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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie tysunami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie tysunami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kovalenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
tysunami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that tysunami ducks under and follows up with a left that tysunami also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from tysunami.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tysunami closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kovalenko circles away.
Kovalenko misses with the combination.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush tysunami with a series of wild strikes but tysunami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
tysunami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kovalenko tries to avoid it but tysunami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kovalenko to the ground. Kovalenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie tysunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
tysunami pushes Kovalenko up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalenko tries to circle away but tysunami has him pinned against the cage.
tysunami fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kovalenko working hard to break the clinch.
Kovalenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
tysunami misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kovalenko throws a combination. tysunami tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kovalenko looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws out a loose jab but tysunami uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
tysunami ducks under a wild hook from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but tysunami moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from tysunami.
tysunami tries to clinch up but Kovalenko circles away and keeps his distance.
tysunami throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
tysunami dives in and grabs Kovalenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kovalenko pushes down on tysunami's head and hops out.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
A head kick misses from tysunami.
tysunami tries to clinch there but Kovalenko circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from tysunami.
Kovalenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from tysunami.
tysunami looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kovalenko is fending him off so far but tysunami persists. Nope, Kovalenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Kovalenko slaps away a takedown attempt from tysunami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kovalenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from tysunami.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but tysunami avoids it well.
tysunami throws a quick inside leg kick.
tysunami gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
tysunami jumps guard.
Kovalenko wants to get up but he can't break tysunami's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
tysunami is looking for a triangle here but Kovalenko uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
tysunami tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kovalenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tysunami wants to control but Kovalenko postures up.
tysunami is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
tysunami wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kovalenko decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kovalenko loads up on a big right hand but tysunami slips the punch.
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but tysunami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kovalenko throws a hook but tysunami blocks it.
tysunami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Kovalenko as tysunami shoots in.
tysunami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
tysunami showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnnie tysunami dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
tysunami misses with a takedown attempt - Kovalenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kovalenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but tysunami manages to avoid it.
Kovalenko throws a lazy right hand but tysunami sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
tysunami lands a lovely overhand right.
Kovalenko stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by tysunami.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent tysunami stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from tysunami.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie tysunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
tysunami throws the kick towards the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tysunami shoots for a double leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls well. He's pushed tysunami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but tysunami avoids it well.
tysunami misses with a takedown attempt - Kovalenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnnie tysunami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko misses with a wild combination.
tysunami fails with a takedown attempt.
Kovalenko cracks tysunami with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
tysunami fails with a takedown attempt.
tysunami scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but tysunami circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko throws a hook but tysunami avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from tysunami is defended easily by Kovalenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by tysunami.
tysunami fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but tysunami moves out of range.
Kovalenko misses with an uppercut.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
tysunami with a nice cross.
Kovalenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tysunami shoots in but Kovalenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice takedown defense from Kovalenko. No joy for tysunami on that attempt.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and tysunami makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kovalenko misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tysunami shoots for a double leg takedown but Kovalenko sprawls well. He's pushed tysunami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kovalenko scores with a hook.
Kovalenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and tysunami holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
tysunami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kovalenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
tysunami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kovalenko swivels and escapes.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko scores with a nice right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from tysunami.
tysunami throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and tysunami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovalenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kovalenko wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tysunami slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
tysunami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
tysunami moves away from the strike by Kovalenko.
Nice sprawl there from Kovalenko as tysunami shoots in.
Kovalenko tries to bum rush tysunami with a series of wild strikes but tysunami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and tysunami counters with a one-two to the body.
Kovalenko throws a combination that misses
and tysunami counters with a one-two to the body.
tysunami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and tysunami counters with a series of strikes. Kovalenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kovalenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kovalenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by tysunami.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and tysunami counters with a good low kick that Kovalenko was not able to check.
tysunami is looking to clinch.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that tysunami avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Kovalenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
tysunami fails with an attempt to clinch.
tysunami slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
tysunami is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kovalenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
tysunami fails in his attempt to clinch.
tysunami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kovalenko defends it nicely.
Kovalenko throws a nice looking combination but tysunami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
tysunami connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kovalenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from tysunami.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie tysunami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko sizes up tysunami with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
tysunami throws a head kick that misses.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and tysunami moves into the clinch.
Kovalenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kovalenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovalenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalenko swats away the attempt to clinch by tysunami.
Kovalenko looks to land a left hand but tysunami moved out of range nicely.
tysunami misses with a head kick.
tysunami shoots in and drives through. Kovalenko sprawls well.
tysunami is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
tysunami takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and tysunami counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kovalenko!
Kovalenko blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
tysunami looking to control but Kovalenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kovalenko tries to buck tysunami off but he can't manage it.
tysunami thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
tysunami tries to control but Kovalenko wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tysunami throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kovalenko bucks tysunami off and manages to get back to his feet!
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
tysunami throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kovalenko's waist but Kovalenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing tysunami off to one side.
tysunami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kovalenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnnie tysunami is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
tysunami tries to clinch but Kovalenko moves out of range.
tysunami changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kovalenko tries to avoid it but tysunami manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kovalenko to the ground. Kovalenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kovalenko stuffs the takedown attempt from tysunami. tysunami gets slowly back to his feet.
Kovalenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
tysunami tries to bum rush Kovalenko with a series of wild strikes but Kovalenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovalenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and tysunami counters with a three punch combo that has Kovalenko backing up. Kovalenko nods at tysunami to acknowledge the strikes.
Kovalenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab
and tysunami counters with a one-two to the body.
Kovalenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and tysunami counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but tysunami avoids it well.
tysunami fails with a takedown attempt.
tysunami tries to clinch up but Kovalenko circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnnie tysunami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well tysunami has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnnie tysunami!
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energy
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RATING
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