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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borislav Vovchanchyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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171 cm
32
152 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Banner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borislav Vovchanchyn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that Banner ducks under and follows up with a left that Banner also avoids with ease.
Banner clinches.
Vovchanchyn gets through Banner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Banner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn scores with a shoulder strike.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A clash of legs there as Banner blocks the low kick.
Banner has Vovchanchyn up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Vovchanchyn on the inside.
Banner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vovchanchyn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Banner tries to clinch up.
Vovchanchyn throws a counter combo.
Banner misses with a series of wild punches.
Banner pushes Vovchanchyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Vovchanchyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banner pushes off an throws an elbow but Vovchanchyn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vovchanchyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banner breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Vovchanchyn motions for Banner to come forward. Vovchanchyn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Banner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Banner drives through and clinches with Vovchanchyn against the cage.
Banner leaning against his opponent.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Banner tries to move into range but Vovchanchyn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Banner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Banner is rocked!
Vovchanchyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Banner.
Oh Banner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vovchanchyn throws a lazy uppercut
and Banner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hook to the body.
Banner seems to have got his legs back now.
Banner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vovchanchyn letting Banner take a breather here.
Banner breaks from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn moves into range and connects with a jab.
Banner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vovchanchyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Banner wants to clinch up but Vovchanchyn keeps it at a distance.
Banner tries to close the distance and clinch but Vovchanchyn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vovchanchyn gets tackled into the cage by Banner. Banner maintains the clinch.
Banner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vovchanchyn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Banner throws a lazy right hand but Vovchanchyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Banner moves into the clinch successfully.
Banner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn breaks from the clinch.
Vovchanchyn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Banner.
An inside leg kick from Vovchanchyn misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a looping overhand right but Banner ducks down to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vovchanchyn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Banner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vovchanchyn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Banner throws the left hand but Vovchanchyn avoids the punch easily.
Banner tries to clinch there but Vovchanchyn circles away.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner misses with a two punch combination.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Banner tries to clinch up
and Vovchanchyn counters with a straight right hand.
Banner moves away from the strike by Vovchanchyn.
Banner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bruce Banner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banner misses with a head kick.
Banner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vovchanchyn manages to avoid it.
Banner is looking to clinch but Vovchanchyn is avoiding it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vovchanchyn! But no joy.
Banner is looking to clinch.
Vovchanchyn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Banner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Banner walks into a left hand.
Vovchanchyn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vovchanchyn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vovchanchyn counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banner throws a right hand that Vovchanchyn ducks under and follows up with a left that Vovchanchyn also avoids with ease.
Vovchanchyn sends Banner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Vovchanchyn is motioning to the referee to let Banner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn drops Banner with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Banner! Vovchanchyn dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borislav Vovchanchyn!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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