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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Koval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Testify - Rage Against The Machine. The crowd seem to be enjoying Koval's choice of entrance music: The Takedown- Yellowcard. The key to victory for Mike Andrews has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Koval!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews misses with a head kick.
Koval dodges the punch combination from Andrews.
Andrews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrews thows a body kick. Koval tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koval feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Andrews wants to control but Koval passes easily into half guard.
Koval slows the pace down in half guard.
Andrews missing with punches from the bottom.
Andrews is looking for a sweep. Koval is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Andrews is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Koval scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andrews 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.
Koval controlling the pace.
Andrews missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews wants to control but Koval is keeping busy.
Andrews tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Andrews scores with a spinning back kick!
Mike Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrews fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koval checks it well.
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrews throws a head kick that misses.
Andrews tries to clinch up but Koval circles away and keeps his distance.
Koval darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Andrews tries to roll over but Koval keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koval looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koval takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Andrews has hold of Koval's hands but Koval slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Koval trying to mount his opponent but Andrews defends it.
Andrews is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koval perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Koval lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Koval looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Koval has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Andrews manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Andrews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Andrews is striking but Koval is not phased and passes to half guard.
Koval moves into full mount! Andrews won't be happy about that!
Koval controlling his opponent.
Koval's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Koval won't let Andrews get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Koval controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
I looks like Koval might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Koval just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrews tries to clinch there but Koval circles away.
Andrews throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andrews goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koval drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koval won't allow Andrews to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Koval dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andrews goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koval closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Koval winds up and cracks Andrews with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koval working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Andrews wants to get back to full guard.
Andrews is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Koval lands a nice short elbow.
Koval perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Well, if Koval is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Koval just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koval will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrews tries to clinch there but Koval circles away.
Koval scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koval slows the pace down in half guard.
Andrews works his way to full guard. Good work.
Koval is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Andrews tries to strike from the bottom.
Koval postures up in Andrews's guard and throws a big left but Andrews blocks it.
Koval not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Koval is one step ahead there.
Koval stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koval slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koval connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Andrews some visible discomfort.
Koval controls the position.
Andrews is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here as Koval stalls from top position.
Andrews looks to move to half guard but instead Koval has passed into mount! Damn!
Koval sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Koval just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andrews lands a head kick. Koval smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Andrews misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Koval showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koval circles away from the clinch attempt.
Andrews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koval swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrews fails with the takedown
and Koval counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Andrews's guard now.
Koval showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Andrews looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Koval is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews keeping full guard, as Koval tries to pass.
Koval thows a big elbow that misses.
Koval scoring with some ground and pound.
Koval slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Despite being in the dominant position, Antonio Koval just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koval shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Koval slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koval stopping the sweep attempt from Andrews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Koval seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Andrews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koval wants to pass the guard but Andrews is keeping the position.
Koval passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Koval with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koval passes the guard and advances to mount!
Koval controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Andrews is looking to get to half guard.
Koval tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Andrews wants to control but Koval is having none of it.
Mike Andrews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koval content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Koval comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Koval winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Koval!
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energy
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hype
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