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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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238 lbs
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, The Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Vovchanchyn jabs at Hammer's body.
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the side of Hammer's head but Hammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Vovchanchyn enables Hammer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vovchanchyn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vovchanchyn controlling the position.
Hammer stops Vovchanchyn from standing up.
Hammer wants to control from the top but Vovchanchyn keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn trying to control the position here.
Vovchanchyn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vovchanchyn tries to get out of the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Vovchanchyn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Vovchanchyn avoids the head kick by Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Igor Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vovchanchyn swings widly with a right hand
and Hammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
Vovchanchyn is breathing heavily.
Hammer shoots in and drives through. Vovchanchyn sprawls well.
Vovchanchyn really is a fat lump.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Hammer closes the distance and pushes Vovchanchyn back into the cage.
Vovchanchyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vovchanchyn tries to avoid it but Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vovchanchyn to the ground. Vovchanchyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Vovchanchyn as Hammer shoots in.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Hammer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer throws a series of punches but Vovchanchyn avoids them all with ease.
Vovchanchyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hammer's head backwards.
Hammer slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer shoots for a takedown but Vovchanchyn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vovchanchyn missing with a left hand there. Hammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Vovchanchyn misses the target.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Vovchanchyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by Hammer.
Vovchanchyn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammer wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vovchanchyn swivels and escapes.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Hammer.
Hammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn lands a nice looking body shot.
Vovchanchyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer counters with a body kick.
Vovchanchyn is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hammer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vovchanchyn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vovchanchyn wants it to stay on the feet.
Vovchanchyn avoids a kick to the body.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Igor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Hammer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vovchanchyn did well to prevent Hammer getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer works his way into side control.
Hammer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn looks to move to half guard but instead Hammer has passed into mount! Damn!
Hammer has control of Vovchanchyn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Vovchanchyn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Vovchanchyn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammer on the ground.
Hammer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vovchanchyn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vovchanchyn wants to control but Hammer is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Hammer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vovchanchyn sizes up Hammer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Hammer moved out of range.
Vovchanchyn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hammer.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the body.
Vovchanchyn keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Vovchanchyn sprawls well.
Hammer scoring well with a low kick there.
Vovchanchyn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer walks into a stiff left hand from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vovchanchyn looks to throw the jab but Hammer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut. Hammer saw that one coming.
Vovchanchyn misses with a series of wild punches.
Vovchanchyn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammer.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Hammer.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer staying out of range there.
A left and a right from Vovchanchyn both land. Nice combination.
Vovchanchyn lands a jab to the head.
Hammer blocks a jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hammer!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vovchanchyn's waist but Vovchanchyn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hammer off to one side.
Hammer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer slips under a jab.
Igor Vovchanchyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vovchanchyn is fending him off so far but Hammer persists. Nope, Vovchanchyn circles away and we're back to standing.
Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vovchanchyn tries to avoid it but Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vovchanchyn to the ground. Vovchanchyn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Vovchanchyn.
A nice combination there by Vovchanchyn.
Hammer lands a nice hook to Vovchanchyn's body. Vovchanchyn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Hammer blocks it.
Vovchanchyn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hammer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammer trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Hammer is fighting to break Vovchanchyn's control of his arms but Vovchanchyn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to his feet but Hammer passes into half guard.
Hammer controlling the action here.
Hammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vovchanchyn wants to get back to his feet.
Vovchanchyn is looking to improve his position.
Vovchanchyn is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to kick Hammer off but Hammer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hammer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping right hand.
Vovchanchyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hammer tries to clinch but Vovchanchyn is having none of it.
Hammer shoots in and drives through. Vovchanchyn sprawls well.
Hammer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vovchanchyn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vovchanchyn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hammer.
Vovchanchyn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hammer can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hammer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vovchanchyn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but The Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Igor Vovchanchyn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn thuds a left hand into Hammer's body.
Hammer misses with a takedown attempt - Vovchanchyn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left.
Vovchanchyn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vovchanchyn.
A combination from Vovchanchyn does no damage.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn pushes him off.
Vovchanchyn misses with an uppercut
and Hammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hammer.
Hammer drags the fight down to the ground.
Vovchanchyn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vovchanchyn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vovchanchyn's guard.
Vovchanchyn is looking to stand up but Hammer isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammer trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hammer stands and throws Vovchanchyn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hammer has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A jab from Vovchanchyn misses.
Hammer is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vovchanchyn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hammer somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Hammer.
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hammer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hammer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot by Vovchanchyn.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Hammer or perhaps it was just good defense by Vovchanchyn which made him look bad.
Vovchanchyn misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
Vovchanchyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vovchanchyn's guard.
Hammer trying to control but Vovchanchyn is working from the bottom.
Vovchanchyn has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hammer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
Hammer staying out of range there.
The Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vovchanchyn.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vovchanchyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vovchanchyn leaves Hammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab when Hammer was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vovchanchyn misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a left hand but Hammer moved out of range nicely.
Vovchanchyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Hammer.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown but Vovchanchyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hammer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hammer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range and Hammer settles back down.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn throws a one two combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vovchanchyn, as that shot connected.
Vovchanchyn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vovchanchyn digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
Hammer shoots in looking for a takedown but Vovchanchyn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hammer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Igor Vovchanchyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Hammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vovchanchyn misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Igor Vovchanchyn.
I think Hammer 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Igor Vovchanchyn!
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energy
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