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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jai McCracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borislav Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn misses with the combination.
McCracken throws a right hand that Vovchanchyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Vovchanchyn also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from McCracken.
Vovchanchyn is looking for the big counter here.
Vovchanchyn lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCracken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by McCracken.
McCracken scores with a decent looking hook.
Vovchanchyn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCracken doesn't seem bothered though.
McCracken misses with a double jab
letting Vovchanchyn counter with a right hand.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that McCracken ducks under and follows up with a left that McCracken also avoids with ease.
Vovchanchyn misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from McCracken misses the target.
Vovchanchyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles McCracken. McCracken circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn connects with an inside leg kick.
McCracken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vovchanchyn was well out of range. Poor timing from McCracken.
McCracken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken walks into a left hand.
McCracken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab.
Vovchanchyn misses with a leg kick.
McCracken keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCracken jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCracken misses with a double jab
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCracken misses with a leg kick
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
Vovchanchyn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. McCracken eats them both and turns towards Vovchanchyn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCracken misses with an uppercut
and Vovchanchyn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McCracken on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vovchanchyn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCracken checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCracken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vovchanchyn counter with a right hand.
McCracken lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCracken. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Vovchanchyn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vovchanchyn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCracken moves out of range of the strikes.
McCracken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCracken listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vovchanchyn clobbers McCracken with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A shot to the body from McCracken misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a left to the body.
McCracken swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vovchanchyn avoids the body shot from McCracken.
McCracken takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from McCracken misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping left.
McCracken checks a low kick from Vovchanchyn.
McCracken throws a hook but Vovchanchyn avoids it easily.
Jai McCracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCracken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
McCracken throws a head kick that misses.
Vovchanchyn cracks the inside of McCracken's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCracken. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vovchanchyn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCracken circles away quickly and effectively.
McCracken thows a leg kick but Vovchanchyn checks it
and Vovchanchyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McCracken throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range easily.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy right hand but McCracken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCracken misses with a hook.
McCracken throws a right hand that misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from McCracken misses its intended target.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for McCracken.
McCracken throws an overhand right that lands on Vovchanchyn's shoulder, as Vovchanchyn tries to avoid the shot.
Vovchanchyn motions for McCracken to come forward. Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vovchanchyn lands with a nice combination. McCracken backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jai McCracken has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCracken has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McCracken there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by McCracken.
Vovchanchyn connects with a solid leg kick.
McCracken throws a jab when Vovchanchyn was well out of range.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
McCracken is looking to counter with head kicks.
A big left from McCracken misses.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
McCracken throws a body punch but Vovchanchyn moves out of range.
McCracken wants to slow Vovchanchyn down by chopping away at his legs.
Vovchanchyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCracken takes a swing at Vovchanchyn's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vovchanchyn. That's going to slow McCracken down.
McCracken thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vovchanchyn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McCracken has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCracken and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borislav Vovchanchyn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jai McCracken's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCracken blocks a leg kick.
McCracken swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vovchanchyn throws a right and a left that McCracken avoids nicely.
Vovchanchyn throws an off balance right hand
and McCracken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCracken lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Borislav Vovchanchyn has been cut.
McCracken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vovchanchyn.
McCracken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vovchanchyn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCracken back to the cage. Vovchanchyn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a left hand but McCracken moved out of range nicely.
McCracken throws a hook but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCracken throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vovchanchyn's head.
Vovchanchyn thows a leg kick but McCracken checks it
and McCracken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vovchanchyn thinking.
McCracken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vovchanchyn moves away.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether McCracken might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
McCracken defending well as Vovchanchyn loads up on a big left hand.
Vovchanchyn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big left from Vovchanchyn misses.
Borislav Vovchanchyn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but McCracken avoids it easily.
Vovchanchyn tries a low kick but McCracken avoids it.
Borislav Vovchanchyn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCracken tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vovchanchyn is able to avoid easily.
Vovchanchyn slips a jab from McCracken.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCracken.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn blocks a jab.
McCracken lands with a hook. Vovchanchyn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vovchanchyn.
McCracken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vovchanchyn is out of range and McCracken settles back down.
McCracken misses with a body shot
and Vovchanchyn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCracken scores with a jab to the head.
McCracken slips under a jab.
McCracken lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vovchanchyn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCracken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vovchanchyn thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn blocks a head kick by McCracken.
Vovchanchyn avoids the head kick by McCracken.
McCracken throws a solid leg kick but Vovchanchyn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McCracken.
McCracken moves away from the strike by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from McCracken misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but McCracken sees it coming and moves out of range.
McCracken throws a low kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range easily.
Vovchanchyn misses with a looping right.
McCracken connects with a jab.
McCracken tries a head kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McCracken checks a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that misses
and McCracken counters with a stiff right hand.
McCracken takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McCracken cracks Vovchanchyn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCracken looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McCracken delivers a nice body kick.
McCracken throws a hook but Vovchanchyn blocks it.
McCracken throws a lazy uppercut
and Vovchanchyn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCracken.
McCracken misses with a body shot.
McCracken throws out a leg kick but Vovchanchyn moves out of range and McCracken only half commits.
McCracken tries a low kick but Vovchanchyn avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Vovchanchyn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McCracken misses with a double jab.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook but McCracken avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vovchanchyn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice head shot.
Vovchanchyn ducks under a wild hook from McCracken.
McCracken is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCracken moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a combination but McCracken avoids it well.
McCracken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCracken.
McCracken takes one to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn pivots, looking for a leg kick but McCracken is out of range and Vovchanchyn settles back down.
McCracken keeps Vovchanchyn at a distance using the push kick.
McCracken throws a chopping leg kick but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McCracken misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
McCracken throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
A low kick from Vovchanchyn misses
and McCracken counters with a nice body shot.
McCracken thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jai McCracken will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
McCracken swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn scores with a body shot.
McCracken checks a leg kick.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a jab to the body but McCracken is just out of range.
McCracken misses with a low kick.
McCracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vovchanchyn flicks out a counter leg kick but McCracken steps away.
A low kick from McCracken misses
and Vovchanchyn counters with a left and a right that stings McCracken.
McCracken gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Vovchanchyn to counter with a crisp jab.
McCracken fails to land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vovchanchyn looks to land a left hand but McCracken moved out of range nicely.
McCracken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McCracken thinking.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McCracken throws a shot from downtown. Vovchanchyn moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCracken. Vovchanchyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn feints and then cracks McCracken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McCracken down.
Vovchanchyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCracken.
Vovchanchyn scores with a sloppy right hand. McCracken should have avoided that one.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by McCracken.
Vovchanchyn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vovchanchyn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab but it's blocked by McCracken.
McCracken was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCracken staying out of range there.
Vovchanchyn tests McCracken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCracken takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCracken lands a really nice looking cross but Vovchanchyn seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
McCracken misses with a hook.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from McCracken.
Vovchanchyn walks into a straight right hand from McCracken.
Vovchanchyn throws a combination that misses
and McCracken counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for McCracken.
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by McCracken.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice strike.
Vovchanchyn throws a right and a left that McCracken avoids nicely.
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy right hand but McCracken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at McCracken's ribcage but misses.
McCracken appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McCracken.
Vovchanchyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McCracken tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Vovchanchyn's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a low kick but McCracken avoids it.
McCracken throws a jab when Vovchanchyn was well out of range.
Vovchanchyn lands with an uppercut that bounces McCracken off the cage and back into range.
McCracken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vovchanchyn counters with a left and a right that stings McCracken.
McCracken missing with a left hand there. Vovchanchyn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vovchanchyn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McCracken connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McCracken moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vovchanchyn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vovchanchyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCracken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McCracken slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
McCracken looks to land a right hand but Vovchanchyn moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCracken looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
McCracken misses with a lunging right hand
and Vovchanchyn counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from McCracken misses.
McCracken slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
McCracken throws out a loose jab but Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
McCracken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vovchanchyn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vovchanchyn moves away from the strike by McCracken.
A big right from McCracken misses.
The crowd cheers as Vovchanchyn lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCracken doesn't seem phased though.
Vovchanchyn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCracken.
McCracken throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCracken misses with a straight right.
Vovchanchyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCracken.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a series of punches.
McCracken checks a low kick from Vovchanchyn.
McCracken misses with a hook
and Vovchanchyn counters with a three punch combo that has McCracken backing up. McCracken nods at Vovchanchyn to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Vovchanchyn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vovchanchyn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Vovchanchyn!
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