Post by The Sandmen on May 14, 2015 9:09:39 GMT -5
Stefan Struve is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Igor Vovchanchyn is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ice Cold is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Igor Vovchanchyn comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Nice punch by Igor Vovchanchyn
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Struve decides to launch some tentative punches
Ice Cold launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Struve with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to bring the fight to the ground
Struve goes down.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve 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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He is not able to do it
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He succeeds!
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Struve has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Stefan Struve 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 closed guard over Struve
Stefan Struve 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.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Struve 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 closed guard over Struve
Ice Cold tries to escape from the closed guard
Ice Cold succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Stefan Struve 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 open guard over Struve
Struve 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.
Crushing shot to Ice Cold's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Stefan Struve 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.
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Igor Vovchanchyn to fight back!
Ice Cold moves on the ground
Ice Cold cannot take advantage in the ground
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Ice Cold is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn moves to half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Struve sits over his knees and pushes away Ice Cold's leg!
Stefan Struve is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn manages to switch to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Stefan Struve tries to pass Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Stefan Struve manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Ice Cold is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Ice Cold put Stefan Struve in closed guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Struve is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Stefan Struve uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Struve is trying to counter now!
Struve tries to escape from closed guard...
Ice Cold waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Stefan Struve! He is reversed and nor Igor Vovchanchyn is on half guard!
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve attempts a sweep single...
Stefan Struve catches Igor Vovchanchyn's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Struve.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Struve is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Stefan Struve uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve is looking to pass Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Stefan Struve gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Stefan Struve pushes Ice Cold's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Struve who is in full mount! Ice Cold is in trouble now!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve isolates Igor Vovchanchyn's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Igor Vovchanchyn is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Struve, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Stefan Struve shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Igor Vovchanchyn is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Struve into his guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Struve is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Stefan Struve uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve looks to posture up and open Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Stefan Struve forces Igor Vovchanchyn to open his guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold
Ice Cold tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold
Struve tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Stefan Struve aggressively and repeatedly punches Ice Cold.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to move to full guard
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Igor Vovchanchyn!
Struve ducks under...
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Good front kick from Struve!
Ice Cold stumbles backwards after that one!
Solid shot from Igor Vovchanchyn to the body.
Struve blocks in time.
Shovel hook by Igor Vovchanchyn
goes nowhere.
Incredible high kick!
Ice Cold deflects and sidesteps.
Ice Cold and Struve circle around the center of the cage.
Shovel hook by Igor Vovchanchyn
goes nowhere.
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
A bad move from Igor Vovchanchyn
allows Struve to land a solid head kick.
Struve leads with a punch
Igor Vovchanchyn evades but whiffs with a counter.
Struve cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Ice Cold can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Ice Cold steps backwards away from Stefan Struve. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Stefan Struve takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Low kick by Igor Vovchanchyn to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Stefan Struve launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Ice Cold's knee!
Ice Cold steps backwards away from Stefan Struve. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Ice Cold was not ready to fight a fighter of Stefan Struve caliber.
Stefan Struve goes with a looping right hand while Igor Vovchanchyn jumps back and jabs
Struve seems staggered and Igor Vovchanchyn runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Ice Cold goes to the body...
his punches graze Struve's arm.
Igor Vovchanchyn swings...
...no good.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Ice Cold attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Ice Cold's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ice Cold showing excellent timing, blasts Stefan Struve with a right hand.
Struve steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Stefan Struve swings and Ice Cold has to retreat
Ice Cold is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Struve is smart enough to block that one.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Ice Cold from the ground!
Ice Cold's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Igor Vovchanchyn fires an unorthodox punch to Struve's torso
that goes wide.
Some nice shots from Igor Vovchanchyn
miss their mark.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve launches a furious hook!
That hits Ice Cold's chin like a wrecking ball! Ice Cold loses balance and goes to the mat.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Struve, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
High kick from Stefan Struve!
Ice Cold seems to be done!
Igor Vovchanchyn fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Struve blocks that. He made it look easy!
High kick from Stefan Struve!
Ice Cold seems to be done!
There is a small laceration on Igor Vovchanchyn's Mouth
Struve leads with a punch
Igor Vovchanchyn evades but whiffs with a counter.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ice Cold moves to shoot
but Stefan Struve delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Stefan Struve moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
There is a small laceration on Igor Vovchanchyn's Left cheek
Ice Cold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Struve launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Ice Cold's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Ice Cold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Ice Cold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Struve can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Ice Cold stumbles backwards staggered and Stefan Struve launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Ice Cold is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Igor Vovchanchyn seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stefan Struve!
Struve is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Struve opts to jump inside Ice Cold's guard.
Ice Cold didn't see that coming. Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold now.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stefan Struve!
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold
Struve moves on the ground
Stefan Struve moves to side mount
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Nice beating Igor Vovchanchyn has received.
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Struve uses his strength to keep Struve at a disadvantage
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Struve gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Igor Vovchanchyn! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Igor Vovchanchyn doesn't defend himself!
Ice Cold's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Nose
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stefan Struve can end the fight with his ground and pound.
You can see Ice Cold's blood making stains in the mat.
Struve positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Ice Cold's being punished here!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn has seen better days.
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Stefan Struve keeps control and remains in side mount.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Stefan Struve keeps control and remains in side mount.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to move on the ground and shows Stefan Struve a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ice Cold's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
You can see Ice Cold's blood making stains in the mat.
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Struve uses his strength to keep Struve at a disadvantage
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Struve tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Struve is clinching with Ice Cold.
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve slightly pushes Ice Cold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Struve steps backwards away from Igor Vovchanchyn. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Igor Vovchanchyn's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Stefan Struve tries a high kick!
Ice Cold was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Igor Vovchanchyn tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Struve steps backwards away from Igor Vovchanchyn. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Igor Vovchanchyn is a bloody mess!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some nice shots from Igor Vovchanchyn
miss their mark.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Ice Cold!
Ice Cold is out! Ice Cold is out! Stefan Struve has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Stefan Struve by KO (High kick) at 4:26 Round 3
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 10/11 (91%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/32 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 407 s
Statistics: Igor Vovchanchyn
Punches 6/29 (21%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 415 s
Struve is neirly a foot and a half taller than Igor. He may or may not have used that to win the fight. He did denominate the fight though.
Igor Vovchanchyn is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ice Cold is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
Igor Vovchanchyn comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Nice punch by Igor Vovchanchyn
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Struve decides to launch some tentative punches
Ice Cold launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Struve with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to bring the fight to the ground
Struve goes down.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve 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.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He is not able to do it
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He succeeds!
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Struve has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
Stefan Struve 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 closed guard over Struve
Stefan Struve 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.
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Struve 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 closed guard over Struve
Ice Cold tries to escape from the closed guard
Ice Cold succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Stefan Struve 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 open guard over Struve
Struve 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.
Crushing shot to Ice Cold's body! He's holding his side
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Stefan Struve 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.
Struve clumsily fails here and it's time for Igor Vovchanchyn to fight back!
Ice Cold moves on the ground
Ice Cold cannot take advantage in the ground
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He succeeds!
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Ice Cold is in closed guard... Struve tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Igor Vovchanchyn moves to half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Struve sits over his knees and pushes away Ice Cold's leg!
Stefan Struve is able to put away his leg and then jumps to side mount.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn manages to switch to full guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Stefan Struve tries to pass Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Stefan Struve manages to get his leg free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Ice Cold is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Ice Cold put Stefan Struve in closed guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Struve is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Stefan Struve uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Struve is trying to counter now!
Struve tries to escape from closed guard...
Ice Cold waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Stefan Struve! He is reversed and nor Igor Vovchanchyn is on half guard!
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve attempts a sweep single...
Stefan Struve catches Igor Vovchanchyn's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Struve.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Struve is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Stefan Struve uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve is looking to pass Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Stefan Struve gets his hips free and moves to half guard.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Stefan Struve pushes Ice Cold's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Struve who is in full mount! Ice Cold is in trouble now!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll to his side and trap Stefan Struve in his guard...
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve isolates Igor Vovchanchyn's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Igor Vovchanchyn is able to relieve the pressure on his neck and slip out of the hold.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Struve, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Stefan Struve shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Igor Vovchanchyn is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Struve into his guard.
Stefan Struve is in closed guard over Ice Cold
Struve is in closed guard... Ice Cold tries to roll on the ground!
Stefan Struve uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve looks to posture up and open Igor Vovchanchyn's guard...
Stefan Struve forces Igor Vovchanchyn to open his guard.
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold
Ice Cold tries to close his guard around Struve
He is not able to do it
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold
Struve tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Stefan Struve aggressively and repeatedly punches Ice Cold.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Stefan Struve is in half guard over Ice Cold
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to move to full guard
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Igor Vovchanchyn!
Struve ducks under...
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Good front kick from Struve!
Ice Cold stumbles backwards after that one!
Solid shot from Igor Vovchanchyn to the body.
Struve blocks in time.
Shovel hook by Igor Vovchanchyn
goes nowhere.
Incredible high kick!
Ice Cold deflects and sidesteps.
Ice Cold and Struve circle around the center of the cage.
Shovel hook by Igor Vovchanchyn
goes nowhere.
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
A bad move from Igor Vovchanchyn
allows Struve to land a solid head kick.
Struve leads with a punch
Igor Vovchanchyn evades but whiffs with a counter.
Struve cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Ice Cold can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Ice Cold steps backwards away from Stefan Struve. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Stefan Struve takes a few seconds to recover his breath...
Low kick by Igor Vovchanchyn to maintain his distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Stefan Struve launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Ice Cold's knee!
Ice Cold steps backwards away from Stefan Struve. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Ice Cold was not ready to fight a fighter of Stefan Struve caliber.
Stefan Struve goes with a looping right hand while Igor Vovchanchyn jumps back and jabs
Struve seems staggered and Igor Vovchanchyn runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Ice Cold goes to the body...
his punches graze Struve's arm.
Igor Vovchanchyn swings...
...no good.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Ice Cold attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Ice Cold's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Ice Cold showing excellent timing, blasts Stefan Struve with a right hand.
Struve steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Stefan Struve swings and Ice Cold has to retreat
Ice Cold is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Struve is smart enough to block that one.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Ice Cold from the ground!
Ice Cold's Left eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Igor Vovchanchyn fires an unorthodox punch to Struve's torso
that goes wide.
Some nice shots from Igor Vovchanchyn
miss their mark.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve launches a furious hook!
That hits Ice Cold's chin like a wrecking ball! Ice Cold loses balance and goes to the mat.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
The round is for Struve, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
High kick from Stefan Struve!
Ice Cold seems to be done!
Igor Vovchanchyn fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Struve blocks that. He made it look easy!
High kick from Stefan Struve!
Ice Cold seems to be done!
There is a small laceration on Igor Vovchanchyn's Mouth
Struve leads with a punch
Igor Vovchanchyn evades but whiffs with a counter.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Ice Cold moves to shoot
but Stefan Struve delivers a knee that wrecks him!
Stefan Struve moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
There is a small laceration on Igor Vovchanchyn's Left cheek
Ice Cold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Struve launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Ice Cold's face but it seems like one finger has poked his eye! Does the referee see that?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Ice Cold seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Ice Cold cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Struve can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Ice Cold stumbles backwards staggered and Stefan Struve launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Ice Cold is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Igor Vovchanchyn seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stefan Struve!
Struve is standing while Ice Cold is on the ground on his back
Struve opts to jump inside Ice Cold's guard.
Ice Cold didn't see that coming. Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold now.
Igor Vovchanchyn seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Stefan Struve!
Stefan Struve is in open guard over Ice Cold
Struve moves on the ground
Stefan Struve moves to side mount
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Nice beating Igor Vovchanchyn has received.
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Struve uses his strength to keep Struve at a disadvantage
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Struve gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Igor Vovchanchyn! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Igor Vovchanchyn doesn't defend himself!
Ice Cold's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Nose
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Stefan Struve can end the fight with his ground and pound.
You can see Ice Cold's blood making stains in the mat.
Struve positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Ice Cold's being punished here!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn has seen better days.
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Stefan Struve keeps control and remains in side mount.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn attempts to trap Stefan Struve in his guard.
Stefan Struve keeps control and remains in side mount.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to move on the ground and shows Stefan Struve a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ice Cold's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
You can see Ice Cold's blood making stains in the mat.
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Struve uses his strength to keep Struve at a disadvantage
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Struve tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Struve is clinching with Ice Cold.
The fighters are clinching.
Stefan Struve slightly pushes Ice Cold into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Struve steps backwards away from Igor Vovchanchyn. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Igor Vovchanchyn's face is covered in blood. He may be having problems seeing as he wipes the blood out of his eyes.
Stefan Struve tries a high kick!
Ice Cold was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off his head!
Igor Vovchanchyn tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Struve steps backwards away from Igor Vovchanchyn. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Igor Vovchanchyn is a bloody mess!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Some nice shots from Igor Vovchanchyn
miss their mark.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Ice Cold!
Ice Cold is out! Ice Cold is out! Stefan Struve has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Forehead
Winner is Stefan Struve by KO (High kick) at 4:26 Round 3
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 10/11 (91%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 23/32 (72%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 407 s
Statistics: Igor Vovchanchyn
Punches 6/29 (21%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 415 s
Struve is neirly a foot and a half taller than Igor. He may or may not have used that to win the fight. He did denominate the fight though.