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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punka Asd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Kovalev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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260 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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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 Las Vegas, Punka Asd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Kovalev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalev lands a nice shot to the body.
Kovalev works the jab nicely.
Asd clinches up with Kovalev and pushes him back against the cage.
I was talking to Asd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Kovalev.
Kovalev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Asd or not.
Asd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Asd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kovalev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Asd looking to stall.
Asd has Kovalev pushed against the cage.
Kovalev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kovalev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The referee calls for Asd to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kovalev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kovalev.
Asd throws a head punch that misses.
Asd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kovalev is looking to control Asd's arms but Asd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kovalev has his back to the cage.
Asd stalling in the clinch.
Asd is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kovalev is defending well.
Asd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kovalev avoids it.
Asd lands a nice knee to the body.
Kovalev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Asd is looking to control Kovalev's arms but Kovalev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Asd has his back to the cage.
Kovalev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovalev gets through Asd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kovalev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asd content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Asd missing with knees to the body.
Kovalev drops Asd onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Asd is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Asd is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalev drops Asd with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Asd is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vladimir Kovalev!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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