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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cable Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
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210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Vovchanchyn! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cable Carson! The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Vovchanchyn jabs Carson to the body, keeping him at a distance. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Vovchanchyn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carson in his tracks. Vovchanchyn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vovchanchyn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carson eats them both and turns towards Vovchanchyn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Carson closes the distance and clinches up with Vovchanchyn, looking for a takedown. Carson pushes Vovchanchyn against the cage but Vovchanchyn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Vovchanchyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carson throws a big shot that misses. Vovchanchyn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carson ducks right into an uppercut from Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Carson walks into a jab. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vovchanchyn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab. Carson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Carson clinches up against the cage. Carson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vovchanchyn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jose Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cable Carson. Carson ducks right into an uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Carson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Carson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Vovchanchyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Carson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Vovchanchyn wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vovchanchyn wants to stand but Carson is controlling the position. Vovchanchyn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carson. Carson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Carson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Vovchanchyn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Carson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but Carson is just out of range. Cable Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vovchanchyn stuffs the takedown attempt from Carson. Carson gets slowly back to his feet. Carson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Vovchanchyn misses with a wild body shot. Carson missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vovchanchyn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Carson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vovchanchyn throws out the jab. Vovchanchyn dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Carson misses with a hook. Vovchanchyn ducked under it nicely. Good standup being displayed there by Vovchanchyn as he connects with a hook. Jose Vovchanchyn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Carson keeps the fight on the outside. Carson ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn. Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but Carson avoids it well. Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vovchanchyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carson goes for a double leg but Vovchanchyn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vovchanchyn continues to drive forward. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn. Carson misses with a body punch.
Carson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vovchanchyn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carson lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action! Vovchanchyn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vovchanchyn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Vovchanchyn pushes Carson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Carson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Carson cracks Vovchanchyn with an elbow. That is naaassty. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Carson shoots in for a takedown but Vovchanchyn shows good takedown defense. Vovchanchyn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Carson misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming. Carson shoots in but no luck this time. Vovchanchyn fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looks like Vovchanchyn has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Vovchanchyn misses with a double jab.
Jose Vovchanchyn is winning the standup battle so far. Vovchanchyn scores with a three punch combo!
Carson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but Carson blocks it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Carson missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vovchanchyn misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Vovchanchyn.
Carson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vovchanchyn to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vovchanchyn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right. Vovchanchyn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Vovchanchyn misses with a straight left. Carson moves out of range of the strikes. Carson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Vovchanchyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carson circles away quickly and effectively. Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Carson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Vovchanchyn clobbers Carson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Carson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vovchanchyn is fending him off so far but Carson persists. Nope, Vovchanchyn circles away and we're back to standing. Jose Vovchanchyn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cable Carson. Carson missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Vovchanchyn looks to land a right hand but Carson moved out of range. Vovchanchyn lands an overhand right. Vovchanchyn fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vovchanchyn cracks Carson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Jose Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Vovchanchyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Carson has Vovchanchyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Carson jumps guard but Vovchanchyn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Vovchanchyn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carson is keeping busy. Carson pulls guard. Vovchanchyn preventing the sweep. Vovchanchyn gets to his feet. Carson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Carson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vovchanchyn as he avoids it easily. Jab, jab by Vovchanchyn - just one landing. Carson misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vovchanchyn leaves Carson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A jab from Carson misses. Carson 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. Carson looks for a takedown but Vovchanchyn sprawls well. Carson misses with a straight left. Carson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vovchanchyn as he jumps to the side. Vovchanchyn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carson gets the takedown into side control. Vovchanchyn is looking to reverse the position. Vovchanchyn defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Vovchanchyn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Carson moves into full mount! Vovchanchyn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carson looking to control and managing it successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Vovchanchyn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Vovchanchyn dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn tries to clinch but Carson is having none of it. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vovchanchyn, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target. Vovchanchyn gets tackled into the cage by Carson. Carson maintains the clinch. Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses. A bit of stalling here from Carson.
Carson pulls guard successfully.
Carson is adopting a defensive guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Vovchanchyn looking to sit in guard and control but Carson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Vovchanchyn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carson advances to half guard. Carson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Vovchanchyn tries to get to full guard but Carson has control of the leg. Vovchanchyn is in trouble now - Carson has advanced to mount! Carson with the ground and pound from mount. Cable Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carson unloading with bombs! Carson raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Jose Vovchanchyn has been cut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carson looking to control and managing it successfully. Carson lands with some strikes. Carson punishing his opponent with strikes. Carson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vovchanchyn hang on?
Vovchanchyn is rocked! A big strike lands for Carson! That's really hurt Vovchanchyn and he's turned his back - Carson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Carson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cable Carson! After winning the bout, Cable Carson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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