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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kari Mountain (ranked 2675 p4p, 5080 weight class) and Andor Kovacs (ranked 288 p4p, 442 weight class). Kari Mountain could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andor Kovacs's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kari Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovacs throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
Mountain misses with a series of wild punches.
Mountain moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKovacs.
Mountain thumps Kovacs with a low kick.
Mountain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kovacs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Kovacs avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mountain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kovacs shoots in for a takedown but Mountain shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Mountain does it's job there.
Kovacs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mountain dodges the punch combination from Kovacs.
Mountain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mountain!
Kovacs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovacs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovacs wants to counter with a clinch but Mountain pushes him away.
Kovacs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mountain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mountain stalks Kovacs and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kovacs's face. Kovacs staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovacs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovacs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mountain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kovacs avoids a kick to the body.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Mountain throws a head kick but Kovacs moves out of range.
Mountain throws a head kick that Kovacs semi-blocks.
Kovacs tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Kovacs lands but Mountain takes it in his stride.
It looks like Kari Mountain has been cut.
Kovacs misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovacs.
Mountain fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mountain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mountain wants it to stay on the feet.
Kovacs looks winded!
Mountain tries to bum rush Kovacs with a series of wild strikes but Kovacs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kovacs tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mountain is looking for a counter combo.
Mountain 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 left and a right from Mountain both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mountain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mountain connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kovacs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mountain.
Mountain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mountain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mountain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mountain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kari Mountain's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mountain throws a leg kick but Kovacs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Mountain moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kovacs might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mountain has got the better of the exchanges.
Mountain misses with a takedown attempt
and Kovacs counters with a head kick. That will keep Mountain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kovacs tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Kari Mountain is winning the standup battle so far.
Mountain looks to land a combination but Kovacs avoids it well.
Mountain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovacs can do to turn this around?
Mountain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Mountain misses
and Kovacs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kovacs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mountain stalling.
Mountain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kovacs up against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mountain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A nice left hand lands by Kovacs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mountain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mountain is trying to break the clinch but Kovacs has him pressed against the cage.
Mountain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mountain is trying to push Kovacs away but Kovacs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mountain misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Kovacs releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mountain is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kovacs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mountain misses with a series of wild punches.
Kovacs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovacs tries to clinch up.
Mountain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kovacs.
A quick step to the side and Mountain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovacs lands with a slapping head kick.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kovacs misses with a straight right.
Kovacs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kovacs is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mountain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mountain lands a jab.
Kovacs throws a lazy uppercut
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Kovacs misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Mountain misses its target.
Mountain feints and then cracks Kovacs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kovacs down.
Kovacs misses with a straight right.
Kari Mountain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mountain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mountain slips under a jab from Kovacs.
Mountain throws a big counter combination but Kovacs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kovacs misses with a left hand
and Mountain counters with a left and a right that stings Kovacs.
Mountain avoids the head kick by Kovacs.
Kovacs is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Mountain throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a sloppy head kick
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mountain misses with a body shot.
Mountain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mountain.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kovacs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kovacs misses with a hook
and Mountain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kovacs is breathing heavily.
Mountain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mountain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mountain is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mountain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Mountain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kari Mountain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kari Mountain's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kovacs scores with a head kick. Mountain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mountain thows a body kick. Kovacs tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kovacs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mountain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mountain lands a leg kick that knocks Kovacs off balance momentarily.
Mountain is looking to slow Kovacs down with leg kicks.
Kovacs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mountain connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kovacs scrambles back to his feet.
Kovacs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mountain is looking for a counter combo.
Kovacs throws a head kick but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain throws a big counter combination but Kovacs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mountain throws a series of punches but Kovacs avoids them all with ease.
Mountain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mountain throws a combination. Kovacs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountain avoids the head kick by Kovacs.
Mountain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kovacs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mountain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovacs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mountain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kovacs circles away quickly and effectively.
Mountain swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovacs.
Mountain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kovacs darts in and clinches Mountain up against the cage.
Mountain taking a breather.
Kovacs has Mountain pressed against the cage, preventing Mountain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kovacs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Mountain misses.
Kari Mountain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs tries to clinch up.
Kovacs throws an overhand right that lands on Mountain's shoulder, as Mountain tries to avoid the shot.
Mountain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mountain misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.
Kovacs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kovacs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mountain.
Mountain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mountain misses with a double jab.
Kovacs wants to counter with a clinch but Mountain pushes him away.
Kovacs tries to clinch but Mountain moves out of range.
Mountain swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kovacs tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mountain counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mountain throws a nice looking combination but Kovacs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mountain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mountain throws a nice looking combination but Kovacs bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mountain slips under a jab from Kovacs.
Kovacs is looking to clinch but Mountain is avoiding it.
Mountain throws a head kick that misses.
Mountain misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kovacs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs ducks right into an uppercut from Mountain.
Kovacs misses with a looping left.
Kovacs misses with a combination
and Mountain counters with a good low kick that Kovacs was not able to check.
Kovacs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mountain blocks a head kick by Kovacs.
Kovacs takes a kick to the side of the head.
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 Kovacs.
Andor Kovacs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovacs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mountain scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kari Mountain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mountain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kari Mountain!
Andor Kovacs spoke after the fight, saying 'Tnough lost , i want bum phillps next'.
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