Post by The Sandmen on Jan 2, 2016 16:44:21 GMT -5
Igor Vovchanchyn glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Stefan Struve looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Stefan Struve is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Igor Vovchanchyn comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Ice Cold and Struve move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Ice Cold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Stand up! This is what Struve's cornermen are shouting. Igor Vovchanchyn is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Ice Cold moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He succeeds!
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Ice Cold tries to escape from the closed guard
Igor Vovchanchyn any adventage in the ground.
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!
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
Ice Cold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Igor Vovchanchyn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Struve tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ice Cold breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Ice Cold's face!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ice Cold breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
As the fight continues it seems that Stefan Struve is taking the best of the fight.
Stefan Struve aggressively and repeatedly punches Ice Cold.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Igor Vovchanchyn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve suddenly holds Igor Vovchanchyn's arm and tries an armbar!
Ice Cold can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Stefan Struve!
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ice Cold attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Stefan Struve is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
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 use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) is cheering him!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve looks to mount Igor Vovchanchyn...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Igor Vovchanchyn shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Igor Vovchanchyn breaks that americana attempt!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
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!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Igor Vovchanchyn work his BJJ game.
Igor Vovchanchyn struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Igor Vovchanchyn shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Ice Cold's eyes...
That Americana looks tight...
Igor Vovchanchyn breaks that americana attempt!
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
Ice Cold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Igor Vovchanchyn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Igor Vovchanchyn's arm and tries an armbar!
Ice Cold hold his own hand and breaks Struve's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Stefan Struve.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ice Cold tries to move to full mount!
Struve won't allow him to take this position easily.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve attempts to trap Igor Vovchanchyn in his guard.
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
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 4:00 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:10 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...
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punch by Igor Vovchanchyn
that nearly tags Struve.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Ice Cold!
Ice Cold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Stefan Struve's punches
Ice Cold measures the resilience of Struve's chin with an uppercut while Struve lands some great crosses.
Ice Cold attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Chin
Ice Cold steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Ice Cold pushes Stefan Struve and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Stefan Struve that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Ice Cold's stops that one with his face! How is Ice Cold standing?!
Struve is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
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
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!
Ice Cold's Left eye is beginning to swell
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Struve uses his strength to keep Struve at a disadvantage
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Good looking punches from Stefan Struve on the ground
They could take their toll on Ice Cold.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
Struve doesn't allow him!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Deep breaths from Igor Vovchanchyn who tries a hammer punch to Struve's ribs.
Struve blocks those punches
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Struve doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Stefan Struve looks to mount Igor Vovchanchyn...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Ice Cold's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Ice Cold's eyes...
Ice Cold Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Ice Cold breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Struve catch Igor Vovchanchyn's left arm and tries a kimura
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Struve is locking that kimura...
That kimura looks tight...
Ice Cold's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Struve secures the lock while Igor Vovchanchyn refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Stefan Struve by Submission (kimura) at 1:50 Round 2
Statistics: Igor Vovchanchyn
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/12 (92%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Even first, Struve second.
Stefan Struve looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect his performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Stefan Struve is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if he loses today.
Igor Vovchanchyn comes with a 4 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
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Ice Cold and Struve move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Ice Cold grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn is in open guard over Struve
Stand up! This is what Struve's cornermen are shouting. Igor Vovchanchyn is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Ice Cold moves on the ground...
He remains in open guard.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve tries to close his guard around Ice Cold
He succeeds!
Igor Vovchanchyn is in closed guard over Struve
Ice Cold tries to escape from the closed guard
Igor Vovchanchyn any adventage in the ground.
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!
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
Ice Cold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Igor Vovchanchyn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Struve tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ice Cold breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Ice Cold's face!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ice Cold breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
As the fight continues it seems that Stefan Struve is taking the best of the fight.
Stefan Struve aggressively and repeatedly punches Ice Cold.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Igor Vovchanchyn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Struve suddenly holds Igor Vovchanchyn's arm and tries an armbar!
Ice Cold can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Stefan Struve!
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Ice Cold attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Stefan Struve is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
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 use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) is cheering him!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve looks to mount Igor Vovchanchyn...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Igor Vovchanchyn shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Igor Vovchanchyn breaks that americana attempt!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
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!
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Igor Vovchanchyn work his BJJ game.
Igor Vovchanchyn struggles to not give his opponent a chance to recover
Struve is trying to counter now!
Stefan Struve takes a deep breath as he passes his arm over Igor Vovchanchyn shoulder and pushes his arm againts the mat!
Punishing hold!
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
You can see the pain reflected in Ice Cold's eyes...
That Americana looks tight...
Igor Vovchanchyn breaks that americana attempt!
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
Ice Cold is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Stefan Struve pushes Igor Vovchanchyn down and prevents his attempts to escape
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Struve fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Igor Vovchanchyn's arm and tries an armbar!
Ice Cold hold his own hand and breaks Struve's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Stefan Struve.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Igor Vovchanchyn is in side mount over Stefan Struve
Ice Cold tries to move to full mount!
Struve won't allow him to take this position easily.
Ice Cold misses a step and Stefan Struve sees an opportunity to counter him!
Stefan Struve attempts to trap Igor Vovchanchyn in his guard.
Stefan Struve manages to switch to full guard.
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 4:00 in the 1 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn launches a few punches to Struve's cheek from the guard.
Stefan Struve uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
The clock says 4:10 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...
Stefan Struve keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Nice punch by Igor Vovchanchyn
that nearly tags Struve.
Igor Vovchanchyn gets sloppy and Stefan Struve tries to take advantage...
Stefan Struve wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Ice Cold!
Ice Cold looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Stefan Struve's punches
Ice Cold measures the resilience of Struve's chin with an uppercut while Struve lands some great crosses.
Ice Cold attempts a shoot
Stefan Struve hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
Ice Cold has a small cut in his Chin
Ice Cold steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Ice Cold pushes Stefan Struve and moves away from him. He seems to be recovering his breath.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Stefan Struve that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Ice Cold's stops that one with his face! How is Ice Cold standing?!
Struve is holding Igor Vovchanchyn's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Igor Vovchanchyn loses balance and goes to the ground.
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
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!
Ice Cold's Left eye is beginning to swell
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to show some ground skills
Struve uses his strength to keep Struve at a disadvantage
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Good looking punches from Stefan Struve on the ground
They could take their toll on Ice Cold.
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Ice Cold tries to stand up!
Struve doesn't allow him!
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Deep breaths from Igor Vovchanchyn who tries a hammer punch to Struve's ribs.
Struve blocks those punches
Stefan Struve is in side mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Struve doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Ice Cold clumsily fails here and it's time for Stefan Struve to fight back!
Stefan Struve looks to mount Igor Vovchanchyn...
Stefan Struve slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Stefan Struve throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Ice Cold's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Ice Cold's eyes...
Ice Cold Hyper-extended his arm
That Armbar from Stefan Struve appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Ice Cold breaks the lock showing some skills...
Stefan Struve is in full mount over Igor Vovchanchyn
Struve catch Igor Vovchanchyn's left arm and tries a kimura
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Struve is locking that kimura...
That kimura looks tight...
Ice Cold's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Ice Cold struggles to free himself
Struve secures the lock while Igor Vovchanchyn refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Stefan Struve by Submission (kimura) at 1:50 Round 2
Statistics: Igor Vovchanchyn
Punches 1/2 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Statistics: Stefan Struve
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/12 (92%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 292 s
Even first, Struve second.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!