Post by The Sandmen on Jan 23, 2021 1:37:59 GMT -5
Igor Vovchanchyn looks calm but knows he has a tough fight coming up.
Randy Couture is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Randy Couture today.
Igor Vovchanchyn comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Randy Couture comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Igor Vovchanchyn and Randy Couture touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Igor Vovchanchyn!
Dandy Randy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Dandy Randy decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Dandy Randy moves back and takes a deep breath.
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ice Cold
Dandy Randy shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Randy Couture fakes a punch to Igor Vovchanchyn ribs and the tries to trip him
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Randy Couture uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Ice Cold holds Randy Couture's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Randy Couture is looking to pass Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Randy Couture gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Dandy Randy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dandy Randy is looking to end this fight with strikes
Ice Cold anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to move to full guard
Igor Vovchanchyn manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Igor Vovchanchyn holds Randy Couture and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Ice Cold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ice Cold tries to cover his face,
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Ice Cold's cheek from the guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ice Cold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ice Cold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Igor Vovchanchyn controls the situation despite Randy Couture efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Igor Vovchanchyn in his guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Ice Cold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Ice Cold's side.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Ice Cold is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Dandy Randy's ribs.
Dandy Randy is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Igor Vovchanchyn in his guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy tries to escape from the full mount...
Dandy Randy struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Ice Cold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ice Cold tries to cover his face,
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Igor Vovchanchyn sits high on Randy Couture's chest and pulls his leg underneath Dandy Randy's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Dandy Randy tries to roll out. He's too quick for Igor Vovchanchyn and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Ice Cold and it cost him top position.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Ice Cold fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Randy Couture's arm and tries an armbar!
Dandy Randy holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Dandy Randy's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Igor Vovchanchyn.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Dandy Randy uses his strength to keep Dandy Randy at a disadvantage
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Ice Cold's face!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Igor Vovchanchyn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Randy Couture launches a body shot
Ice Cold dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Dandy Randy has a small cut in his Left cheek
Ice Cold pushes Randy Couture and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Ice Cold with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dandy Randy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Igor Vovchanchyn launches a few punches towards Dandy Randy's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Randy Couture receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ice Cold takes a break to breathe while holding Randy Couture.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Dandy Randy is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Dandy Randy launches a vicious knee to Igor Vovchanchyn's head!
Ice Cold pushes forward and rolls over his own back! Nice move! Igor Vovchanchyn stands up!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Randy Couture. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ice Cold moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Randy Couture checks the kick.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Randy Couture tries to take advantage...
Inside leg kick from Dandy Randy
that goes awry.
A left hook from Ice Cold
grazes the chin of Dandy Randy.
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Chin
Ice Cold launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Dandy Randy's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dandy Randy is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Ice Cold's face!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn manages to switch to half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Ice Cold put Randy Couture in closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
2:06 Round 2 and Dandy Randy is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Dandy Randy tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ice Cold leans and gets Randy Couture's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Dandy Randy clumsily fails here and it's time for Igor Vovchanchyn to fight back!
Ice Cold moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Randy Couture breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Randy Couture. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Ice Cold pushes Randy Couture and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Ice Cold with a double overhooks!
Dandy Randy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dandy Randy struggles and launches a few punches to Ice Cold's head
Nothing from this... Randy Couture seems frustrated.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ice Cold takes a break to breathe while holding Randy Couture.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Dandy Randy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Ice Cold doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Igor Vovchanchyn seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Igor Vovchanchyn fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Ice Cold is throwing a flurry of punches!
Randy Couture just can't get away!
Dandy Randy's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture fakes a few punches and advance towards Ice Cold trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Igor Vovchanchyn lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Ice Cold tries to hit Randy Couture with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Dandy Randy steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Ice Cold tries to hit Randy Couture with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Dandy Randy steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Igor Vovchanchyn kicks his legs trying to keep Randy Couture away.
Randy Couture takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Dandy Randy's body! He's holding his side
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Igor Vovchanchyn launches an up-kick intended for Randy Couture's head...
It lands flush with Randy Couture's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Ice Cold tries to hit Randy Couture with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Dandy Randy steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Igor Vovchanchyn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Igor Vovchanchyn is standing now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Dandy Randy is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Dandy Randy is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ice Cold Hyper-extended his arm
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Dandy Randy uses his strength to keep Dandy Randy at a disadvantage
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Randy Couture tries to take advantage...
Randy Couture wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Dandy Randy drills Igor Vovchanchyn's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Nose
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Dandy Randy tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
Dandy Randy doesn't allow him!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Dandy Randy is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Randy Couture storms over Ice Cold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dandy Randy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Ice Cold's face with his elbows!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Dandy Randy can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn creates enough space to control Randy Couture's leg.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dandy Randy is countered by Igor Vovchanchyn.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a couple of fast knees to Igor Vovchanchyn's ribs!
Ice Cold moves on the ground and keeps Randy Couture's knees at bay with his arms.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Ice Cold put Randy Couture in closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Igor Vovchanchyn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Inside leg kick from Ice Cold
that goes awry.
Dandy Randy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Randy Couture shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Igor Vovchanchyn is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dandy Randy into his guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over Ice Cold's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ice Cold doesn't fight back!
Ice Cold's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Chin
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Randy Couture looks to posture up and open Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Randy Couture forces Igor Vovchanchyn to open his guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over Ice Cold's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ice Cold doesn't fight back!
Ice Cold's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ice Cold is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Ice Cold's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold
Ice Cold has Dandy Randy controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Dandy Randy is unable to move under Ice Cold control.
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Dandy Randy fires a barrage of punches at Ice Cold's head!
This is bad! Dandy Randy is just pounding on Igor Vovchanchyn's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Ice Cold! Dandy Randy has one hook in and keeps working!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold with one hook in
Randy Couture was tooling Igor Vovchanchyn for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Igor Vovchanchyn lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ice Cold measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dandy Randy blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold with one hook in
Ice Cold has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Ice Cold is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Randy Couture tries to take advantage...
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Ice Cold's face!
That punishment by Randy Couture has left Ice Cold staggered! Randy Couture should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold with one hook in
Randy Couture Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Igor Vovchanchyn!
Igor Vovchanchyn is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Randy Couture has left Ice Cold laying flat on the mat!
Ice Cold's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Randy Couture by KO (GnP) at 4:08 Round 3
Statistics: Igor Vovchanchyn
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 541 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 36/61 (59%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 485 s
Good comeback from Couture. He lost the hell out of that first round, recovered well between rounds, and got his shit together for round 3, and win-times.
Randy Couture is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Randy Couture today.
Igor Vovchanchyn comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
Randy Couture comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Igor Vovchanchyn and Randy Couture touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Igor Vovchanchyn!
Dandy Randy is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Dandy Randy decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Dandy Randy moves back and takes a deep breath.
Randy Couture leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ice Cold
Dandy Randy shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Randy Couture fakes a punch to Igor Vovchanchyn ribs and the tries to trip him
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Randy Couture uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Ice Cold holds Randy Couture's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Randy Couture is looking to pass Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Randy Couture gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Dandy Randy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Dandy Randy is looking to end this fight with strikes
Ice Cold anticipates his moves and avoids danger.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to move to full guard
Igor Vovchanchyn manages to switch to full guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Igor Vovchanchyn holds Randy Couture and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Ice Cold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ice Cold tries to cover his face,
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Ice Cold's cheek from the guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Ice Cold tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Ice Cold tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Igor Vovchanchyn controls the situation despite Randy Couture efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Igor Vovchanchyn in his guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy measures the resilience of Ice Cold's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Ice Cold's side.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Ice Cold is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Dandy Randy's ribs.
Dandy Randy is noticing that and his face shows the pain.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Randy Couture tries to roll to his side and trap Igor Vovchanchyn in his guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Dandy Randy tries to escape from the full mount...
Dandy Randy struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Dandy Randy is trying to counter now!
Randy Couture launches a few punches to Ice Cold's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ice Cold tries to cover his face,
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Igor Vovchanchyn sits high on Randy Couture's chest and pulls his leg underneath Dandy Randy's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Dandy Randy tries to roll out. He's too quick for Igor Vovchanchyn and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Ice Cold and it cost him top position.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Randy Couture!
Igor Vovchanchyn is in full mount over Randy Couture
Ice Cold fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Randy Couture's arm and tries an armbar!
Dandy Randy holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Dandy Randy's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Igor Vovchanchyn.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Dandy Randy uses his strength to keep Dandy Randy at a disadvantage
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Ice Cold's face!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Igor Vovchanchyn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Randy Couture launches a body shot
Ice Cold dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Dandy Randy has a small cut in his Left cheek
Ice Cold pushes Randy Couture and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Ice Cold with a double overhooks!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Dandy Randy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Igor Vovchanchyn launches a few punches towards Dandy Randy's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Randy Couture receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ice Cold takes a break to breathe while holding Randy Couture.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Dandy Randy is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Randy Couture keeps control and remains in side mount.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Dandy Randy launches a vicious knee to Igor Vovchanchyn's head!
Ice Cold pushes forward and rolls over his own back! Nice move! Igor Vovchanchyn stands up!
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Randy Couture. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ice Cold moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Randy Couture checks the kick.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Randy Couture tries to take advantage...
Inside leg kick from Dandy Randy
that goes awry.
A left hook from Ice Cold
grazes the chin of Dandy Randy.
There is a small laceration on Randy Couture's Chin
Ice Cold launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Dandy Randy's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dandy Randy is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Ice Cold's face!
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Randy Couture in his guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn manages to switch to half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Ice Cold put Randy Couture in closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
2:06 Round 2 and Dandy Randy is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Dandy Randy tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ice Cold leans and gets Randy Couture's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Dandy Randy clumsily fails here and it's time for Igor Vovchanchyn to fight back!
Ice Cold moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Randy Couture breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Randy Couture. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Ice Cold pushes Randy Couture and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
Dandy Randy moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Ice Cold with a double overhooks!
Dandy Randy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Dandy Randy struggles and launches a few punches to Ice Cold's head
Nothing from this... Randy Couture seems frustrated.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Ice Cold takes a break to breathe while holding Randy Couture.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Dandy Randy wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Ice Cold doesn't want anything like this as he moves backwards
Igor Vovchanchyn seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Igor Vovchanchyn fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
This match is even... This could go the distance.
Randy Couture tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Randy Couture who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Ice Cold is throwing a flurry of punches!
Randy Couture just can't get away!
Dandy Randy's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters are clinching.
Randy Couture fakes a few punches and advance towards Ice Cold trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Igor Vovchanchyn lose his balance and falls hard on the mat
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Ice Cold tries to hit Randy Couture with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Dandy Randy steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Ice Cold tries to hit Randy Couture with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Dandy Randy steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Igor Vovchanchyn kicks his legs trying to keep Randy Couture away.
Randy Couture takes a kick to the body.
Crushing shot to Dandy Randy's body! He's holding his side
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Igor Vovchanchyn launches an up-kick intended for Randy Couture's head...
It lands flush with Randy Couture's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Dandy Randy is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Ice Cold tries to hit Randy Couture with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Dandy Randy steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Igor Vovchanchyn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Igor Vovchanchyn is standing now.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Dandy Randy is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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Dandy Randy is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ice Cold Hyper-extended his arm
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Dandy Randy uses his strength to keep Dandy Randy at a disadvantage
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Randy Couture tries to take advantage...
Randy Couture wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Dandy Randy drills Igor Vovchanchyn's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Nose
Randy Couture is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Dandy Randy tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
Dandy Randy doesn't allow him!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Randy Couture tries to better his position on the ground...
Dandy Randy is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Randy Couture storms over Ice Cold with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Dandy Randy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Ice Cold's face with his elbows!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Dandy Randy can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn creates enough space to control Randy Couture's leg.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Dandy Randy is countered by Igor Vovchanchyn.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a couple of fast knees to Igor Vovchanchyn's ribs!
Ice Cold moves on the ground and keeps Randy Couture's knees at bay with his arms.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Ice Cold put Randy Couture in closed guard.
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Igor Vovchanchyn. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Inside leg kick from Ice Cold
that goes awry.
Dandy Randy tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Randy Couture shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Igor Vovchanchyn is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Dandy Randy into his guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over Ice Cold's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ice Cold doesn't fight back!
Ice Cold's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Chin
Randy Couture is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Randy Couture looks to posture up and open Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Randy Couture forces Igor Vovchanchyn to open his guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy launches a barrage of elbows over Ice Cold's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Ice Cold doesn't fight back!
Ice Cold's Nose is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ice Cold is being hit hard and trys to escape! He has to give his back!
Ice Cold's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold
Ice Cold has Dandy Randy controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Dandy Randy is unable to move under Ice Cold control.
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Randy Couture to fight back!
Dandy Randy fires a barrage of punches at Ice Cold's head!
This is bad! Dandy Randy is just pounding on Igor Vovchanchyn's head like he's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
The clock says 3:25 in the 3 round
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold
Dandy Randy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Ice Cold! Dandy Randy has one hook in and keeps working!
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold with one hook in
Randy Couture was tooling Igor Vovchanchyn for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Igor Vovchanchyn lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ice Cold measures the resilience of Dandy Randy's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dandy Randy blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold with one hook in
Ice Cold has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Ice Cold is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Randy Couture tries to take advantage...
Randy Couture moves to better his position on the ground...
Randy Couture viciously slams hammer blows to Ice Cold's face!
That punishment by Randy Couture has left Ice Cold staggered! Randy Couture should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Dandy Randy is in rear mount over Ice Cold with one hook in
Randy Couture Sees his opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Igor Vovchanchyn!
Igor Vovchanchyn is taking a ton of punishment! He needs to defend himself or the ref will stop the fight.
This is over! That impact from Randy Couture has left Ice Cold laying flat on the mat!
Ice Cold's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Randy Couture by KO (GnP) at 4:08 Round 3
Statistics: Igor Vovchanchyn
Punches 8/9 (89%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/9 (56%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 541 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 36/61 (59%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 485 s
Good comeback from Couture. He lost the hell out of that first round, recovered well between rounds, and got his shit together for round 3, and win-times.