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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Kovalov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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196 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Luzhin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luzhin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Luzhin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Kovalov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luzhin lands a right hook to the body.
Luzhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Luzhin takes a swing at Kovalov's ribcage but misses.
Kovalov moves into the clinch.
Luzhin blocking some punches.
Luzhin wants to break free but Kovalov has control.
Kovalov lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin is trying to break the clinch but Kovalov is controlling him.
Luzhin tries to break free but Kovalov pushes him back against the cage.
Kovalov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovalov digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kovalov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luzhin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kovalov avoiding damage.
Luzhin tries to break free but Kovalov pushes him back against the cage.
Luzhin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kovalov has double underhooks.
Luzhin is trying to break free.
Kovalov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kovalov scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin tries to circle away but Kovalov has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Kovalov.
Kovalov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovalov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kovalov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kovalov.
Kovalov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Luzhin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kovalov closes the distance and pushes Luzhin back into the cage.
Kovalov swings wildly with an uppercut but Luzhin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalov slowing the pace effectively.
Luzhin working hard to break the clinch.
Kovalov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kovalov lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovalov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luzhin's head.
Kovalov thows a huge punch but Luzhin dodges it nicely.
Luzhin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kovalov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Luzhin wants to get back to his feet.
Kovalov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Luzhin defending well though.
Kovalov is looking to take a break and control but Luzhin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kovalov looks to land a strike but Luzhin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin wants to stand up but Kovalov is controlling him.
Kovalov is looking to work some ground and pound but Luzhin has wrist control.
Luzhin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Luzhin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luzhin swings for the body but Kovalov moves out of range.
Luzhin misses with a series of wild punches.
Luzhin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luzhin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Luzhin scores with the left hand. Kovalov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luzhin lands with a nice combination. Kovalov backs away looking to recover.
Kovalov has closed the distance and engaged Luzhin in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kovalov.
Kovalov leaning against his opponent.
Luzhin is trying to force a seperation but Kovalov has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovalov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luzhin.
Luzhin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luzhin slips a jab from Kovalov.
Kovalov misses with a double jab.
Kovalov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luzhin to the mat! Luzhin manages to get full guard.
Luzhin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kovalov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kovalov throwing strikes from guard but Luzhin blocks nicely.
Kovalov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kovalov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovalov pushes down on Luzhin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Luzhin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Kovalov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovalov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luzhin manages to avoid it.
Kovalov has Luzhin up against the cage in a clinch.
Kovalov misses with the head strike.
Luzhin blocks an uppercut.
Kovalov tightens his grip and picks Luzhin up, before dumping him to the ground. Luzhin manages to land in guard.
Luzhin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kovalov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Luzhin is keeping the position for now.
Luzhin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kovalov stands up over Luzhin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kovalov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luzhin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kovalov is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kovalov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kovalov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Luzhin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kovalov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kovalov landing shots from mount.
Kovalov landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovalov lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Luzhin is squirming around, avoiding Kovalov's attempts to control the action.
Luzhin wants to get back to his feet.
Kovalov landing punches.
Kovalov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalov lands a heavy elbow.
Kovalov wants to control the pace but Luzhin is squirming around nicely.
Kovalov lands a nice shot to the head.
Luzhin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov lands a big shot there that rocks Luzhin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kovalov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Kovalov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kovalov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
A nice elbow there by Kovalov.
Oh Luzhin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kovalov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Luzhin! More shots from Kovalov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Kovalov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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