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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Get Wet About Don (ranked 279 p4p, 234 weight class) and Ivan Dochenko (ranked 32 p4p, 27 weight class). Ivan Dochenko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Get Wet About Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Dochenko!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dochenko throws a body shot but no joy.
About Don appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dochenko connects with a crisp jab.
About Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dochenko.
About Don shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Dochenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Dochenko just misses with a punch to the body.
About Don rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dochenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dochenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
About Don misses the jab.
About Don cracks Dochenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
About Don throws a body shot but no joy.
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
About Don throws out a loose jab but Dochenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
About Don avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko throws a lazy uppercut
and About Don counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
About Don throws a hook to the side of Dochenko's head but Dochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dochenko wants to counter the offense by About Don and move into the clinch position.
Dochenko tries to bum rush About Don with a series of wild strikes but About Don uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from About Don misses the target.
Dochenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
About Don is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dochenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
About Don trying to hold on to Dochenko's head to control him but Dochenko postures up.
About Don tries to roll over but Dochenko keeps him under control.
Dochenko is looking to advance position but About Don won't allow it.
Dochenko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko prevents About Don from improving his position.
About Don is holding on to half guard well.
Dochenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dochenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dochenko in particular looking to stall.
About Don moves into full guard.
About Don looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dochenko is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dochenko throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dochenko's guard. Nice move by About Don!
About Don wants to control from the top but Dochenko keeps moving.
Dochenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dochenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dochenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. About Don manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dochenko working his ground and pound in the gym.
About Don controls Dochenko momentarily but Dochenko frees himself.
Dochenko 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Dochenko from controlling successfully.
Dochenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control About Don haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
About Don is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dochenko 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dochenko dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
About Don 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.
About Don looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dochenko throws a lazy uppercut
and About Don counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Dochenko.
About Don waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dochenko.
About Don ducks under a wild hook from Dochenko.
Dochenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Get Wet About Don is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Dochenko misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dochenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
About Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
About Don lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dochenko throws a jab when About Don was well out of range.
About Don throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dochenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
About Don throws out a loose jab but Dochenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dochenko throws the left hand but About Don avoids the punch easily.
About Don throws a combination that misses
and Dochenko counters with a straight right hand.
About Don looks to score with a jab to the body but Dochenko is just out of range.
Dochenko throws out a counter right but About Don avoids it with no problem.
About Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dochenko.
Dochenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dochenko connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
About Don throws a hook but Dochenko avoids it easily.
About Don bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dochenko's head.
About Don shoots in and drives through. Dochenko sprawls well.
About Don misses the shot to the body.
Dochenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dochenko throws a hook to the side of About Don's head but About Don sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from About Don on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
About Don swings and misses with a hook to the body.
About Don throws a body punch but Dochenko moves out of range.
Dochenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dochenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Dochenko connects with a body shot that sends About Don's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
About Don closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dochenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
About Don misses with a body shot
and Dochenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Dochenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between About Don's hands.
Nice shot by Dochenko.
About Don displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dochenko throws out the jab.
About Don connects with a looping right hand.
About Don lands with a right hand.
About Don staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dochenko walks into a stiff left hand from About Don.
Dochenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dochenko takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Dochenko misses the target.
Dochenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
About Don misses the jab.
Dochenko 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.
About Don scores with a hook.
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
About Don throws a lazy right hand but Dochenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dochenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
About Don moves out of range as Dochenko strikes.
About Don throwing a counter right hand but Dochenko manages to avoid it.
About Don misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Dochenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dochenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck for About Don with that takedown attempt.
Dochenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
About Don uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dochenko.
About Don looks to land a combination but Dochenko avoids it well.
About Don fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dochenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
Dochenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Dochenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on About Don's shoulder, as About Don tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Dochenko misses its intended target.
About Don scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dochenko doesn't seem bothered though.
About Don shoots and misses
and Dochenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
About Don uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dochenko.
Nice cross by About Don.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Get Wet About Don will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
About Don swings widly with a right hand
and Dochenko counters with a left to the body.
About Don is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dochenko.
About Don gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheers as Dochenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. About Don doesn't seem phased though.
About Don slips under a jab.
Dochenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
About Don on the wrong end of a nice jab.
About Don misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
About Don misses the body punch
and Dochenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
About Don moves away from the strike by Dochenko.
Dochenko misses with a left hand
letting About Don counter with a right hand.
About Don jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dochenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped About Don in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Dochenko misses.
An attempted straight right counter from About Don misses the target.
About Don goes for a double leg but Dochenko avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dochenko continues to drive forward.
A short left from Dochenko.
About Don tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
About Don tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dochenko's elbow.
Dochenko misses with a body punch.
About Don wants to break the clinch but can't.
About Don has a couple of punches blocked by Dochenko.
Dochenko is looking to control About Don's arms but About Don gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dochenko has his back to the cage.
About Don lands a right hand.
About Don prevents a body shot from Dochenko.
Dochenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
About Don is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
About Don wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dochenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
About Don manages to pull guard.
Dochenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
About Don is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
About Don working for a triangle but Dochenko defends it easily.
Dochenko trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dochenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dochenko lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Dochenko from controlling successfully.
Dochenko looking to sit in guard and control but About Don gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ivan Dochenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dochenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
About Don trying to control but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
About Don trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dochenko controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dochenko is on top in guard.
About Don keeping moving, preventing Dochenko from controlling successfully.
Dochenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
About Don looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dochenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of About Don's head.
About Don not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dochenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dochenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dochenko!
A relieved looking Ivan Dochenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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