mabogo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boykiy has his foot on Mabogo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mabogo works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo wants to control from the top but Boykiy keeps moving.
Boykiy wants to sweep but no luck.
Boykiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mabogo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mabogo is stalling in the full guard.
Mabogo with a nice head shot there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mabogo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boykiy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boykiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boykiy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dimas Boykiy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mabogo clinches up with Boykiy and pushes him back against the cage.
Boykiy looking to throw knees to the head but Mabogo is blocking nicely.
Boykiy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mabogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mabogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boykiy avoiding damage.
Mabogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boykiy is defending well for now.
Boykiy tries to land a knee to the head but Mabogo blocks with his arms.
Boykiy blocks an uppercut.
Mabogo crunches a lovely knee into Boykiy's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Dimas Boykiy has been cut.
Mabogo tries to land a knee to the head but Boykiy blocks with his arms.
Boykiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mabogo closes the distance and pushes Boykiy back into the cage.
Boykiy looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mabogo.
Boykiy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boykiy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mabogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boykiy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boykiy throws a head kick that misses
and Mabogo counters with a two punch combo.
Mabogo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mabogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mabogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boykiy's elbow.
Boykiy looking to throw knees to the head but Mabogo is blocking nicely.
Boykiy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boykiy manages to break the clinch.
Mabogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boykiy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Boykiy.
Mabogo is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo rushes Boykiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boykiy can't get the takedown.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimas Boykiy.
Boykiy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mabogo wants to clinch.
Boykiy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mabogo as he jumps to the side.
Mabogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Boykiy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mabogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boykiy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mabogo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boykiy is defended easily by Mabogo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo moves in looking to clinch but Boykiy pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Boykiy misses the target.
Mabogo rushes Boykiy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boykiy blocks an uppercut.
Boykiy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mabogo after a bit of a struggle.
Boykiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mabogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
I was talking to Mabogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boykiy is breathing heavily.
Boykiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mabogo blocks it with crossed arms.
Boykiy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mabogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Boykiy won't want to take too many of those.
Mabogo tries to land a knee to the head but Boykiy blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Mabogo.
Mabogo gets through Boykiy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mabogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boykiy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mabogo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Boykiy regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mabogo stays in close to Boykiy's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boykiy is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mabogo is pushing down on Boykiy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Boykiy is fighting to maintain full guard but Mabogo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Boykiy has hold of Mabogo's hands but Mabogo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boykiy has hold of Mabogo's hands but Mabogo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Mabogo connects with a nice short shot to Boykiy's temple.
Boykiy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mabogo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boykiy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mabogo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boykiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mabogo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mabogo trying to control the action but Boykiy is working from the bottom.
Boykiy is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimas Boykiy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boykiy.
A combination from Boykiy does no damage.
Mabogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boykiy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boykiy throws a body kick that misses.
Boykiy gets tackled into the cage by Mabogo. Mabogo maintains the clinch.
Boykiy working hard to break the clinch.
Boykiy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mabogo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mabogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mabogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boykiy throws a lazy head kick
and Mabogo counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boykiy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mabogo is defending well for now.
Boykiy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mabogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mabogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boykiy blocks it with crossed arms.
Boykiy avoiding damage as Mabogo throws knees to the body.
Mabogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boykiy can do to turn this around?
Mabogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boykiy avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mabogo throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boykiy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mabogo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dimas Boykiy.
Boykiy is trying to drag Mabogo to the mat but Mabogo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kenalemodisa Mabogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boykiy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mabogo misses with a punch to the body.
Mabogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boykiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boykiy has a couple of punches blocked by Mabogo.
Boykiy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mabogo backwards.
Boykiy is trying to break the clinch but Mabogo is controlling him.
Boykiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mabogo looking to throw knees to the head but Boykiy is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boykiy.
Boykiy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mabogo misses with a punch to the body.
Boykiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mabogo blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykiy is working for takedown but Mabogo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boykiy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boykiy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boykiy missing with knees to the body.
Boykiy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boykiy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mabogo.
Mabogo has Boykiy pressed against the cage, preventing Boykiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mabogo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Mabogo landing some decent shots from guard.
Mabogo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabogo wants to control from the top but Boykiy keeps moving.
Boykiy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mabogo controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo trying to control but Boykiy is working from the bottom.
Mabogo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mabogo is trying to get an arm triangle but Boykiy is defending well.
Mabogo scores with punches from side control.
Mabogo trying to control the position but Boykiy is working away.
Boykiy is looking for a sweep.
Mabogo is looking to take a break and control but Boykiy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boykiy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabogo trying to control the action but Boykiy is working from the bottom.
Boykiy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mabogo is keen to just control but Boykiy is a slippery customer.
Boykiy has hold of Mabogo's hands but Mabogo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boykiy trying to control but Mabogo postures up.
Mabogo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boykiy is defending against the submission attempts here by Mabogo.
Mabogo is taking a breather. Boykiy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mabogo'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenalemodisa Mabogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mabogo 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenalemodisa Mabogo!
Kenalemodisa Mabogo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Boone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Boone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
59 - 30 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Boone ducks under and follows up with a left that Boone also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boone blocks a head kick by Kovalenko.
A nice combination there by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko blocks a jab.
Boone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boone works over Kovalenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Kovalenko misses with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovalenko.
Boone blocks a jab.
It looked like Boone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boone lands an overhand right.
Kovalenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've been hearing reports that Boone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kovalenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boone looks to throw the jab but Kovalenko is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko staying out of range there.
Kovalenko throws a fast counter high kick but Boone manages to duck under it in time.
Boone takes a swing at Kovalenko's ribcage but misses.
Boone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kovalenko lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boone. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boone throws a lazy right hand but Kovalenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boone lands a nice shot that snaps Kovalenko's head back.
Kovalenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boone circles away quickly and effectively.
Boone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boone lands a jab to Kovalenko's midsection.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Boone with a series of wild strikes but Boone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boone attempts a counter takedown but Kovalenko avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Boone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boone walks into a left hand.
Boone dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Boone dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
Boone blocks a head kick by Kovalenko.
It looked like Boone wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kovalenko looks to throw the jab but Boone is out of range.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
Boone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kovalenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush Boone with a series of wild strikes but Boone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a fast counter high kick but Boone manages to duck under it in time.
Kovalenko slips under a jab from Boone.
Boone looks to land a right hand but Kovalenko moved out of range.
Kovalenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kovalenko moves away from the strike by Boone.
Kovalenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Boone lands the left hand.
Boone throws a hook but Kovalenko blocks it.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovalenko.
Boone cracks Kovalenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone throwing a counter right hand but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
That kick from Kovalenko tenderised Boone's leg. Boone is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
Boone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kovalenko momentarily.
Boone slips a straight right by Kovalenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boone.
Kovalenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovalenko is looking to score with low kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Boone misses its target.
Boone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kovalenko's hands.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovalenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kovalenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boone's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovalenko misses with a head kick.
Kovalenko misses with a combination
and Boone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikolai Kovalenko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boone lands a big right hand that sends Kovalenko crashing to the mat! Boone stays standing though and waves Kovalenko back to his feet!
Kovalenko is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kovalenko slips a jab from Boone.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kovalenko, right into the meat.
Boone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovalenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovalenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovalenko moves away from the strike by Boone.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boone blocks a jab.
Kovalenko blocks a jab.
Kovalenko's corner calls for a 1-2. Kovalenko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kovalenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Boone misses.
Kovalenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kovalenko throws a head kick but Boone moves out of range.
Boone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalenko defending well as Boone loads up on a big left hand.
Kovalenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Boone is looking to counter punch.
Boone misses with a body shot.
Kovalenko scores with a jab.
Kovalenko throws a sloppy head kick and Boone moves out of range easily.
Kovalenko throws a push kick but Boone slaps the foot to one side.
Boone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kovalenko sprawls and moves away.
Kovalenko looks to land a right hand but Boone moved out of range.
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but Boone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Boone misses its target.
Boone checks a leg kick nicely.
Boone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kovalenko sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boone misses with a hook. Kovalenko ducked under it nicely.
Kovalenko needs to keep his hands up - Boone had a free shot at his head there.
Kovalenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boone.
Kovalenko scores with a hook to the body. Boone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left and a right from Kovalenko both land. Nice combination.
Boone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kovalenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boone.
Boone scores with a sloppy right hand. Kovalenko should have avoided that one.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses.
Boone blocks a head kick by Kovalenko.
Boone misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovalenko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Boone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko takes a swing at Boone's ribcage but misses.
Kovalenko scores with a hook to the body. Boone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovalenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boone counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boone.
Kovalenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boone is controlling him.
Boone throwing strikes from guard but Kovalenko blocks nicely.
Boone trying to control but Kovalenko is working from the bottom.
Boone is stalling in the full guard.
Kovalenko is looking to stand up but Boone isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boone stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kovalenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boone engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boone might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kovalenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Boone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Boone will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Boone avoids it well.
Boone missing with a left hand there. Kovalenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Kovalenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kovalenko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boone throws a jab but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
Boone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kovalenko's head.
Boone lands a jab to Kovalenko's midsection.
Boone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovalenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boone lands a head shot.
Kovalenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Boone finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovalenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Boone avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko scores with a three punch combo!
Boone is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Kovalenko like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Kovalenko from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Boone!
Robert Boone 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 Scott Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Norton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 22 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov shoots in and drives through. Norton sprawls well.
Norton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Norton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Garik Harlamov has been cut.
No luck for Harlamov with that takedown attempt.
Norton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harlamov.
Norton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Scott Norton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garik Harlamov.
Harlamov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harlamov shoots in but Norton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Harlamov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Norton scores with a jab to the body.
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garik Harlamov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norton drops Harlamov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Harlamov looks back up at him and smiles so Norton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harlamov slips under a jab from Norton.
Harlamov feints the counter takedown.
Norton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Norton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Norton rattles Harlamov with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Harlamov tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Norton dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Harlamov stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Norton!
Scott Norton retains his super heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott Norton made sure he mentioned On Tap (160Q & Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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