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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jayshaun Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayshaun Agosto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev misses the jab.
Agosto is looking for a counter combo.
Kovalev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Agosto throws a one two combo.
Agosto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kovalev.
Agosto takes one to the chin there.
Kovalev misses with a lunging right hand
letting Agosto counter with a right hand.
Kovalev just misses with a punch to the body.
Agosto lands a lovely overhand right.
Kovalev fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Agosto, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agosto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Agosto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovalev throws a right and a left that Agosto avoids nicely.
Kovalev tries to close the distance and clinch but Agosto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovalev tries to clinch but Agosto is having none of it.
Kovalev misses with a hook
and Agosto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalev jabs at Agosto's body.
Kovalev looks to clinch
and Agosto counters with a stiff right hand.
Agosto looks to land a right hand but Kovalev moved out of range.
Kovalev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Alexei Kovalev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalev catches Agosto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kovalev's jab looks to have found its range, popping Agosto under the eye.
Kovalev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donk. Kovalev catches Agosto right on the button with a cross.
Agosto throws a lazy right hand but Kovalev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovalev tries to counter with a clinch but Agosto shakes him off and moves away.
Kovalev throws out a loose jab but Agosto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalev fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kovalev throws a looping overhand right but Agosto ducks down to avoid it.
Kovalev throws a leg kick
and Agosto counters with a stiff right hand.
Agosto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovalev throws out a powerful jab.
Agosto misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Kovalev misses.
Kovalev misses with a body punch
and Agosto counters with a three punch combo that has Kovalev backing up. Kovalev nods at Agosto to acknowledge the strikes.
Kovalev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kovalev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kovalev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Kovalev.
Kovalev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agosto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovalev looks to land a left hand but Agosto moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kovalev misses.
Kovalev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kovalev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovalev misses with a hook. Agosto ducked under it nicely.
Kovalev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Agosto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kovalev tries to clinch up.
Kovalev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Agosto needs to keep his hands up - Kovalev had a free shot at his head there.
Agosto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Agosto missing with a left hand there. Kovalev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Kovalev. That snapped Agosto's head back.
Kovalev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Agosto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Agosto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kovalev just misses with a punch to the body.
Agosto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A combination from Kovalev does no damage.
Agosto half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good shot there by Kovalev.
Kovalev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Agosto counters with a straight right hand.
Kovalev scores with a decent looking hook.
Kovalev scores with a jab to the head.
Kovalev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agosto throws a big counter combination but Kovalev scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kovalev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kovalev misses with a shot to the body
and Agosto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovalev thinking.
Nice defenses there by Agosto.
It looked like Agosto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kovalev.
Kovalev wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovalev misses with a right hand
and Agosto counters with a three punch combo that has Kovalev backing up. Kovalev nods at Agosto to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Kovalev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Kovalev dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Agosto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kovalev lands with an overhand left.
Kovalev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agosto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Agosto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovalev misses with a leg kick
and Agosto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kovalev scores with a nice strike.
Kovalev misses with a jab to the body
enabling Agosto to counter with a crisp jab.
Agosto moves away from the strike by Kovalev.
A combination from Agosto does no damage.
Kovalev misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovalev misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kovalev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Agosto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agosto walks into a jab.
Kovalev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Agosto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalev scores with a hook to the body. Agosto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kovalev misses with a body punch
and Agosto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kovalev wants to clinch.
Kovalev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovalev thuds his right hand into Agosto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kovalev looks to clinch
and Agosto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kovalev lands a jab to the nose.
Kovalev with a nice cross.
Kovalev dips to his left and cracks Agosto with an uppercut!
Kovalev looks to throw the jab but Agosto is out of range.
Agosto is looking for a counter combo.
Agosto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kovalev misses with an uppercut. Agosto saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agosto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovalev misses the target.
Agosto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kovalev looks to clinch
enabling Agosto to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Agosto lands.
Agosto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kovalev with a nice cross.
Agosto throws an overhand right that lands on Kovalev's shoulder, as Kovalev tries to avoid the shot.
Agosto thows a leg kick but Kovalev checks it
and Agosto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kovalev misses with a body shot.
Kovalev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kovalev scores with a jab to the body.
Kovalev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agosto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovalev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agosto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovalev.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agosto. Kovalev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalev throws a hook but Agosto avoids it easily.
Agosto throws a solid leg kick but Kovalev takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Agosto.
A big left from Kovalev misses.
Kovalev lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kovalev misses with a lunging right hand
letting Agosto counter with a right hand.
Agosto thuds a left hand into Kovalev's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Kovalev as he connects with a hook.
Kovalev missing with a left hand there. Agosto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agosto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agosto seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice defenses there by Agosto.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalev darts in trying to clinch
and Agosto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovalev missing with a left hand there. Agosto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Kovalev does it's job there.
Kovalev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Agosto on the side of the head.
Kovalev throws a sloppy body shot
and Agosto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agosto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Agosto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovalev's head backwards.
Agosto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovalev throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexei Kovalev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Agosto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alexei Kovalev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kovalev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Agosto on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kovalev. Agosto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovalev connects with a nice looking jab.
Kovalev tries to clinch up
letting Agosto counter with a right hand.
Agosto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Agosto counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovalev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Agosto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovalev.
Agosto connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovalev. Kovalev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto connects with a single shot there.
Agosto throws a sloppy body shot
and Kovalev counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovalev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Agosto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Agosto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kovalev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agosto circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Agosto counter with a right hand.
Kovalev connects with a nice looking jab.
Kovalev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovalev slips a jab and a cross from Agosto.
Kovalev tries to clinch but Agosto is having none of it.
Agosto was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Agosto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alexei Kovalev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Kovalev there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agosto throws out a loose jab but Kovalev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalev misses with a hook
and Agosto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kovalev moves in looking to clinch but Agosto pushes him off.
Kovalev tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kovalev takes a swing at Agosto's ribcage but misses.
Kovalev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Agosto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Kovalev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovalev cracks a nice hook into Agosto's ribs.
Kovalev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Agosto on the side of the head.
Kovalev closes the distance looking to clinch
and Agosto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agosto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovalev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kovalev clobbers Agosto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kovalev misses with a looping left.
Kovalev wants to land a leg kick but Agosto is out of range.
Kovalev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kovalev throws the kick towards the body but Agosto avoids it.
Kovalev throws a hook but Agosto blocks it.
Jayshaun Agosto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Kovalev. Beautiful body shot.
Agosto misses with a straight right.
Kovalev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Agosto sizes up Kovalev with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kovalev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovalev misses with an uppercut. Agosto saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agosto needs to keep his hands up - Kovalev had a free shot at his head there.
Kovalev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Agosto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Agosto misses the target.
Kovalev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kovalev tries to clinch but Agosto moves away
and Agosto counters with a left and a right that stings Kovalev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovalev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kovalev connects with a right hand. Agosto shakes it off.
Agosto missing with a left hand there. Kovalev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kovalev now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kovalev lands with an uppercut that bounces Agosto off the cage and back into range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kovalev. That snapped Agosto's head back.
Agosto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovalev.
Agosto is looking for a counter combo.
Agosto slips under a jab.
Agosto swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovalev.
It looked like Agosto wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexei Kovalev.
Well Kovalev 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Kovalev!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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