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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simba Burns Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Simba Burns Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
30 - 15 - 0 |
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205 cm
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260 lbs
55 - 26 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Simba Burns Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
55 - 26 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Kovalenko is looking to chop away at Burns Jr's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Kovalenko down.
A slow jab from Kovalenko misses its intended target.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalenko off balance momentarily.
Burns Jr throws a hook but Kovalenko avoids it easily.
Kovalenko throws a counter combo.
Kovalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a big counter combination but Kovalenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burns Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kovalenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burns Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kovalenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kovalenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
Kovalenko digs a good hook to Burns Jr's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kovalenko blocks a head kick by Burns Jr.
A nice combination there by Kovalenko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Kovalenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Kovalenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kovalenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Burns Jr pushes Kovalenko away with a front kick.
Kovalenko throws out a powerful jab.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burns Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovalenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovalenko thuds a left hand into Burns Jr's body.
Burns Jr tries to land a front kick but Kovalenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Kovalenko slams his shin into Burns Jr's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kovalenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovalenko manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr darts in and clinches Kovalenko up against the cage.
Kovalenko blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns Jr.
Kovalenko breaks the clinch.
Burns Jr throws a leg kick but Kovalenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns Jr lands a jab.
Burns Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kovalenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Kovalenko misses with a double jab.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko scores with a nice right hand.
Burns Jr slips a straight right by Kovalenko.
Burns Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kovalenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burns Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovalenko slips a jab from Burns Jr.
Kovalenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns Jr moves away.
Burns Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kovalenko takes a swing at Burns Jr's ribcage but misses.
Burns Jr is looking to counter punch.
Burns Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Kovalenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Kovalenko off balance momentarily.
Kovalenko throws a shot from downtown. Burns Jr moves away and avoids it.
Burns Jr lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burns Jr cracks Kovalenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kovalenko throws a hook but Burns Jr blocks it.
Kovalenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns Jr, right into the meat.
Burns Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kovalenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Kovalenko.
Burns Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kovalenko looks to land a right hand but Burns Jr moved out of range.
Burns Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kovalenko is out of range and Burns Jr settles back down.
Burns Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
Burns Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Simba Burns Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovalenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Burns Jr backs up against the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns Jr. That's going to slow Kovalenko down.
Kovalenko misses with a looping right.
Burns Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Burns Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kovalenko is able to avoid easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kovalenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns Jr thows a body kick. Kovalenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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 misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovalenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kovalenko throws a right hand that Burns Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Burns Jr also avoids with ease.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Burns Jr avoids them all with ease.
Burns Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kovalenko, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Kovalenko is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns Jr manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Burns Jr.
Burns Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovalenko misses with a wild body shot.
Burns Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burns Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Kovalenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burns Jr moves away from the strike by Kovalenko.
Kovalenko misses with a body shot.
Burns Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kovalenko avoids it.
Nikolai Kovalenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Kovalenko's front leg.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Burns Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns Jr lands with a nice body kick.
Burns Jr lands a front kick.
Burns Jr throws a nice looking combination but Kovalenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Burns Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kovalenko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Burns Jr avoids it well.
Burns Jr closes the distance and pushes Kovalenko back into the cage.
Burns Jr gets through Kovalenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burns Jr tries to work over Kovalenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns Jr prevents Kovalenko from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr lands an uppercut.
Burns Jr throws a head punch that misses.
You can see that Kovalenko has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kovalenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Burns Jr has double underhooks.
Burns Jr works on Kovalenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovalenko or not.
Burns Jr lands a body shot.
Burns Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kovalenko.
Burns Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Burns Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burns Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Burns Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burns Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns Jr working aggressively here.
Burns Jr misses with a body punch.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
A head punch on the inside from Burns Jr fails to land.
Burns Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns Jr has Kovalenko pushed against the cage.
Burns Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovalenko.
Burns Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalenko controls the action.
Kovalenko working hard to break the clinch.
Burns Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovalenko or not.
Kovalenko blocks a body shot from Burns Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simba Burns Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Burns Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kovalenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burns Jr staying out of range there.
Burns Jr cracks Kovalenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kovalenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Kovalenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Burns Jr.
Burns Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kovalenko backs up against the cage.
Burns Jr cracks the inside of Kovalenko's front leg.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burns Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kovalenko will feel that in the morning.
Burns Jr lands a big right hand that sends Kovalenko crashing to the mat! Burns Jr stays standing though and waves Kovalenko back to his feet!
Kovalenko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Burns Jr.
Kovalenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns Jr finish him?
Kovalenko circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Burns Jr. Kovalenko falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Burns Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simba Burns Jr!
Simba Burns Jr retains his super heavyweight title!
Post fight, Simba Burns Jr took to the microphone: 'much respect to Zivic and his manager and this organization for this special opportunity. I knew I just had to go all out from round 1, no excuses I had this time around. Thanks to everyone for coming.'.
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energy
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