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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Kauffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kauffman comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne- Up up and away. Vovchanchyn has chosen the game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Wanderlei Vovchanchyn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
24 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Kauffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kauffman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vovchanchyn shoots for a takedown but Kauffman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Kauffman is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Kauffman is out of range.
Donk. Vovchanchyn catches Kauffman right on the button with a cross.
Kauffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vovchanchyn connects with an inside leg kick.
Kauffman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vovchanchyn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kauffman just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick
and Kauffman counters with a nice body kick.
Kauffman throws a sloppy head kick
and Vovchanchyn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kauffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Kauffman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kauffman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kauffman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vovchanchyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kauffman circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kauffman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kauffman moves away.
A clash of legs there as Vovchanchyn blocks the low kick.
Kauffman checks a leg kick nicely.
Vovchanchyn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn throwing shots but Kauffman is blocking nicely.
Kauffman is looking to control Vovchanchyn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kauffman avoid being mounted?
Vovchanchyn is looking to pass Kauffman's guard but actually Kauffman recovers to full guard.
Kauffman keeping moving, preventing Vovchanchyn from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman controls Vovchanchyn momentarily but Vovchanchyn frees himself.
Vovchanchyn preventing the sweep.
Kauffman trying to control the position.
Vovchanchyn passes into half guard.
Kauffman tries to get to full guard but Vovchanchyn has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vovchanchyn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kauffman tries to get to full guard but Vovchanchyn has control of the leg.
Kauffman holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vovchanchyn is thwarting Kauffman's attempts to control the position.
Kauffman moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vovchanchyn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kauffman controls Vovchanchyn momentarily but Vovchanchyn frees himself.
Vovchanchyn is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
That's time! Kauffman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn looks for a takedown but Kauffman sprawls well.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Kauffman saw that one coming.
Kauffman moves out of range as Vovchanchyn strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kauffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chad Kauffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Vovchanchyn.
Kauffman shoots in for a double leg but Vovchanchyn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Kauffman lands with a shot to the body.
Kauffman lands a nice looking body shot.
Vovchanchyn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Kauffman moves out of range.
Kauffman tries to close the distance and clinch but Vovchanchyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kauffman tries to keep at a distance but Vovchanchyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kauffman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kauffman throws a punch but it's blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kauffman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vovchanchyn is defending well.
Kauffman stops a takedown attempt from Vovchanchyn.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kauffman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn goes for a takedown attempt but Kauffman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vovchanchyn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vovchanchyn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kauffman circles away.
Vovchanchyn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vovchanchyn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kauffman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vovchanchyn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Kauffman avoids it well.
Vovchanchyn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kauffman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Kauffman takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Vovchanchyn.
Kauffman throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vovchanchyn connects with the punch.
Kauffman throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
Vovchanchyn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kauffman as he jumps to the side.
Vovchanchyn blocks a head kick by Kauffman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn throws an off balance right hand
and Kauffman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Kauffman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kauffman feints and as Vovchanchyn raises his hands in defense, Kauffman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kauffman tries to free his leg and advance position but Vovchanchyn is retaining full guard.
Vovchanchyn is pulling down on Kauffman's head. It's preventing any offense from Kauffman, at least for the moment.
Vovchanchyn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kauffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vovchanchyn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kauffman connects with a couple of short punches.
Kauffman passes Vovchanchyn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kauffman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vovchanchyn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kauffman.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Kauffman is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to improve his position but Kauffman is controlling well.
Kauffman throwing shots but Vovchanchyn is blocking nicely.
Vovchanchyn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kauffman.
Kauffman is looking to stall here but Vovchanchyn recovers full guard.
Vovchanchyn controls Kauffman momentarily but Kauffman frees himself.
Vovchanchyn being controlled here, momentarily.
Kauffman wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman throws a big elbow that misses.
Vovchanchyn keeping moving, preventing Kauffman from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chad Kauffman.
Nice shot by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a really nice looking cross but Kauffman seems unphased.
Vovchanchyn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kauffman under the eye.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kauffman moves away.
Kauffman clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman is pressed up against the cage. Vovchanchyn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kauffman down to the mat. Kauffman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vovchanchyn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kauffman is out of range.
Kauffman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws the left hand but Kauffman avoids the punch easily.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch
and Kauffman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kauffman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Kauffman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kauffman.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from Kauffman.
Kauffman misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
A left lands for Kauffman.
Vovchanchyn 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.
Kauffman working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kauffman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kauffman working a defensive guard here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Kauffman clearly takes that 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.
Kauffman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vovchanchyn walks into a straight right hand from Kauffman.
Nice sprawl there from Kauffman as Vovchanchyn shoots in.
Kauffman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kauffman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kauffman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kauffman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kauffman ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kauffman!
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes here but Kauffman is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Vovchanchyn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kauffman is trying desperately to improve position.
Vovchanchyn misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kauffman is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman tries to hold on but Vovchanchyn pushes him away.
Kauffman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vovchanchyn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kauffman is looking to get to half guard.
Kauffman avoids a series of strikes thrown by Vovchanchyn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kauffman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vovchanchyn tries to control but Kauffman wriggling away.
Chad Kauffman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vovchanchyn scoring with strikes but Kauffman is staying in there.
Kauffman tries to reverse the position but Vovchanchyn maintains control.
Vovchanchyn controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vovchanchyn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kauffman's guard.
Kauffman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kauffman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vovchanchyn stands up over Kauffman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn postures up.
Kauffman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kauffman trying to keep a closed guard but Vovchanchyn is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chad Kauffman wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vovchanchyn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vovchanchyn is taking a breather. Kauffman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vovchanchyn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kauffman defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vovchanchyn trying to control from half guard but Kauffman is working away.
Vovchanchyn throwing shots but Kauffman is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kauffman gets back to full guard.
Kauffman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vovchanchyn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vovchanchyn is defended easily by Kauffman.
Vovchanchyn with a poor takedown
and Kauffman counters with a good low kick that Vovchanchyn was not able to check.
An inside leg kick from Kauffman misses.
Kauffman throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Kauffman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kauffman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vovchanchyn moves in looking to clinch but Kauffman pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn lands a head shot.
Kauffman throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a looping overhand right but Kauffman ducks down to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kauffman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kauffman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kauffman circles away.
Chad Kauffman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Vovchanchyn.
No luck for Vovchanchyn with that takedown attempt.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kauffman swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kauffman tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
Kauffman throws a looping overhand right but Vovchanchyn ducks down to avoid it.
Kauffman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Vovchanchyn avoids it really well and circles away.
Kauffman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vovchanchyn.
Kauffman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vovchanchyn is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kauffman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vovchanchyn keeping full guard, as Kauffman tries to pass.
Vovchanchyn has control of Kauffman's left arm, preventing Kauffman from doing any damage.
Kauffman trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Kauffman is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chad Kauffman.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Kauffman.
Vovchanchyn fails with a takedown attempt.
Vovchanchyn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kauffman is out of range and Vovchanchyn settles back down.
Vovchanchyn misses with a jab to the body
and Kauffman counters with a big head kick but Vovchanchyn shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kauffman throws an overhand right that lands on Vovchanchyn's shoulder, as Vovchanchyn tries to avoid the shot.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Kauffman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kauffman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Kauffman!
Chad Kauffman gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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