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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 3983 p4p, 393 weight class) and BM Websphere (ranked 6191 p4p, 526 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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153 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, BM Websphere!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
Websphere scores with a decent looking hook.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by Websphere.
Vovchanchyn wants to clinch up but Websphere keeps it at a distance.
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere throws a big shot that misses.
Websphere keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Websphere there.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Websphere misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vovchanchyn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Vovchanchyn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Websphere avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Websphere tries to keep at a distance but Vovchanchyn has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn letting Websphere take a breather here.
Websphere blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn is trying to force a seperation but Websphere has the dominant position.
Websphere blocking some punches.
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Websphere.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Websphere blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Websphere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Websphere.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Websphere has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vovchanchyn seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Websphere can turn it around.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Websphere blocks it.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Websphere controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere tries to work over Vovchanchyn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Websphere lands with a short shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn digs a right hand underneath Websphere's ribcage. Websphere let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Websphere escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Websphere scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vovchanchyn doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn instigates a clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Websphere misses with a hook from the clinch.
Websphere blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere lands with a light punch inside.
Websphere scores with a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Websphere fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Websphere manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Websphere tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Websphere finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Websphere connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Websphere showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Websphere throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Websphere moves away.
Vovchanchyn misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up.
Websphere throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Vovchanchyn misses its target.
Vovchanchyn is looking to wear down Websphere with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Websphere's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vovchanchyn.
Websphere drops his hands momentarily and Vovchanchyn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shot to the body.
Websphere takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vovchanchyn catches Websphere with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vovchanchyn tries to close the distance and clinch but Websphere swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vovchanchyn connects with a jab.
Websphere shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Websphere.
Websphere looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vovchanchyn digs a good body shot into Websphere's ribs.
Vovchanchyn drops his hands momentarily and Websphere takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from Websphere.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab. Websphere acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Websphere avoids a punch combination nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Websphere misses.
Websphere throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
Vovchanchyn gets a clinch.
Websphere scores with a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Websphere stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Websphere is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Websphere avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy right hand. Websphere should have avoided that one.
Websphere loads up on a big right hand but Vovchanchyn slips the punch.
Vovchanchyn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Websphere manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Websphere let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Websphere misses with a kick to the body
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice body shot.
Vovchanchyn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vovchanchyn gets a clinch.
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike.
Websphere lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vovchanchyn.
Websphere breaks from the clinch.
Websphere throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Vovchanchyn stuns Websphere with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Websphere.
Vovchanchyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Websphere looks for the body kick but Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
Websphere pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Websphere misses with a wild body shot.
Websphere throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Websphere takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Websphere tries to land a front kick but Vovchanchyn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Vovchanchyn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Websphere.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Websphere throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Websphere moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Websphere is breathing heavily.
Websphere is looking to chop away at Vovchanchyn's legs.
Good shot there by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Websphere in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vovchanchyn connects with a combination that backs up Websphere into the cage. Vovchanchyn lands a flurry of punches that gets past Websphere's guard. Websphere is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Vovchanchyn bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Vovchanchyn!
After winning the bout, Igor Vovchanchyn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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