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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Kovalchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Wicliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ilya Kovalchuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dom Wicliffe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Kovalchuk.
Wicliffe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wicliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovalchuk circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Kovalchuk.
Kovalchuk throws a combination that misses
and Wicliffe counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovalchuk looks to land a right hand but Wicliffe moved out of range.
Wicliffe misses with a straight right.
Wicliffe ducks under a wild hook from Kovalchuk.
Kovalchuk throws a right hand that Wicliffe ducks under and follows up with a left that Wicliffe also avoids with ease.
Wicliffe thows a body shot but no joy.
Wicliffe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalchuk.
Wicliffe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovalchuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Wicliffe.
A slow jab from Wicliffe misses its intended target.
Kovalchuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovalchuk shoots and misses
and Wicliffe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalchuk throws an overhand right that lands on Wicliffe's shoulder, as Wicliffe tries to avoid the shot.
Wicliffe cracks Kovalchuk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wicliffe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kovalchuk to stand back up!
Kovalchuk is rocked!
Kovalchuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk avoids the body shot from Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk defending well as Wicliffe loads up on a big left hand.
Kovalchuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kovalchuk avoids the body shot from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kovalchuk.
Oh Kovalchuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Kovalchuk misses.
Kovalchuk seems to have got his legs back now.
Wicliffe slips under a jab from Kovalchuk.
Wicliffe blocks a low kick nicely.
Wicliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Wicliffe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovalchuk misses with a wild body shot.
Kovalchuk misses with a jab to the body
and Wicliffe counters with a right hand to the body.
Kovalchuk throws a hook but Wicliffe blocks it.
Wicliffe moves away from the strike by Kovalchuk.
Donk. Wicliffe catches Kovalchuk right on the button with a cross.
Kovalchuk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wicliffe misses the jab.
Kovalchuk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wicliffe counters with a right hand to the body.
Kovalchuk is breathing heavily.
Wicliffe cracks Kovalchuk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wicliffe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kovalchuk to stand back up!
Kovalchuk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wicliffe dodges the punch combination from Kovalchuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe scores with a jab to the body.
Kovalchuk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wicliffe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Kovalchuk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wicliffe scores with a jab. Kovalchuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wicliffe sizes up Kovalchuk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wicliffe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kovalchuk in his tracks.
Wicliffe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kovalchuk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wicliffe throws a body punch but Kovalchuk moves out of range.
Wicliffe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovalchuk misses with a hook.
Kovalchuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wicliffe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalchuk throws an overhand right that lands on Wicliffe's shoulder, as Wicliffe tries to avoid the shot.
Wicliffe just misses with a punch to the body.
Wicliffe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wicliffe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wicliffe misses with a hook.
Wicliffe misses with a wild body shot.
Wicliffe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalchuk manages to avoid it.
Wicliffe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wicliffe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kovalchuk had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalchuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kovalchuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kovalchuk.
Wicliffe swings for the body but Kovalchuk moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Wicliffe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kovalchuk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wicliffe throws out the jab.
Kovalchuk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk throws out a loose jab but Wicliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalchuk scores with a jab to the body.
Kovalchuk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kovalchuk.
Kovalchuk walks into a straight right hand from Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk takes one on the button.
Kovalchuk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wicliffe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kovalchuk lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wicliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovalchuk is just out of range.
Kovalchuk moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicliffe misses with a straight right.
Kovalchuk throws an overhand right that lands on Wicliffe's shoulder, as Wicliffe tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Wicliffe misses
and Kovalchuk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kovalchuk throws a combination that misses
and Wicliffe counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalchuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovalchuk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kovalchuk lands with a nice combination. Wicliffe backs away looking to recover.
Kovalchuk throws a jab but it's blocked by Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wicliffe's waist but Wicliffe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kovalchuk off to one side.
A left lands for Kovalchuk.
Wicliffe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kovalchuk finds it's way through Wicliffe's defenses.
Wicliffe throws a shot from downtown. Kovalchuk moves away and avoids it.
Kovalchuk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wicliffe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wicliffe blocks the body kick.
A big left from Wicliffe misses.
No joy there for Wicliffe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalchuk tests Wicliffe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovalchuk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wicliffe swivels and escapes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kovalchuk might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wicliffe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kovalchuk counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wicliffe lands a slapping body shot.
Dom Wicliffe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovalchuk.
Wicliffe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovalchuk throws out the jab.
Wicliffe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalchuk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wicliffe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wicliffe walks into a jab.
Kovalchuk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kovalchuk looks to throw the jab but Wicliffe is out of range.
Wicliffe throws a sloppy body shot
and Kovalchuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Wicliffe misses with a hook.
Wicliffe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wicliffe cracks Kovalchuk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wicliffe throws a right and a left that Kovalchuk avoids nicely.
Wicliffe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kovalchuk counters with a big head kick but Wicliffe shrugs it off.
Wicliffe checks the leg kick.
Kovalchuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kovalchuk swings for the body but Wicliffe moves out of range.
Wicliffe lands with a shot to the body.
Kovalchuk defending well as Wicliffe loads up on a big left hand.
Wicliffe jabs at Kovalchuk's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalchuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wicliffe staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Wicliffe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wicliffe lands a nice looking body shot.
Wicliffe misses with a combination
and Kovalchuk counters with a one-two to the body.
Kovalchuk slips a jab from Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wicliffe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Kovalchuk.
A left lands for Wicliffe.
Wicliffe looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovalchuk is just out of range.
Kovalchuk moves away from the strike by Wicliffe.
Wicliffe misses with a looping right.
Kovalchuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicliffe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wicliffe slips a straight right by Kovalchuk.
Wicliffe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kovalchuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovalchuk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wicliffe finds it's way round the side to connect with Kovalchuk's head.
Wicliffe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wicliffe throws a shot from downtown. Kovalchuk moves away and avoids it.
Wicliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovalchuk moves away.
Kovalchuk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kovalchuk wants to control but Wicliffe is keeping him busy.
Wicliffe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kovalchuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe is positioning himself well to prevent Kovalchuk advancing to mount.
Wicliffe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovalchuk with the ground and pound but Wicliffe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kovalchuk trying to control the position from guard on top but Wicliffe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kovalchuk wants to pass the guard but Wicliffe is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wicliffe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wicliffe scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kovalchuk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wicliffe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovalchuk looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalchuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wicliffe.
Wicliffe misses with a wild body shot.
Ilya Kovalchuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wicliffe thows a body shot but no joy.
Kovalchuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovalchuk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wicliffe.
Wicliffe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kovalchuk moves away.
Nice defenses there by Wicliffe.
Kovalchuk loads up on a big right hand but Wicliffe slips the punch.
Wicliffe misses with a body shot
and Kovalchuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wicliffe connects with a jab.
Wicliffe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kovalchuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicliffe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovalchuk.
Kovalchuk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kovalchuk throws a sloppy body shot
and Wicliffe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wicliffe lands with a nice combination. Kovalchuk backs away looking to recover.
Wicliffe lands a nice hook to Kovalchuk's body. Kovalchuk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wicliffe with a jab.
Kovalchuk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wicliffe misses with a body shot
and Kovalchuk counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wicliffe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovalchuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wicliffe connects with a body shot.
Dom Wicliffe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kovalchuk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Wicliffe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wicliffe 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Wicliffe!
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