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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 328 p4p, 129 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 50 p4p, 20 weight class). Cressbeckler comes into the arena with American Remains blaring out of the sound system. Potemkin Izmaylov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov thows a leg kick but Cressbeckler checks it
and Cressbeckler counters with a thumping low kick.
Cressbeckler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cressbeckler lands a jab to Izmaylov's midsection.
Cressbeckler throws a jab but it's blocked by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov avoids the body shot from Cressbeckler.
Izmaylov misses with a hook. Cressbeckler ducked under it nicely.
Izmaylov defending well as Cressbeckler loads up on a big left hand.
Izmaylov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cressbeckler misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cressbeckler looks to land a right hand but Izmaylov moved out of range.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Izmaylov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cressbeckler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Izmaylov throws a shot to the body.
Izmaylov misses with a jab to the body
and Cressbeckler makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws a right hand that Izmaylov ducks under and follows up with a left that Izmaylov also avoids with ease.
Cressbeckler blocks a jab.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cressbeckler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Izmaylov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cressbeckler with the inside leg kick.
Izmaylov lands a nice shot that snaps Cressbeckler's head back.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot
and Cressbeckler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cressbeckler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Izmaylov misses with a hook.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Izmaylov's hands.
Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov walks into a stiff left hand from Cressbeckler.
Izmaylov slips a straight right by Cressbeckler.
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!
Cressbeckler drives through and clinches with Izmaylov against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cressbeckler misses with some punches.
Izmaylov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izmaylov blocks a body shot from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler keeps control of Izmaylov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Izmaylov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cressbeckler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cressbeckler misses with some punches.
Cressbeckler can't find room to land a body shot as Izmaylov controls the action.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cressbeckler lands with a left to the head.
Cressbeckler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izmaylov backwards.
Cressbeckler lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izmaylov backwards.
Izmaylov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izmaylov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Izmaylov takes a shot to the head.
Izmaylov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Izmaylov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Izmaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Cressbeckler controls the action.
Izmaylov has a couple of punches blocked by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler scores with a shot to the side of Izmaylov's head.
Izmaylov blocks a body shot from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler tries a body shot but Izmaylov blocks it.
Izmaylov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cressbeckler throws a head punch that misses.
Izmaylov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cressbeckler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izmaylov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cressbeckler slips a jab from Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Izmaylov just manages to avoid it.
Cressbeckler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov misses with a leg kick
and Cressbeckler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook.
Izmaylov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler misses with a leg kick
and Izmaylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izmaylov walks into a straight right hand from Cressbeckler.
Izmaylov moves out of range as Cressbeckler throws a body kick.
Cressbeckler sizes up Izmaylov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cressbeckler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Izmaylov's sensitive parts.
Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler scores with a hook to the body. Izmaylov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cressbeckler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Izmaylov slips under a jab from Cressbeckler.
Nice defenses there by Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Izmaylov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head but Cressbeckler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cressbeckler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Izmaylov just manages to avoid it.
Cressbeckler has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cressbeckler throws a body shot but no joy.
Izmaylov tries a quick counter leg kick but Cressbeckler is wise to it.
Cressbeckler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Izmaylov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Izmaylov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Cressbeckler to counter with a crisp jab.
Cressbeckler throws the left hand but Izmaylov avoids the punch easily.
Izmaylov counters with a body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Izmaylov checks a leg kick.
Cressbeckler backing away here, and Izmaylov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cressbeckler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izmaylov manages to avoid it.
Izmaylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cressbeckler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Izmaylov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cressbeckler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Izmaylov just manages to avoid it.
Izmaylov throws a solid leg kick but Cressbeckler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Izmaylov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Izmaylov catches Cressbeckler right on the button with a cross.
Izmaylov misses with a looping right.
Izmaylov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Izmaylov scores with a nice body kick.
Izmaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler closes the distance and clinches.
Izmaylov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izmaylov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cressbeckler backwards.
Izmaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Cressbeckler controls the action.
Izmaylov throws a head punch that misses.
Izmaylov is trying to break free.
Cressbeckler can't find room to land a body shot as Izmaylov controls the action.
Cressbeckler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izmaylov misses with a punch to the body.
Cressbeckler struggles to land a body shot inside as Izmaylov controls his hands.
Izmaylov blocks an uppercut.
Izmaylov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cressbeckler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Izmaylov backwards.
Izmaylov prevents a body shot from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izmaylov's elbow.
Cressbeckler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Izmaylov can do to turn this around?
Cressbeckler tries to work over Izmaylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler working aggressively here.
Izmaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Cressbeckler controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov blocks a body shot from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izmaylov tries to throw a body punch but Cressbeckler avoids it by throwing Izmaylov back against the cage.
Izmaylov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Izmaylov throws a chopping leg kick but Cressbeckler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cressbeckler wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cressbeckler throws a body shot but no joy.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izmaylov blocks a jab.
Cressbeckler missing with a left hand there. Izmaylov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cressbeckler has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler moves out of range as Izmaylov strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler lands a nice leg kick that just misses Izmaylov's sensitive parts.
Cressbeckler throws the left hand but Izmaylov avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Cressbeckler. That snapped Izmaylov's head back.
Cressbeckler takes a swing at Izmaylov's ribcage but misses.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the body kick from Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cressbeckler.
Izmaylov throws a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cressbeckler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cressbeckler just misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izmaylov. Cressbeckler does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Cressbeckler blocks it.
Joad Cressbeckler is winning the standup battle so far.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cressbeckler moves away.
A big left from Izmaylov misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Izmaylov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Izmaylov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Izmaylov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Izmaylov misses with a kick to the body.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cressbeckler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Izmaylov lands a front kick.
Izmaylov throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Cressbeckler avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Izmaylov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Izmaylov misses.
Cressbeckler is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Izmaylov.
A telegraphed right hand from Cressbeckler misses the target.
Izmaylov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izmaylov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Cressbeckler avoids it easily.
Izmaylov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Izmaylov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Izmaylov thuds his shin into the meat of Cressbeckler's side.
Cressbeckler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cressbeckler throws the kick towards the body but Izmaylov avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov slips under a jab from Cressbeckler.
Izmaylov slips a straight right by Cressbeckler.
Izmaylov connects with a single shot there.
Izmaylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cressbeckler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov thuds his shin into the meat of Cressbeckler's side.
Izmaylov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cressbeckler to score with a decent uppercut.
Cressbeckler checks a low kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov is looking to land body kicks.
Izmaylov lands a really nice looking cross but Cressbeckler seems unphased.
It looks like Joad Cressbeckler has been cut.
Izmaylov swings for the body but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Izmaylov misses with a hook.
Izmaylov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Izmaylov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Izmaylov misses the jab.
Cressbeckler takes a swing at Izmaylov's ribcage but misses.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Cressbeckler avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cressbeckler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izmaylov is looking to slow Cressbeckler down with leg kicks.
Cressbeckler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head but Cressbeckler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cressbeckler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Izmaylov staying out of range there.
Izmaylov thinks about the counter body kick.
Izmaylov tries to land a body kick
and Cressbeckler makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Izmaylov throws a low kick but Cressbeckler avoids it.
Izmaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cressbeckler.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cressbeckler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov looks to land a left hand but Cressbeckler moved out of range nicely.
Cressbeckler throws a lazy right hand but Izmaylov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Izmaylov is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izmaylov moves away.
Cressbeckler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick but Cressbeckler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Izmaylov tries a quick counter leg kick but Cressbeckler is wise to it.
Cressbeckler throws a hook but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Izmaylov thinks about the counter body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cressbeckler crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Izmaylov - the referee stops the clock and Cressbeckler gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Izmaylov. Cressbeckler manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Izmaylov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Izmaylov keeps the fight on the outside.
Izmaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cressbeckler was well out of range. Poor timing from Izmaylov.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter punch.
Izmaylov connects with a leg kick.
Izmaylov tries to land a leg kick but Cressbeckler saw it coming and moves away.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Izmaylov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Izmaylov throws a lazy right hand but Cressbeckler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cressbeckler misses with a series of wild punches.
Cressbeckler tries to clinch but Izmaylov is having none of it.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That kick from Cressbeckler tenderised Izmaylov's leg. Izmaylov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Izmaylov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izmaylov throws a head kick but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Izmaylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cressbeckler's sensitive parts.
Izmaylov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Cressbeckler avoids it.
Cressbeckler tries to clinch there but Izmaylov circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Potemkin Izmaylov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Izmaylov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potemkin Izmaylov!
An out of breath Potemkin Izmaylov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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