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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling's entrance music is Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. A fine choice. Nikolai Kovalenko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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37
261 lbs
56 - 29 - 0 |
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205 cm
34
260 lbs
37 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
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
56 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot.
Kovalenko throws an off balance right hand
and Stehling counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kovalenko's guard now.
Stehling might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stehling trying to control but Kovalenko is working from the bottom.
Stehling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but Kovalenko blocks nicely.
Kovalenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stehling.
Kovalenko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Stehling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stehling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kovalenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovalenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Kovalenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stehling closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stehling controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Kovalenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalenko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kovalenko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stehling is controlling him well.
You can see the frustration on Kovalenko's face as Stehling controls the position.
Stehling 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Stehling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stehling throws an elbow but Kovalenko slips to the side and avoids it well.
Stehling misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stehling is looking to take a break and control but Kovalenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
An elbow from Stehling crashes against the mat.
Stehling trying to control the position but Kovalenko is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stehling trying to control the action but Kovalenko is working from the bottom.
Stehling is putting a hurting on Kovalenko here, landing some big shots from side control.
Stehling working the ground and pound but Kovalenko is defending the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Stehling are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stehling trying to control the action but Kovalenko is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovalenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovalenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stehling looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stehling throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kovalenko.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Kovalenko.
Stehling has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kovalenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stehling looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stehling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kovalenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko is looking to chop away at Stehling's legs.
Stehling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovalenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stehling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stehling connects with a body shot that sends Kovalenko's belly button to the back.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovalenko is just out of range.
Stehling rushes Kovalenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stehling misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stehling.
Kovalenko tries to break free but Stehling pushes him back against the cage.
Stehling misses with the head strike.
Kovalenko blocks an uppercut.
Stehling lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovalenko backwards.
Kovalenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Stehling fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stehling takes a swing at Kovalenko's ribcage but misses.
Stehling connects with a jab.
Stehling takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovalenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kovalenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Kovalenko avoids the body shot from Stehling.
Stehling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovalenko.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kovalenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Kovalenko throws a looping overhand right but Stehling ducks down to avoid it.
Stehling staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Stehling avoids it well.
Kovalenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovalenko lands with a straight right. Stehling didn't see that one coming.
Stehling avoids the head kick by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stehling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stehling manages to avoid it.
Kovalenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovalenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Stehling.
Stehling avoids a kick to the body.
Stehling doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovalenko circles away.
Stehling swings for the body but Kovalenko moves out of range.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling slips a jab and a cross from Kovalenko.
Stehling avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stehling is looking to wear down Kovalenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kovalenko misses with a straight right.
Stehling swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kovalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalenko. Stehling does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalenko checks a low kick from Stehling.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Kovalenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stehling tries to clinch there but Kovalenko circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalenko cracks Stehling with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kovalenko digs a good body shot into Stehling's ribs.
Kovalenko misses with a hook
and Stehling counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kovalenko!
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.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stehling shoots in for a double leg but Kovalenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stehling slips under a jab from Kovalenko.
Kovalenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stehling has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stehling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kovalenko.
Stehling slips a jab from Kovalenko.
Stehling moves out of range as Kovalenko strikes.
Stehling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovalenko takes a swing at Stehling's ribcage but misses.
Stehling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovalenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovalenko throws a big shot that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Stehling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stehling.
Stehling wants to slow Kovalenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Stehling defending well as Kovalenko loads up on a big left hand.
Stehling fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stehling. Kovalenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stehling looking to score a takedown here. Kovalenko is defending well but Stehling drives through and ends up in Kovalenko's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kovalenko holds on and takes a little breather.
Stehling is looking to pass into half guard but Kovalenko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kovalenko is in guard.
Stehling trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stehling wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mitchell Stehling has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stehling tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovalenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stehling scores with a body shot.
Kovalenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalenko.
Stehling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kovalenko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kovalenko is not content to let Stehling control the position.
Stehling sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kovalenko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kovalenko wants to get back to his feet but Stehling is dominant here and he's now got Kovalenko's back!
Kovalenko is trapped and Stehling is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Stehling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kovalenko!
Mitchell Stehling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kovalenko finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Stehling looking to finish Kovalenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kovalenko!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stehling tries to control but Kovalenko wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Stehling showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stehling has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!
Mitchell Stehling thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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