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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedicte Swanson (ranked 2177 p4p, 2682 weight class) and Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 275 p4p, 334 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vovchanchyn's choice of entrance music: Зима-мама. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedicte Swanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Igor Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swanson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swanson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson checks the leg kick.
Swanson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Swanson blocks a low kick nicely.
Swanson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn with a hook.
Swanson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Swanson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Swanson throws a sloppy head kick
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson scores with a shot to the body.
Swanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Swanson catches Vovchanchyn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick from Vovchanchyn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vovchanchyn throws a looping overhand right but Swanson ducks down to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws out a powerful jab.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Swanson.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vovchanchyn checks a low kick from Swanson.
Swanson connects with a right hand. Vovchanchyn shakes it off.
Swanson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Swanson moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Vovchanchyn counters with a left to the body.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vovchanchyn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vovchanchyn blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Swanson cracks Vovchanchyn with a good jab.
Vovchanchyn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Swanson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Vovchanchyn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Swanson.
Swanson tried to score with a low kick but Vovchanchyn checks it.
Vovchanchyn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Swanson with a body shot.
Swanson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Swanson's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Vovchanchyn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benedicte Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vovchanchyn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Swanson avoids the head kick by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with an uppercut
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice leg kick.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice body punch.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Swanson misses its target.
Swanson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Swanson scores with a jab. Vovchanchyn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Vovchanchyn.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Swanson.
Vovchanchyn just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a head kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vovchanchyn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Swanson lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Igor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vovchanchyn avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Swanson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vovchanchyn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swanson. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Swanson lands with a nice body punch.
Swanson cracks Vovchanchyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Swanson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vovchanchyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Swanson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Vovchanchyn cracks Swanson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vovchanchyn ducks right into an uppercut from Swanson.
Swanson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Swanson connects with a leg kick.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swanson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Vovchanchyn appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson connects with a high kick.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range and Swanson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Swanson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
Swanson pushes Vovchanchyn away with a front kick.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swanson.
Vovchanchyn blocks a head kick by Swanson.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good body shot.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Vovchanchyn scores with a kick to the body.
Swanson misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swanson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn wants to land a leg kick but Swanson is out of range.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Swanson moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Swanson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vovchanchyn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Swanson misses.
And Vovchanchyn responds with a good body kick, but Swanson manages to step out the way in time.
Vovchanchyn is looking to chop away at Swanson's legs.
Swanson avoids a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vovchanchyn looks for the body kick but Swanson saw that one coming.
Vovchanchyn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Swanson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
Swanson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vovchanchyn will feel that in the morning.
Swanson misses with a looping left.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a body kick but Swanson moved away.
Swanson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swanson throwing a counter right hand but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vovchanchyn avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Swanson works Vovchanchyn's body with a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Swanson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vovchanchyn throws a head kick that misses.
Swanson jabs Vovchanchyn right on the nose. Vovchanchyn blinks but takes it well.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson is looking to land body kicks.
Swanson motions for Vovchanchyn to come forward. Swanson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swanson misses with a leg kick
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid body kick from Swanson.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Swanson dodges the punch combination from Vovchanchyn.
Swanson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Swanson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vovchanchyn has time to react.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swanson with the inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the strikes.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Swanson.
Vovchanchyn connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson scores with a nice right hand.
Swanson cracks Vovchanchyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benedicte Swanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
That's time! Swanson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Swanson misses with the body kick
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn walks into a stiff left hand from Swanson.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vovchanchyn scores with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot from downtown. Swanson moves away and avoids it.
Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Swanson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Swanson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vovchanchyn.
A slapping body kick lands there for Vovchanchyn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Swanson is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn cracks Swanson with a good jab.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Swanson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swanson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Swanson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Swanson throws a shot to the body.
Swanson misses with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Swanson eats them both and turns towards Vovchanchyn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Vovchanchyn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson punishes Vovchanchyn's body with a nice straight punch.
Vovchanchyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swanson lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vovchanchyn lands with an uppercut that bounces Swanson off the cage and back into range.
Nice jab there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the body kick from Swanson.
A nice side step and Vovchanchyn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swanson.
A bone on bone clash there as Swanson blocks the leg kick.
Swanson misses with a low kick.
Vovchanchyn avoids the head kick by Swanson.
Swanson blocks a jab.
Swanson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
Swanson swings widly with a right hand
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Swanson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson thuds his shin into the meat of Vovchanchyn's side.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.
Swanson takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Vovchanchyn's head but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vovchanchyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swanson digs a good body shot into Vovchanchyn's ribs.
The fighters circling - Vovchanchyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It appears Swanson was looking to counter with a kick there.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swanson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick from Vovchanchyn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vovchanchyn scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn jabs Swanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vovchanchyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson 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.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a front kick but Swanson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to Swanson's midsection.
Vovchanchyn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Swanson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Swanson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vovchanchyn.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Swanson.
Swanson scores with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn lunges at Swanson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Swanson's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson throws an off balance right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Vovchanchyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vovchanchyn 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 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Vovchanchyn!
Igor Vovchanchyn really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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