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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vovchanchyn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the game. Warren has chosen Paschendale -- Iron Maiden as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lewis Warren!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Warren.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Warren.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick which misses Warren's front leg but catches the back leg as Warren tries to avoid it.
Warren lands a nice hook to Vovchanchyn's body. Vovchanchyn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Warren misses with a low kick.
Warren takes one on the button.
It looks like Lewis Warren has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Warren throws the kick towards the body but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
Vovchanchyn lands a head shot.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Warren scores with a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Warren! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Warren is rocked!
Warren trying to keep a closed guard but Vovchanchyn is proving a slippery customer.
Warren is still in real trouble! Can Vovchanchyn finish him?
Warren wants to stand and escape but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to stand but Warren is controlling his posture from full guard.
Warren seems to have recovered his senses.
Vovchanchyn won't allow Warren to get back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vovchanchyn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vovchanchyn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warren swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren controls Vovchanchyn momentarily but Vovchanchyn frees himself.
Vovchanchyn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vovchanchyn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vovchanchyn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Warren wants to get back to his feet but Vovchanchyn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Warren working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vovchanchyn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn won't allow Warren to get back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn throwing strikes from guard but Warren blocks nicely.
Warren manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn misses with a few strikes there.
Vovchanchyn throws a one two combo.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vovchanchyn. Warren does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warren fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn thuds his right hand into Warren's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight right.
Warren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Warren.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warren.
Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the body
and Warren counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Warren fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vovchanchyn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vovchanchyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Warren manages to avoid it.
Warren throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vovchanchyn thows a body shot but no joy.
Warren misses the shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn checks a low kick from Warren.
Warren thows a body kick. Vovchanchyn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lewis Warren's cut.
That's time! Vovchanchyn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Warren throws out a leg kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and Warren only half commits.
Warren scores with a hook to the body. Vovchanchyn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Warren just misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Warren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vovchanchyn misses with a leg kick.
Warren ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Warren is out of range.
Vovchanchyn tries for a takedown but Warren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vovchanchyn enables Warren to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vovchanchyn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Vovchanchyn has momentary wrist control but Warren slips an elbow through the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Warren working some strikes from top position.
Warren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vovchanchyn is on top in guard.
Vovchanchyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren is looking to stand back up but Vovchanchyn counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Warren.
Warren trying to hold on to Vovchanchyn's head to control him but Vovchanchyn postures up.
Vovchanchyn 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.
Warren regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn stopping the sweep attempt from Warren.
Vovchanchyn with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vovchanchyn is controlling him.
Warren lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vovchanchyn!
Lewis Warren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warren thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Warren content just to control the position here.
Vovchanchyn taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vovchanchyn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vovchanchyn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Warren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vovchanchyn is trying to get back to full guard.
Warren is keen to just control but Vovchanchyn is a slippery customer.
Warren not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vovchanchyn tries to get to full guard but Warren has control of the leg.
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Warren is keeping busy.
Vovchanchyn is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren trying to control from half guard but Vovchanchyn is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Warren working the head and body with strikes.
Warren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vovchanchyn keeps working.
Vovchanchyn is trying to maintain the position but Warren is very close to passing his half guard.
Warren wants to take a breather but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Vovchanchyn manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Warren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lewis Warren's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Warren is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by Warren. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Warren finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn avoids the head kick by Warren.
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Warren moves out of range.
Warren stuffs the takedown.
Nice jab there from Warren.
Warren throws a head kick that misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Warren.
Warren looks to land a body kick but Vovchanchyn moved away.
Vovchanchyn lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vovchanchyn pinned against the cage. Vovchanchyn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Warren counters with a stiff right hand.
Wanderlei Vovchanchyn is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Warren is just out of range.
Vovchanchyn connects with a body shot that sends Warren's belly button to the back.
Warren bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping right hand.
Warren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vovchanchyn. That did some damage!
Warren avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Warren throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
Vovchanchyn jabs at Warren's body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warren.
Warren connects with a leg kick. Vovchanchyn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick
and Warren counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Warren connects with a single shot there.
A good leg kick by Vovchanchyn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn looks for a takedown but Warren sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Warren scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren looking to score a takedown here. Vovchanchyn is defending well but Warren drives through and ends up in Vovchanchyn's guard.
Warren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Warren wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
Warren decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vovchanchyn, up you get!
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Warren scores a takedown into full mount!
Warren is landing with some decent strikes but Vovchanchyn is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Vovchanchyn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn is looking to improve his position but Warren isn't that keen on the idea.
Warren trying to control but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vovchanchyn can't escape the position.
Warren punching from mount but Vovchanchyn doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vovchanchyn tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Vovchanchyn is bucking up trying to escape but Warren cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vovchanchyn is looking to get to half guard.
Vovchanchyn tries to hold on but Warren pushes him away.
Warren content just to control the position here.
Warren prevents Vovchanchyn from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warren is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vovchanchyn can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warren has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vovchanchyn's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warren throwing strikes here but Vovchanchyn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Warren scoring with strikes but Vovchanchyn is staying in there.
Vovchanchyn working to try and regain half guard.
Vovchanchyn tries to hold on but Warren postures up.
Vovchanchyn is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warren thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Warren avoids the attempt from Vovchanchyn to control.
Warren looking to control but Vovchanchyn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Warren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Warren 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Warren!
A victorious Lewis Warren thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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