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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Welch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislav Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stemm's Face The Pain. Ivanov has chosen Muffin man as his entrance music. Bryan Welch has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanislav Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Welch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Welch misses with a series of wild punches.
Welch throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Welch 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.
It looks like Stanislav Ivanov has been cut.
Welch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Welch misses the jab.
Ivanov moves away from the strike by Welch.
Welch misses with a hook.
No joy there for Welch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Welch tries to bum rush Ivanov with a series of wild strikes but Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ivanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanov instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ivanov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Welch's brow.
Welch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Welch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Welch misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Welch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Welch.
Bryan Welch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welch throws out a loose jab but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Welch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Welch lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivanov tries to clinch but Welch is having none of it.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Welch circles away and keeps his distance.
Welch is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Welch looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Welch scores with a jab. Ivanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ivanov throws a lazy right hand but Welch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ivanov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Welch circles away.
Welch scores with a jab.
Welch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Welch.
Welch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Welch lands a body shot.
Welch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivanov throws a combination that misses
and Welch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Welch.
Ivanov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Welch counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivanov looks gassed!
Ivanov slips a jab from Welch.
Welch loads up on a big right hand but Ivanov slips the punch.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Welch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Stanislav Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welch connects with a looping right hand.
Welch lands a slapping body shot.
Welch with a nice cross.
Ivanov is rocked!
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Welch finish him?
Welch lands a nice hook to Ivanov's body. Ivanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ivanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ivanov slips under a jab from Welch.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Welch misses with a combination
and Ivanov counters with a body kick that stops Welch in his tracks momentarily.
Welch misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Welch misses.
Welch throws a right and a left that Ivanov avoids nicely.
Ivanov throws a hook but Welch avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welch jabs at Ivanov's body.
Welch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Welch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ivanov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ivanov looking to stall.
Welch has Ivanov pushed against the cage.
Ivanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Welch up against the cage.
Welch working hard to break the clinch.
Ivanov wants to stall.
Welch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Welch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Welch misses with a punch on the inside.
Welch working aggressively here.
Welch is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Welch as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Welch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Welch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Welch slows down the pace here.
Ivanov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Welch up against the cage.
Ivanov misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ivanov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Welch avoids it.
Ivanov missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welch throws a head punch that misses.
Welch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivanov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ivanov clinches with his opponent.
Welch drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ivanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivanov darts in and clinches Welch up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Welch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislav Ivanov's cut.
That's time! Welch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Welch works over Ivanov's head and body with a nice combination.
Welch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ivanov at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ivanov.
Bryan Welch is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanov wants to clinch.
Welch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welch lunges at Ivanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ivanov's hand.
Welch dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Welch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Welch lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Welch with a nice cross.
Welch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Welch misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Welch.
Welch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ivanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ivanov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Welch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Welch scores with a body shot.
Welch misses with a wild body shot.
Welch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Welch throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Welch misses with a straight right.
Welch throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
Ivanov lands with a slapping head kick.
Welch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Welch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bryan Welch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ivanov slips under a jab.
Ivanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
BOOM! Welch lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ivanov. Ivanov tries to recover but Welch is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ivanov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Welch!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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