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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ingo tornado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikolai Kovalchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovalchik has chosen Stricken by Disturbed as his entrance music. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ingo tornado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikolai Kovalchik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tornado misses with a takedown attempt - Kovalchik sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
tornado is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kovalchik's half guard.
tornado is keen to just control but Kovalchik is a slippery customer.
Kovalchik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kovalchik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
tornado is trying to control the action in half guard but Kovalchik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tornado blocks the strikes from Kovalchik.
Kovalchik gets full guard.
tornado slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalchik throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalchik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst tornado is controlling him.
tornado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
tornado controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
tornado trying to control but Kovalchik is working from the bottom.
Kovalchik tries to strike from the bottom.
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.
Kovalchik wants to stand and escape but tornado is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
tornado gets caught flat footed, as Kovalchik shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kovalchik scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kovalchik throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
tornado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
tornado is breathing heavily.
tornado trying to keep a closed guard but Kovalchik is proving a slippery customer.
tornado working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovalchik.
tornado looking for a guillotine here but Kovalchik defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kovalchik tries to close the distance and clinch but tornado swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
tornado misses with a takedown attempt
and Kovalchik counters with a nice double leg into side control. tornado won't be happy with that.
tornado takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kovalchik grinds an elbow into tornado's temple.
Kovalchik landing strikes.
Kovalchik grinds an elbow into tornado's temple.
Kovalchik trying to control the position but tornado is working away.
Kovalchik decides to stand back up. Kovalchik steps back and let's tornado get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalchik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of tornado's head.
Kovalchik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kovalchik is looking to stand up but tornado won't let him.
Kovalchik postures up in tornado's guard and throws a big left but tornado blocks it.
tornado is adopting a defensive guard.
tornado is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikolai Kovalchik dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kovalchik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kovalchik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tornado takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kovalchik forces tornado back against the cage and clinches.
Kovalchik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. tornado is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
tornado has Kovalchik pressed against the cage, preventing Kovalchik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kovalchik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
tornado blocks a head kick by Kovalchik.
ingo tornado is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kovalchik - that will leave a mark!
Kovalchik looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for tornado!
tornado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kovalchik lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tornado tries to reverse the position but Kovalchik maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kovalchik landing shots from mount.
Kovalchik with shots to the head and body - tornado looks very uncomfortable down there.
tornado is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kovalchik wants to control the pace but tornado is squirming around nicely.
Kovalchik unloading with bombs!
Kovalchik lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kovalchik with the ground and pound from mount.
tornado keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
tornado is in a horrible position here. Kovalchik smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
tornado is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kovalchik scoring with strikes but tornado is staying in there.
Kovalchik has control of tornado's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and tornado regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kovalchik tries to control but tornado wriggling away.
tornado is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tornado is working hard here to advance position.
Kovalchik in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kovalchik controlling the position easily from mount.
Kovalchik looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mikolai Kovalchik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kovalchik lands a big shot there that rocks tornado but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kovalchik working tornado over with strikes here.
tornado takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
tornado is squirming around, avoiding Kovalchik's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns tornado that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
tornado is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kovalchik looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
A nice elbow there by Kovalchik.
tornado is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikolai Kovalchik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kovalchik misses with a head kick.
tornado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovalchik has taken the fight to the clinch.
tornado landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
tornado gets through Kovalchik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovalchik manages to break the clinch.
tornado shoots in looking for a takedown. Kovalchik tries to sprawl out of it but tornado keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kovalchik manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
tornado throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
tornado with a poor takedown
and Kovalchik decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in tornado's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tornado keeping moving, preventing Kovalchik from controlling successfully.
tornado working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kovalchik doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kovalchik manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalchik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
tornado looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kovalchik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kovalchik got a little sloppy there for a moment and tornado has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kovalchik has managed to get both his arms back between tornado's legs - danger averted.
tornado has his foot on Kovalchik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kovalchik works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
tornado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kovalchik scoring well with a low kick there.
tornado has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kovalchik closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. tornado did well to prevent Kovalchik getting side control.
tornado is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kovalchik pulls his head out easily.
tornado looking for submissions off his back.
tornado looking for submissions off his back.
tornado has hold of Kovalchik's hands but Kovalchik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik decides to return to a standing position.
Kovalchik shoots in but no luck this time.
tornado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Kovalchik misses.
Kovalchik scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kovalchik tries to clinch up but tornado circles away and keeps his distance.
tornado throws a series of punches but Kovalchik avoids them all with ease.
Kovalchik looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
tornado is trying to maintain the position but Kovalchik is very close to passing his half guard.
Kovalchik is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. tornado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kovalchik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik trying to control from half guard but tornado is working away.
Kovalchik is thwarting tornado's attempts to control the position.
tornado is trying to get back to full guard.
ingo tornado has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikolai Kovalchik is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kovalchik lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikolai Kovalchik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kovalchik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikolai Kovalchik!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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