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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Why (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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177 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Improved boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Ovechkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stevie Why!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Why.
Ovechkin cracks Why with an open hand slap.
Ovechkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Why is rocked!
Ovechkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Why is still in real trouble! Can Ovechkin finish him?
Why moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Why seems to have recovered his senses.
Ovechkin throwing strikes from guard but Why blocks nicely.
Ovechkin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ovechkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Why is retaining full guard.
Ovechkin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Why trying to keep a closed guard but Ovechkin is proving a slippery customer.
Why working for a triangle but Ovechkin defends it easily.
Ovechkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Why avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Why throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Why can't keep his opponent in guard - Ovechkin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Why is trying to maintain the position but Ovechkin is very close to passing his half guard.
Ovechkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ovechkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Why on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ovechkin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Why moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ovechkin passes into half guard.
Why missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin winds up and cracks Why with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ovechkin lands with a punch from half guard.
Ovechkin works his way into side control.
Ovechkin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Why sneaks back into half guard.
Ovechkin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Why looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Why looks gassed!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ovechkin connects with a nice short shot to Why's temple.
Ovechkin is thwarting Why's attempts to control the position.
Why taking some punishment here, with Ovechkin in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ovechkin.
Why is looking for a sweep. Ovechkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ovechkin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Ovechkin there.
Ovechkin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ovechkin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ovechkin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Why looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ovechkin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Why on the ground.
Ovechkin moves into full mount! Why won't be happy about that!
Why is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ovechkin landing strikes from the mount and Why is in trouble!
BOOM! Ovechkin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Why is bucking up trying to escape but Ovechkin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin with the ground and pound from mount.
Why bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ovechkin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ovechkin tries to get out of the position.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Why from controlling successfully.
Ovechkin lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ovechkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Why manages to get himself to full guard.
Why working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin distracts Why with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ovechkin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ovechkin postures up in Why's guard and throws a big left but Why blocks it.
Ovechkin postures up in Why's guard and throws a big left but Why blocks it.
Why is trying to keep Ovechkin in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Ovechkin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Why scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ovechkin looks to land a combination but Why avoids it well.
Ovechkin misses with a two punch combination.
Why keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Why blocks a jab.
Ovechkin with a hook.
Ovechkin throws a jab when Why was well out of range.
Ovechkin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Why connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ovechkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ovechkin looks to land a combination but Why avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Why bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Why lands an elbow.
Why working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovechkin is looking for a sweep.
Why decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ovechkin to his feet.
Why keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ovechkin shoots and misses
and Why counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Why.
Why works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ovechkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ovechkin manages to get to full guard.
Ovechkin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Why tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ovechkin is landing with some decent strikes but Why is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ovechkin with the ground and pound from mount.
Ovechkin lands a big elbow - Why is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Why is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ivan Ovechkin!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
74% |
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