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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Vovchanchyn (ranked 3293 p4p, 325 weight class) and Ruben Rivera (ranked 2468 p4p, 265 weight class). Ruben Rivera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Vovchanchyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruben Rivera!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera wants to counter the offense by Vovchanchyn and move into the clinch position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vovchanchyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vovchanchyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vovchanchyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vovchanchyn lands with a right to the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Vovchanchyn blocks with his arms.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera has Vovchanchyn pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Vovchanchyn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vovchanchyn avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Vovchanchyn.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Vovchanchyn takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Vovchanchyn won't want to take too many of those.
Vovchanchyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vovchanchyn letting Rivera take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
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.
Vovchanchyn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vovchanchyn blocks the body kick.
Vovchanchyn throwing a counter right hand but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivera at a distance.
Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Vovchanchyn being controlled against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vovchanchyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vovchanchyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vovchanchyn breaks from the clinch.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Vovchanchyn there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws a push kick but Vovchanchyn slaps the foot to one side.
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Vovchanchyn sets himself, and Rivera steps forward looking for the clinch! Vovchanchyn avoids it this time.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Despite the aggression on Rivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Vovchanchyn. Those never looked like landing.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vovchanchyn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vovchanchyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Igor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vovchanchyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vovchanchyn avoids it.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera stalling.
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice right hand.
Rivera forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Vovchanchyn blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Vovchanchyn blocks with his arms.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Vovchanchyn won't want to take too many of those.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera stalling the fight.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera avoiding damage.
Vovchanchyn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vovchanchyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vovchanchyn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
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 Vovchanchyn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Igor Vovchanchyn!
Igor Vovchanchyn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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