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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikolai Kovalchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis comes to the cage accompanied by How low can you go- Luda. Kovalchik has chosen Indestructible by Disturbed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mikolai Kovalchik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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188 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikolai Kovalchik!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalchik works the jab nicely.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalchik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis shoots for a double leg takedown but Kovalchik sprawls well. He's pushed Lewis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kovalchik swinging wilding here.
Kovalchik throws a nice looking combination but Lewis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mikolai Kovalchik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lewis postures up in Kovalchik's guard and throws a big left but Kovalchik blocks it.
Lewis trying to control but Kovalchik is working from the bottom.
Kovalchik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovalchik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovalchik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lewis is controlling him.
Lewis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lewis throwing strikes from guard but Kovalchik blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kovalchik tries for a takedown but Lewis circles away easily
and Lewis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lewis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kovalchik keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
Kovalchik trying to control the position here.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Kovalchik keeps moving.
Kovalchik looking for a sweep. Not yet Kovalchik, not yet.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Kovalchik keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kovalchik has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lewis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik shoots and misses
and Lewis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kovalchik's guard now.
Mike Lewis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikolai Kovalchik.
Kovalchik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kovalchik scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kovalchik looks gassed!
Kovalchik tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Kovalchik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovalchik misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis feints and as Kovalchik raises his hands in defense, Lewis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lewis forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but Kovalchik is blocking nicely.
Lewis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lewis is keen to just control but Kovalchik is a slippery customer.
Kovalchik taking some punishment here, with Lewis in his half guard.
Lewis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lewis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalchik is trying to stand up here but Lewis is controlling him well.
Lewis moves into full mount! Kovalchik won't be happy about that!
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!
BOOM! Lewis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lewis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovalchik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovalchik stuffs the takedown.
Kovalchik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lewis counters with a shoot takedown. Kovalchik fights it but they end up in guard.
Kovalchik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kovalchik keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Lewis postures up and lands a big shot to Kovalchik's brow.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kovalchik is breathing heavily.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Kovalchik keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalchik working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lewis.
Kovalchik has Lewis pulled in close to control his posture.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kovalchik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis scoring with some ground and pound.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewis trying to control but Kovalchik is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lewis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lewis wants to control from the top but Kovalchik keeps moving.
Lewis throwing strikes but missing.
Lewis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lewis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lewis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kovalchik is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kovalchik as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lewis defends it nicely.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalchik misses with a double jab.
Kovalchik shoots and misses
and Lewis counters with a takedown into side control.
Kovalchik trying to remain calm as Lewis controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kovalchik down.
Kovalchik wants to control but Lewis postures up.
Lewis trying to control the action but Kovalchik is working from the bottom.
Kovalchik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lewis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kovalchik takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lewis cracks Kovalchik with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lewis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kovalchik tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Kovalchik tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis 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.
Lewis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kovalchik is trying to defend but Lewis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lewis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kovalchik's head.
Lewis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lewis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis moves nicely into side control.
Lewis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lewis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalchik is looking to regain half guard here but Lewis keeps moving and retains side control.
Lewis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kovalchik!
Lewis landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchik taking shots to the head.
Mike Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kovalchik is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kovalchik is bucking up trying to escape but Lewis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kovalchik takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kovalchik tries to hold on but Lewis pushes him away.
Lewis is landing with some decent strikes but Kovalchik is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lewis controlling the position easily from mount.
Kovalchik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lewis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Mike Lewis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis controlling from mount.
Lewis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kovalchik's face.
Lewis with the ground and pound from mount.
Lewis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lewis'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working Kovalchik over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lewis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lewis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lewis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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