Round 1 Pavel parries Alvess jab and connect with a cross. Ovchinnikov circles Cesar Alves, landing jabs and crosses at will. Alves parries Pavels jab and connect with a cross. Pavel is on the receiving end of a good punching combination from Cesar Alves. Ovchinnikov throws a cross that easily dodged by Cesar. Cesar takes a punch and goes to the mat, Pavel pounces into side control. Cesar recovers quickly. Round 1 is finished.
Round 2 Pavel eats a jab,jab, then a hook from Cesar Alves. After an exchange of punches, the fighters engage in the clinch. Pavel receieves numerous knees to the thighs from Alves. Pavel Ovchinnikov receives a couple of stiff short hooks in the clinch. Alves fakes a shot attempt from the clinch, opening Ovchinnikov up for a flurry of hooks. Alves unleashes a flurry of punches on Pavel Ovchinnikov. Alves unleashes a flurry of punches on Pavel Ovchinnikov. Pavel Ovchinnikov takes a heavy kick to the arm attempting to block his head. Round 2 is finished.
Round 3 Ovchinnikov is on the receiving end of a good punching combination from Alves. After an exchange of punches, the fighters engage in the clinch. Pavel Ovchinnikov receives a couple of stiff short hooks in the clinch. Pavel Ovchinnikov receives a couple of stiff short hooks in the clinch. Cesar fakes a shot attempt from the clinch, opening Pavel Ovchinnikov up for a flurry of hooks. Ovchinnikov snaps back the head of Cesar Alves with a stiff jab. Pavel Ovchinnikov snaps back the head of Cesar with a stiff jab. Pavel shoots but Alves stuffs it, eventually working in a whizzer and landing some sharp knees that allows him to move to side mount. Round 3 comes to a close.
