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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bay (ranked 4816 p4p, 5059 weight class) and Giovanni Covington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Covington!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Covington.
Bay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Covington.
Covington shoots in looking for a takedown but Bay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Covington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bay misses with a wild body shot.
Bay misses with a wild combination.
Covington dives in and scores a takedown into Bay's guard.
Bay managing to control the position.
Bay keeping moving, preventing Covington from controlling successfully.
Bay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Covington trying to control but Bay is working from the bottom.
Bay is wriggling around but Covington manages to pass to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bay pulls Covington in close to prevent any damage.
Covington preventing the sweep.
Covington trying to control the position from guard on top but Bay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bay trying to control the position.
Bay seems keen to control Covington's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Covington is one step ahead there.
Covington trying to control but Bay is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Covington takes the fight into the clinch.
Bay is looking to break free of the clinch but Covington has double underhooks.
Bay has had enough of the clinch but Covington keeps him there for the moment.
Bay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Covington pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Covington counters with a left and a right that stings Bay.
Bay gets tackled into the cage by Covington. Covington maintains the clinch.
Covington pulls guard successfully.
Covington not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay wants to stand and escape but instead Covington has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bay keeping moving, preventing Covington from controlling successfully.
Bay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Covington trying to control the position from guard on top but Bay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bay wants to control the position but Covington says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bay tries to roll over but Covington keeps him under control.
Bay is looking to control Covington's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bay avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bay is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bay trying to control here.
Bay is not content to let Covington control the position.
Bay trying to control but Covington postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bay is not content to let Covington control the position.
Covington throwing shots but Bay is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Covington dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Bay.
Bay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Covington to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Covington postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Covington trying to control but Bay is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bay wants to sweep here but Covington controlling him for the moment.
Bay is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay controls Covington momentarily but Covington frees himself.
Bay is controlling Covington's posture.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bay throws a shot to the body.
Bay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Covington shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bay's guard.
Bay wants to sweep here but Covington controlling him for the moment.
Bay seems keen to control Covington's posture.
Covington wants to control from the top but Bay keeps moving.
Bay working a defensive guard but Covington manages to pass into side control anyway.
Giovanni Covington has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bay wants to control but Covington postures up.
Bay is trying to improve his position.
Covington trying to control the action but Bay is working from the bottom.
Bay is trying to get back to half guard.
Covington wants to control but Bay is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Bay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bay is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Covington controlling from side mount.
Covington working away.
Covington decides to stand back up.
Covington takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bay changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Covington.
Bay sets himself, and Covington steps forward looking for the clinch! Bay avoids it this time.
Bay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Covington ducks under a wild hook from Bay.
Covington closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bay.
Covington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bay swings for the body but Covington moves out of range.
Bay swings for the body but Covington moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Covington closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Covington stalling.
Bay breaks the clinch.
Covington staying out of range there.
Covington clinches up against the cage.
Covington jumps guard.
Covington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bay has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Covington is proving hard to escape from.
Bay has gone for a leg lock! Covington slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bay's guard.
Covington has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bay is proving hard to escape from.
Bay pulls Covington in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giovanni Covington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Bay lands a jab to the nose.
Bay misses with an uppercut
and Covington counters by moving into the clinch.
Bay working hard to break the clinch.
Bay can't break the clinch.
Bay is trying to push Covington away but Covington has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Covington is working for takedown but Bay is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bay is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bay tries to break free but Covington pushes him back against the cage.
Covington will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bay up against the cage.
Bay is trying to break the clinch but Covington has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Covington.
Bay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bay tries to break free but Covington pushes him back against the cage.
Covington blocks a body shot from Bay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Covington has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bay regains guard immediately.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Covington controls the pace.
Covington trying to control the position from guard on top but Bay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Covington throwing strikes from guard but Bay blocks nicely.
Bay keeping moving, preventing Covington from controlling successfully.
Covington is fighting to break Bay's control of his arms but Bay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bay looking to control.
Bay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Alex Bay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Bay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Covington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Covington landing knees to the head.
Bay gets underhooks to prevent Covington's takedown attempt.
Bay swings wildly with an uppercut but Covington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Covington ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Covington no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Covington is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Covington has escaped and now he's on top!
Bay wants to sweep here but Covington controlling him for the moment.
Bay keeping moving, preventing Covington from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay trying to keep a closed guard but Covington is proving a slippery customer.
Covington wants to get up but he can't break Bay's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bay is trying to control the position but Covington postures up.
Bay is adopting a defensive guard.
Bay working a defensive guard here.
That's four 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.
Covington trying to control but Bay is working from the bottom.
Bay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Covington controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bay fails to land with a series of punches.
Covington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bay.
Bay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Covington forces Bay back against the cage and clinches.
Bay is trying to force a seperation but Covington has the dominant position.
Bay has a couple of punches blocked by Covington.
Come on Covington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bay wants to get back to striking at distance but Covington won't allow it.
Covington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Giovanni Covington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bay swings wildly with an uppercut but Covington uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanni Covington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Covington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanni Covington!
A very excited looking Giovanni Covington 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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