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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juraj Divisek (ranked 1482 p4p, 196 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 540 p4p, 81 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juraj Divisek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Divisek.
Bangin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Divisek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Divisek.
Bangin scores with a decent looking hook.
Divisek defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Divisek closes the distance but Bangin moves to the side
and Bangin counters with a thumping low kick.
Divisek slips under a jab.
Bangin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bangin misses with a right hand
and Divisek counters with a straight right hand.
Bangin lands a nice looking body kick.
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Divisek moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Divisek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin's corner calls for a 1-2. Bangin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Divisek slips a straight right by Bangin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Divisek throws out the jab.
Bangin counters with a body kick.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Bangin.
Bangin defending well as Divisek loads up on a big left hand.
Divisek misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Bangin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Divisek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Divisek looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin misses with a hook
and Divisek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been told by Divisek's head coaches at Rīga that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin tries to keep at a distance but Divisek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Bangin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Divisek lands a hook that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
Bangin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Divisek lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bangin.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangin controls his hands.
Divisek takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Bangin.
Bangin has a couple of punches blocked by Divisek.
A short right from Divisek on the inside.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bangin's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Divisek.
Divisek swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bangin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Divisek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bangin tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Bangin back against the cage.
Bangin lands with a right to the head.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Divisek.
Bangin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bangin.
Divisek lands a nice uppercut.
Divisek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bangin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Bangin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Bangin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Bangin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Bangin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Divisek takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Divisek takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Divisek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Divisek throws out a powerful jab.
Divisek swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bangin.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Divisek throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bangin! But no joy.
Divisek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Divisek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Divisek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangin defending well as Divisek loads up on a big left hand.
Divisek ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin lands a nice looking body shot.
Good leg kick by Bangin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Divisek moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek stuns Bangin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bangin throws a hook but Divisek avoids it easily.
Divisek swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Divisek instigates a clinch.
Bangin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divisek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangins head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bangin.
Bangin misses with some punches.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bangin lands a hook that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Divisek working aggressively here.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
Divisek working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Divisek tries to work over Bangin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bangin tries to throw a body punch but Divisek avoids it by throwing Bangin back against the cage.
Divisek can't find room to land a body shot as Bangin controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bangin lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divisek.
Bangin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Divisek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Divisek steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bangin. That one must have hurt.
Divisek throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bangin digs a good body shot into Divisek's ribs.
Divisek wants to clinch up but Bangin keeps it at a distance.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Divisek lands a right hook to the body.
Divisek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bangin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Divisek finds it's way round the side to connect with Bangin's head.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Bangin throws a leg kick but Divisek sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangin scores with a punch to the head.
Bangin looks for the body kick but Divisek saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Divisek misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
Juraj Divisek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Divisek closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bangin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Divisek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divisek was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Divisek has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Bangin finds it's target.
Divisek throws a jab but it's blocked by Bangin.
Divisek instigates a clinch.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
Bangin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bangin.
Divisek lands with a light punch inside.
Divisek swings wildly with an uppercut but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divisek.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
Divisek working aggressively here.
Bangin prevents a body shot from Divisek.
A nice left hand lands by Divisek.
Bangin lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek misses with a punch on the inside.
Juraj Divisek has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
Divisek lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
Divisek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bangin breaks from the clinch.
Bangin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Divisek looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Divisek tries to clinch up.
Bangin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divisek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangin controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin misses with some punches.
Bangin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Divisek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bangin.
A left hand lands to the body for Bangin.
Divisek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bangins head.
Divisek takes a shot to the head.
Bangin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Divisek blocks a body shot from Bangin.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangin controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bangin.
A short uppercut from Divisek.
Bangin struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
Bangin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Divisek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bangin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bangin throws a head punch that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Divisek swings wildly with an uppercut but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bangin breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin slips under a jab from Divisek.
Divisek lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bangin cracks Divisek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bangin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Divisek in his tracks.
Bangin lands the left hand.
Bangin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Divisek misses with a right hand
and Bangin counters with a nice body kick.
Divisek tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bangin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Divisek takes the fight into the clinch.
Divisek lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Divisek cracks Bangin with a nice body shot.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin tries a body shot but Divisek blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Divisek misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Divisek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bangin or not.
Bangin is breathing heavily.
Bangin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bangin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Divisek slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bangin as he connects with a hook.
Bangin misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Divisek misses its target.
Divisek clinches up with Bangin and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Bangin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bangin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bangin.
Divisek working aggressively here.
Bangin blocking some punches.
A short right from Divisek on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Divisek.
Divisek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
Divisek lands a right hand.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bangin digs a right hand into Divisek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Divisek's gas tank.
Divisek scores with a shot to the side of Bangin's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
Bangin manages to break the clinch.
A solid body kick from Bangin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin throws a low kick but Divisek avoids it.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Divisek moves away and avoids it.
Divisek moves into the clinch.
A short right from Divisek.
Divisek tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek can't find room to land a body shot as Bangin controls the action.
Bangin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Divisek's elbow.
Divisek tries to work over Bangin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bangin throws a punch but it's blocked by Divisek.
A shot in the inside from Divisek.
Bangin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bangin manages to break the clinch.
Divisek tries to clinch up
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Divisek cracks Bangin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek tries to clinch there but Bangin circles away.
Bangin flicks out a counter leg kick but Divisek steps away.
Bangin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Divisek just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.
Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Divisek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Divisek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Divisek takes one on the button.
Bangin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Divisek.
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Divisek takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bangin misses with a hook. Divisek ducked under it nicely.
Bangin defending well as Divisek loads up on a big left hand.
Divisek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Divisek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Divisek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divisek will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bangin connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Divisek misses the target.
Divisek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Divisek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Divisek digs a right hand into Bangin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bangin's gas tank.
Divisek misses with the head strike.
Divisek prevents a body shot from Bangin.
Bangin throws a punch but it's blocked by Divisek.
Divisek doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bangin blocking some punches.
Bangin lands a body shot.
Bangin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Divisek swings wildly with an uppercut but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Divisek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Divisek lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bangin.
Divisek misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bangin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Divisek swings wildly with an uppercut but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Divisek lands a left hand.
Divisek cracks Bangin with a nice body shot.
Divisek misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Divisek.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangin controls his hands.
Divisek throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bangin swings wildly with an uppercut but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bangin backwards.
Divisek misses with some punches.
Bangin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Divisek lands with a left to the head.
Divisek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juraj Divisek clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Divisek tries to clinch there but Bangin circles away.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Divisek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bangin momentarily.
Divisek lands a nice hook to Bangin's body. Bangin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Divisek.
Divisek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bangin.
Divisek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Divisek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Divisek throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Divisek scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A counter left hand to the body from Divisek misses its target.
Divisek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Divisek with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bangin to score with a decent uppercut.
Divisek throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Divisek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Divisek throws a right hand that misses
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Divisek 's knee.
Divisek moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Divisek is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Divisek takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Divisek fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Divisek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Divisek on the side of the head.
Divisek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bangin cracks Divisek with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Divisek.
Bangin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Divisek digs a good body shot into Bangin's ribs.
Divisek connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bangin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Divisek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Divisek is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bangin misses with a leg kick.
Divisek connects with a nice looking jab.
Divisek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Divisek closes the distance but Bangin moves to the side
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Divisek looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bangin, as that shot connected.
Divisek moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Divisek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Divisek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek connects with a body shot that sends Bangin's belly button to the back.
Divisek connects with a body shot that sends Bangin's belly button to the back.
Bangin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Divisek swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Divisek throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Divisek takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Divisek throws out a loose jab but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bangin slips a straight right by Divisek.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Divisek misses with a hook
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Divisek has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
Bangin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Divisek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Divisek takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Divisek loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Divisek gets a clinch.
Divisek throws a head punch that misses.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bangin pushes Divisek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bangin digs a right hand underneath Divisek's ribcage. Divisek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bangin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Divisek misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bangin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Divisek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Bangin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin lands a hook that snaps the head of Divisek backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab from Bangin does it's job there.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Divisek.
Divisek tries to clinch there but Bangin circles away.
Divisek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Divisek is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Divisek. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bangin.
Divisek looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Divisek misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Divisek's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Divisek wants to clinch up but Bangin keeps it at a distance.
Divisek takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Divisek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bangin.
Divisek fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Divisek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Divisek misses with a body punch
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Divisek tries to clinch but Bangin is having none of it.
Divisek throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bangin punishes Divisek's body with a nice straight punch.
Divisek throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Divisek was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Divisek misses the jab.
Divisek rushes Bangin and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Divisek.
Still in the clinch, Bangin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bangin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bangin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bangin lands a right hand.
Bangin working aggressively here.
Juraj Divisek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Divisek.
A head punch on the inside from Divisek fails to land.
Divisek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bangin.
Divisek swings wildly with an uppercut but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Divisek lands with a short shot to the head.
Divisek lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike.
Divisek has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Izzy Bangin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Divisek throws a hook but Bangin avoids it easily.
Divisek throws a hook to the side of Bangin's head but Bangin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A lazy left from Bangin finds it's target.
Divisek thuds a left hand into Bangin's body.
Bangin tests Divisek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bangin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Divisek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Divisek throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Divisek darts in trying to clinch
and Divisek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bangin thuds his right hand into Divisek's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Divisek misses the shot to the body.
Divisek moves out of range as Bangin throws a body kick.
Bangin jabs at Divisek's body.
Divisek misses with a body shot
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Divisek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Divisek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin feints and then cracks Divisek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Divisek down.
Divisek clinches with his opponent.
Bangin lands with a light punch inside.
Bangin struggles to land a body shot inside as Divisek controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Divisek tries to work over Bangin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Divisek throws a punch but it's blocked by Bangin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Divisek misses with a body punch.
Divisek tries a body shot but Bangin blocks it.
Divisek struggles to land a body shot inside as Bangin controls his hands.
Bangin blocking some punches.
Bangin prevents a body shot from Divisek.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Divisek.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Divisek.
Divisek misses with a hook from the clinch.
Divisek lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Divisek tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bangin's elbow.
Bangin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Divisek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bangin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 46:49
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Juraj Divisek stepped up to the mic, saying 'What is this bullshiit ! '.
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