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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Ivankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bocano Smithian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocano Smithian struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bocano Smithian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vyacheslav Ivankov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bocano Smithian!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivankov darts in and clinches Smithian up against the cage.
Ivankov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivankov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ivankov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ivankov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smithian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ivankov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smithian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ivankov checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Smithian does no damage.
Ivankov punishes Smithian's body with a nice straight punch.
Ivankov stuns Smithian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smithian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ivankov clinches up against the cage.
Smithian can't break the clinch.
Ivankov breaks from the clinch.
Smithian throws a head kick that misses.
Smithian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivankov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smithian to the mat! Smithian manages to get full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivankov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smithian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ivankov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smithian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivankov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithian is keeping the position for now.
Ivankov throwing strikes but missing.
Ivankov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivankov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smithian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smithian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smithian throws a left and a right that both miss
so Ivankov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Smithian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smithian avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivankov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ivankov landing with the ground and pound.
Smithian is looking to stand up but Ivankov isn't so interested in that idea.
Smithian looks gassed!
Ivankov stands up over Smithian, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ivankov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smithian works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ivankov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smithian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ivankov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ivankov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ivankov scoring with some ground and pound.
Ivankov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ivankov trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov cracks Smithian with a solid left hand.
Ivankov thows a big elbow that misses.
Ivankov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ivankov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ivankov advances to half guard.
Ivankov winds up and cracks Smithian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivankov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ivankov is nestled in close to Smithian, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Ivankov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ivankov misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivankov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smithian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ivankov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smithian counters with a solid body kick.
Ivankov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ivankov blocks a head kick by Smithian.
Vyacheslav Ivankov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivankov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ivankov is working for a submission of some sort.
Ivankov 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.
Ivankov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smithian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivankov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ivankov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smithian's head.
Ivankov works his way into side control.
Ivankov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ivankov working the ground and pound from side control.
Ivankov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ivankov in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov landing a few strikes.
Smithian taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ivankov lands a few punches from side control.
Ivankov scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ivankov working the ground and pound.
Smithian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivankov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivankov looks up at the clock and then as Smithian takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ivankov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ivankov is putting a hurting on Smithian here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ivankov is looking to take a break and control but Smithian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivankov scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ivankov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Smithian is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ivankov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ivankov landing strikes.
Ivankov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ivankov throws a strike aimed at the side of Smithian's head but Smithian avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov scores with punches from side control.
Ivankov is working Smithian over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ivankov is looking to take a break and control but Smithian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ivankov is putting a hurting on Smithian here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ivankov trying to control the action but Smithian is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smithian parries the strikes from Ivankov easily there. Ivankov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smithian to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Ivankov dominated that second round.
That's time! Ivankov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ivankov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ivankov closes the distance and pushes Smithian back into the cage.
Ivankov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ivankov breaks from the clinch.
Ivankov rushes Smithian and presses him up against the cage.
Ivankov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smithian can do to turn this around?
Smithian tries to break free but Ivankov pushes him back against the cage.
Ivankov breaks the clinch.
Ivankov jabs at Smithian's body.
Smithian gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smithian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ivankov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivankov working some strikes from top position.
Ivankov trying to control but Smithian is working from the bottom.
Ivankov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ivankov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ivankov drops back looking for a leg! Smithian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smithian manages to kick Ivankov off! Ivankov jumps back into Smithian's guard.
Ivankov chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ivankov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ivankov advances position into side control!
Ivankov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ivankov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov scoring with punches from side control.
Smithian is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ivankov connects with a decent elbow.
Ivankov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ivankov controls the position from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivankov working the ground and pound.
Vyacheslav Ivankov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ivankov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ivankov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ivankov taking a breather here.
Ivankov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bocano Smithian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivankov slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Ivankov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ivankov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vyacheslav Ivankov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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