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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maria's entrance music is Kronos - Bloodtower. A fine choice. Nikolai Kovalenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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226 lbs
20 - 3 - 0 |
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205 cm
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260 lbs
25 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joaquim Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Maria
and Kovalenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maria takes one to the chin there.
Maria throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a body punch but Maria moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maria.
Kovalenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Maria.
Maria walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovalenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kovalenko lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That kick from Maria tenderised Kovalenko's leg. Kovalenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
A swing and a miss from Kovalenko.
Maria checks a low kick from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses with a hook.
Kovalenko lands a nice shot that snaps Maria's head back.
Kovalenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maria throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovalenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Maria.
Kovalenko throws a chopping leg kick but Maria manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kovalenko lands a jab to Maria's midsection.
Maria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria throws a hook but Kovalenko avoids it easily.
Kovalenko throws an overhand right that lands on Maria's shoulder, as Maria tries to avoid the shot.
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a head kick but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maria - that will leave a mark!
Maria scores with a nice head shot.
Kovalenko looks to land a left hand but Maria moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Maria.
Maria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovalenko throws out the jab.
Kovalenko throws a leg kick
and Maria counters with a body kick that stops Kovalenko in his tracks momentarily.
Maria throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovalenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovalenko moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Kovalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maria lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kovalenko is looking to slow Maria down with leg kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovalenko.
Maria throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maria circles away quickly and effectively.
Maria is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kovalenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kovalenko clobbers Maria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maria misses with a hook. Kovalenko ducked under it nicely.
Kovalenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kovalenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kovalenko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maria throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kovalenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalenko looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovalenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Maria.
Kovalenko connects with a crisp jab.
Kovalenko misses with an uppercut.
Maria throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maria wants to slow Kovalenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Maria takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maria staying out of range there.
Maria showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kovalenko.
A bone on bone clash there as Kovalenko blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria throws a hook but Kovalenko avoids it easily.
Kovalenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maria counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kovalenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalenko blocks a jab.
Maria misses with a leg kick.
Kovalenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Kovalenko misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Maria.
Maria walks into a jab.
Kovalenko looks to land a right hand but Maria moved out of range.
Maria misses with a low kick.
Kovalenko throws a solid leg kick but Maria takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses the jab.
Kovalenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovalenko.
Maria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko looks to throw the jab but Maria is out of range.
Kovalenko misses with an uppercut.
Maria scores with a nice body kick.
Maria throws a low kick, looking for Kovalenko's leg but Kovalenko calmly moves out of range.
Kovalenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maria counters with a low kick, right behind Kovalenko 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maria.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kovalenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Maria has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Maria and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kovalenko misses with a hook.
Maria rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kovalenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Kovalenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Maria's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maria throws a jab when Kovalenko was well out of range.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kovalenko.
Maria misses with a leg kick.
Kovalenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Maria throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maria fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kovalenko checks it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovalenko misses the target.
Kovalenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Maria counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Maria counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kovalenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kovalenko misses with a looping left.
Kovalenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kovalenko throws a nice head kick!
Maria slips under a jab from Kovalenko.
Maria pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kovalenko misses the shot to the body.
Kovalenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Maria counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Kovalenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maria blocks a jab.
Maria goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovalenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maria.
Maria delivers a nice body kick.
Kovalenko misses with a hook
and Maria counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maria on the side of the head.
Kovalenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Maria.
Maria scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko lands a right hook to the body.
Kovalenko is looking to land body kicks.
Maria slips a straight right by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the side of Maria's head but Maria sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maria lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalenko off balance momentarily.
Kovalenko throws a hook but Maria blocks it.
Kovalenko takes a swing at Maria's ribcage but misses.
Kovalenko avoids the head kick by Maria.
Maria throws a leg kick which misses Kovalenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Kovalenko tries to avoid it.
Joaquim Maria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maria dodges the punch combination from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maria scores with a push kick.
Kovalenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kovalenko throws a hook but Maria avoids it easily.
Maria is looking to slow Kovalenko down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kovalenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Kovalenko misses.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Maria ducks under and follows up with a left that Maria also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joaquim Maria showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kovalenko 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kovalenko!
Nikolai Kovalenko very nearly forgot to thank Russian Top Team Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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