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Igor Vovchanchin (Ukraine) vs. Masaaki Satake (Japan)
Vov inches in, neither punches. Still no punching. Vov measuiring w/his left jab. Satake throws slapping, hooking left. Satake throws a left hook to body. Vov throws jab/cross to no effect. Very little action so far. Vov puts stake in corner, flurries and ends with fmissed leg kick as satake moves out to side. Satake thors leg kick and vov makes him pay for it with overhand right. Trading small shots at this point. Vov is starting to get his angle on the rt overhand. Throws leg kick that satakes catches. Vov puts sat in corner and works a nice combo, changing levels w/body and head shots. Sats nose is bleeding. I’m always amazed at how good vov’s footwork is, and how he moves his head. Sat can’t hit vov now, as vov bobs and weaves. Vov has sat in corner. Pummeling for over/under. Vov goes to head, then body and back to head (continue to pummel). Vov throws a knee. Mats pushes away. And in to center of rring. Vov lands, and sat pumps both fists like “come on!” VOV COMES IN, GETS TIGHT, AND GETS SATS BACK. SAT NOW IN CORNER, BLEEDING HEAVILy FROM NOSE AS VOV THIS HIM FROM BEHIND. SAT TURNS AROUND, AND REF BREAKS THEM RD ENDS.
SAT THROWS NICK KICKS THAT DON’T SEEM TO PHASE VOV. VOV CHECKS LEG KICK WELL, AND TRIES SINGLE LEG, BUT ENDS UP PUSHING SAT INTO CORNER (PUMMELING AGAIN.) SAT THROWS NICE KNEE FROM CORNER.VOV WORKS BODY. OUT OF CORNER, SAT SEEMS TO BE EGGING VOV ON. (BAD IDEA). VOV ENTERS AND STARTS THROWING SERIOUS LEATHER. BACK INTO CORNER. REF BREAKS AGAIN, TO CTR OF RING. SAT LEG KICKS, VOV LANDS A NICE OVERHAND RT, AND BACK TO CORNER. 20 SECONDS LEFT IN RD 2\1. SAT WORKSOUT OF CORNER. VOV THROWS NICE LFT HOOK FOLLOWED BY OVER HAND RT. RD ENDS W/VOV TRYING FOR DOUBLE LEG IN THE CORNER. SAT IS A MESS IN THE CORNER, NOSE AND MOUTH BOTH BLEEDING. SAT IS THROWIN SOME NICE PUNCHES, BUT ALWAYS SEEMS OFF BALANCE, LIKE HE DOESN’T WANT TO PLANT AND THROW, FOR FEAR THAT VOV WILL COUNTER. HE’S MOVING WAY TO MUCH
RD 2, BACK INTO CORNER. SAT IS KIAING AS HE PUNCHES VOV. BACK TO CTR. SAT GETS NICE LEG KICK, AND VOV RESPONDS W/SAME. SAT TRIES ANOTHER LEG KICK AND VOV CHECKS IT. BACK INTO CORNER. SAT IS KNEEING VOVS LEAD LEG, AND THE DAMAGE OF KNEES AND LEG KICKS IS EVIDENT. BACK TO CENTER. BACK TO CORNER SAT THROWS KNEES FM CORNER. VOV GOES WAY LOW FOR ANKLE PICK, AND PUTS SAT DOWN, AND GOES TO MOUNT. HE WORKS FOR KEYLOCK. GOOD GOD, THE THOUGHT OF VOV MOUNTED AND PUNCHING YOU MUST BE HORRIFYING. VOV TRAPS ONE ARM AND CONTNUES TO PUNCH (30 SECONDS LEFT). RD ENDS. VOV IS CONTROLLING THE FIGHT AT THIS POINT, BUT SATAKE IS A STUD FOR EVEN HANGING AROUND. THIS IS A TOUGH GUY.
BETWEEN RDS THEY ARE ICING VOVS LEAD LEG.
RD 3: SAT LEG KICKS IMMEDIATELY. ANOTHER GOOD LEG KICK (THIS TIME INSIDE) OF VOVS LEG. SAT SEEMS LIKE HE IS TRYING TO GO FOR IT AS HE THROWS AT VOV. BACK INTO THE CORNER. VOV TURNS HIS HEAD LEG OUT (HIS RT HIP IS AGAINST SATS GROIN) VOV GOES FOR ANKLE PICK AGAIN, AND CAN’T GET IT. REF BREAKS. SAT IS LOOKING GOOD IN CTR OF RING, AND EVEN GOES FOR HEAD KICK (BLOCKED). BACK INTO CORNER. PUMMELING. 3 MINUTES LEFT. VOV AGAIN TURNS LEAD LEG OUT. REF BREAKS BACK INTO CTR. VOV COMES IN FAST THROWING FLURY. BACK INTO CORNER. VOV GETS ANDLE PICK, TO FULL MT. SAT DOESN’T EVEN ATTEMPT GUARD, OR TO ESCAPE MT. VOV PUNCHES OCCASIONALLY FM MT. VOV WORKS FOR KEYLOCK AND LOSES HAND. VOV CONTROLS ONE HAND AND PUNCHES FROM MT. SAT BRINGS BOTH LEGS UP TO ESAPE MT (LIKE JASON DELUCIA IN GIA.) BUT, UH, SURPRISINGLY, FAILS. FIGHT ENDS. VOV CLEARLY WON, BUT PROPS TO SAT FOR HANGING IN.