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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 478 p4p, 74 weight class) and Teuvo Turunen (ranked 1449 p4p, 201 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teuvo Turunen!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Bangin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ass Private Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Turunen misses with a body punch
and Turunen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turunen connects with a body shot.
A big right from Turunen misses.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Turunen slips the punch.
Turunen scores with a nice head shot.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen avoids it easily.
Teuvo Turunen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turunen scores with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Bangin.
Turunen takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin works the jab nicely.
Turunen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Turunen has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turunen misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bangin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turunen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bangin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Turunen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bangin takes one on the button.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Turunen.
Jab, jab by Turunen - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Turunen misses
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Bangin connects with a looping right hand.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Turunen's head backwards.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turunen is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bangin.
Turunen lands a jab to Bangin's midsection.
Bangin tests Turunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bangin connects with a body shot that sends Turunen's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin scores with a punch to the head.
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Turunen misses with a body shot
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
Turunen throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turunen cracks a nice hook into Bangin's ribs.
Turunen throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Turunen manages to avoid it.
Bangin swings for the body but Turunen moves out of range.
Bangin throws an overhand right that lands on Turunen's shoulder, as Turunen tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turunen connects with a nice looking jab.
Turunen throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Turunen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangin circles away quickly and effectively.
Turunen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bangin rather than just go for the knockout.
Bangin connects with a body shot that sends Turunen's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turunen throws out the jab.
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bangin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Turunen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Bangin.
Bangin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin lands an overhand right.
Bangin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Some wild striking there from Turunen.
Turunen looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Turunen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turunen walks into a straight right hand from Bangin.
Turunen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turunen ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Turunen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bangin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turunen jabs Bangin right on the nose. Bangin blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Bangin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Turunen.
Bangin cracks Turunen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Turunen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bangin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin misses with an uppercut
and Turunen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turunen is just out of range.
Turunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Bangin catches Turunen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turunen. That did some damage!
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turunen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Turunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bangin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turunen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice cross by Bangin.
Bangin is looking to chop away at Turunen's legs.
Turunen connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turunen misses with a hook to the body
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turunen connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Bangin.
Bangin is looking to slow Turunen down with leg kicks.
Turunen throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bangin misses the target.
Bangin throws out a leg kick but Turunen moves out of range and Bangin only half commits.
Turunen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bangin.
Turunen misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turunen lands a lovely overhand right.
Izzy Bangin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turunen.
Turunen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin misses with a looping right.
Turunen loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Turunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turunen misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a jab.
Turunen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Turunen misses with an uppercut
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Turunen throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Turunen misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bangin thuds his shin into the meat of Turunen's side.
Turunen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Turunen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bangin doesn't seem phased though.
Bangin slips a jab from Turunen.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turunen throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin throws a jab but it's blocked by Turunen.
Turunen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bangin with a body shot.
Bangin looks to score with a jab to the body but Turunen is just out of range.
Bangin misses with a head kick.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turunen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Bangin misses its intended target.
A countering left hand to the body from Turunen misses.
Turunen throws a right hand that Bangin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangin also avoids with ease.
Turunen misses with a looping right.
Turunen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bangin misses with a wild body shot.
Bangin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turunen's calf.
Turunen lands with a good body shot.
Turunen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bangin.
Turunen throws a counter combo.
Bangin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turunen moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
Turunen misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Turunen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turunen misses with a hook.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turunen throws a right hand that Bangin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bangin also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bangin misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick from Bangin misses.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Bangin catches Turunen right on the button with a cross.
Turunen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bangin connects with a crisp jab.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Turunen.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Turunen does no damage.
Turunen throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Turunen.
Turunen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Turunen. That snapped Bangin's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turunen misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turunen.
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Bangin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice jab there from Bangin.
Turunen misses the shot to the body.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin is looking to chop away at Turunen's legs.
Turunen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turunen loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
It looked like Bangin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Turunen ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Turunen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turunen moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
A big left from Turunen misses.
Turunen loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Turunen misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Turunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Turunen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bangin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turunen.
A shot to the body from Turunen misses
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bangin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turunen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Turunen manages to avoid it.
Turunen connects with a body shot.
Bangin scores with a nice right hand.
Bangin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turunen's calf.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bangin lands with an overhand left.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Turunen just manages to avoid it.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen lands a jab to the nose.
Turunen misses with a looping right.
Turunen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bangin doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Turunen misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turunen throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Turunen.
Turunen moves forwards but Bangin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Turunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Turunen moves out of range of the body kick from Bangin.
Turunen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
As Turunen backs away, Bangin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Turunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bangin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turunen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turunen swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Turunen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turunen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bangin with a body shot.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Turunen misses the jab.
A combination from Turunen does no damage.
Bangin throws out a loose jab but Turunen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen misses with a looping right.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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 connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Bangin.
Turunen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bangin at a distance.
Turunen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Bangin misses.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Turunen.
Bangin defending well as Turunen loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bangin misses with a straight left.
Turunen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turunen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bangin.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bangin. Turunen shrugs it off though.
Turunen misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turunen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bangin slips under a jab from Turunen.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen blocks it.
Turunen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Bangin digs a good hook to Turunen's body.
Turunen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Bangin sizes up Turunen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turunen jabs Bangin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bangin.
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Turunen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Turunen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Bangin.
Bangin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Turunen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Bangin.
Bangin half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turunen's sensitive parts.
Bangin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Turunen if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Bangin.
Turunen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin misses with a kick to the body.
Turunen throws out a counter right but Bangin avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Bangin misses.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Turunen takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin defending well as Turunen loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
Turunen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turunen lands a slapping body shot.
Turunen lands with a nice body punch.
Turunen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen misses with a looping left.
Bangin lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Izzy Bangin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Turunen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bangin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turunen.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Turunen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen.
An inside leg kick from Bangin misses.
A swing and a miss from Bangin.
Turunen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turunen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turunen moves away.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Turunen moves away and avoids it.
Turunen scores with a shot to the body.
Bangin scores with a sloppy right hand. Turunen should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Turunen misses
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
Turunen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bangin.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a head shot.
Bangin thuds his right hand into Turunen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bangin lands a nice shot to the body.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turunen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bangin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bangin tries to work over Turunen's front leg with a kick but Turunen checks it.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turunen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bangin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turunen.
Bangin throws a hook but Turunen blocks it.
Bangin scores with a hook.
Turunen misses with a two punch combination.
Bangin lands with an uppercut that bounces Turunen off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turunen throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Turunen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin lands a lovely overhand right.
Turunen looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Turunen.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Bangin connects with a body shot.
Turunen moves out of range of the body kick.
Turunen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turunen.
Turunen tries to bum rush Bangin with a series of wild strikes but Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
Bangin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turunen's hands.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Bangin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Turunen misses with an uppercut.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Bangin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bangin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Bangin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bangin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turunen finds it's way round the side to connect with Bangin's head.
Bangin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Turunen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turunen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turunen.
Turunen lands a jab.
Turunen lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin swings widly with a right hand
and Turunen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turunen lands a jab to the nose.
Bangin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turunen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bangin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Turunen misses.
Bangin throws a lazy right hand but Turunen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turunen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bangin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice cross by Bangin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turunen. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin jabs Turunen right on the nose. Turunen blinks but takes it well.
Bangin tests Turunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turunen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turunen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turunen digs a good hook to Bangin's body.
Turunen defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Turunen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin had his way with Teuvo Turunen in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bangin connects with the punch.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Turunen throws out a counter right but Bangin avoids it with no problem.
A shot to the liver by Turunen. Beautiful body shot.
Turunen takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin feints and then cracks Turunen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turunen down.
Bangin slips a jab from Turunen.
An attempted straight right counter from Bangin misses the target.
That kick from Bangin tenderised Turunen's leg. Turunen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turunen.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turunen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turunen scores with a jab. Bangin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Turunen connects with a nice looking jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turunen checks a leg kick.
Turunen misses with a hook.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turunen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bangin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turunen just misses with a punch to the body.
Turunen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bangin.
Turunen moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Turunen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bangin. That one must have hurt.
Turunen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bangin.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turunen checks a low kick from Bangin.
A big right from Bangin misses.
Bangin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turunen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turunen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bangin cracks Turunen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice body punch from Turunen.
Bangin throws a wild body kick that Turunen sees coming a mile off.
Teuvo Turunen 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.
Turunen staying out of range there.
Bangin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turunen.
Turunen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bangin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turunen thuds his right hand into Bangin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Turunen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bangin lands with an uppercut that bounces Turunen off the cage and back into range.
Izzy Bangin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turunen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bangin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Turunen moves away and avoids it.
Bangin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turunen at a distance.
Bangin throws a front kick that sends Turunen stumbling back into the cage.
Turunen throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Turunen ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Bangin throws a shot from downtown. Turunen moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Bangin tests Turunen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turunen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bangin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Turunen avoids it.
Turunen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Turunen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Despite the aggression on Turunen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turunen blocks a jab.
Bangin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bangin slips a jab from Turunen.
Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Turunen throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bangin lands a lovely overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Turunen.
Turunen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands a glancing blow to the side of Turunen's head.
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!
Turunen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bangin to score with a decent uppercut.
Turunen throws an overhand right that lands on Bangin's shoulder, as Bangin tries to avoid the shot.
Bangin throws a good cross that connects.
Bangin lands a jab to the head.
Turunen misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turunen misses with a shot to the body
and Bangin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Turunen loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Bangin is looking to slow Turunen down with leg kicks.
Turunen jabs at Bangin's body.
Turunen throws an off balance right hand
and Bangin counters with a nice leg kick.
Bangin thuds his right hand into Turunen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bangin delivers a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Turunen down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bangin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bangin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 48:48
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Izzy Bangin!
Izzy Bangin retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Izzy Bangin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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