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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 108 p4p, 197 weight class) and Manco Unknown (ranked 18 p4p, 35 weight class). Unknown has chosen Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Manco Unknown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unknown takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Izmaylov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Izmaylov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Izmaylov looks to throw the jab but Unknown is out of range.
Unknown moves out of range of the body kick from Izmaylov.
Manco Unknown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been told by Izmaylov's head coaches at Ryōzanpaku Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Unknown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Izmaylov at a distance.
Unknown looks to score with a jab to the body but Izmaylov is just out of range.
Izmaylov stuns Unknown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Unknown misses the shot to the body.
It appears Izmaylov was looking to counter with a kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unknown. Izmaylov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izmaylov is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unknown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Izmaylov.
Unknown lands a right hook to the body.
Izmaylov throws a head kick that misses
and Unknown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Izmaylov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Manco Unknown has been cut.
Unknown moves out of range as Izmaylov throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov looks to land a combination but Unknown avoids it well.
Unknown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Izmaylov. That did some damage!
Unknown misses with a right hand
and Izmaylov counters with a nice leg kick.
Unknown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Izmaylov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Izmaylov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Izmaylov.
Unknown throws a leg kick but Izmaylov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Unknown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izmaylov manages to avoid it.
Izmaylov feints and then cracks Unknown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Unknown down.
Unknown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Izmaylov lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Izmaylov as he checks the leg kick.
Izmaylov is looking to counter punch.
Unknown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Unknown. That did some damage!
Unknown digs a good body shot into Izmaylov's ribs.
Unknown thuds a left hand into Izmaylov's body.
Unknown throws a jab but it's blocked by Izmaylov.
Unknown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Izmaylov is looking to score with low kicks.
Izmaylov missing with a left hand there. Unknown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Unknown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Izmaylov.
Nice shot lands for Unknown.
A shot to the body from Unknown misses
and Izmaylov counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Unknown finds it's target.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Potemkin Izmaylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Izmaylov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Unknown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Unknown throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown thuds a left hand into Izmaylov's body.
Good work by Unknown as he checks the leg kick.
Unknown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Izmaylov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Unknown tries to land a leg kick but Izmaylov saw it coming and moves away.
Izmaylov lands a glancing blow to the side of Unknown's head.
Unknown thuds his right hand into Izmaylov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Izmaylov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unknown.
Unknown throws a jab but it's blocked by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov is looking to counter punch.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
Izmaylov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Unknown.
Unknown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Izmaylov rather than just go for the knockout.
Unknown slips a straight right by Izmaylov.
Unknown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Unknown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Unknown misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unknown uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Izmaylov has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unknown can pounce on him.
Unknown scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Unknown's ribcage but misses.
Unknown scores with a nice head shot.
Unknown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Unknown just misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Unknown blocks it.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick but Unknown moved away.
Izmaylov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Unknown moves out of range.
Unknown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Unknown blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izmaylov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Izmaylov thows a leg kick but Unknown checks it
so Unknown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Izmaylov wriggles free and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Potemkin Izmaylov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manco Unknown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Izmaylov throws a poor cross that misses
and Unknown cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Izmaylov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Unknown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Unknown scoring well with a low kick there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Izmaylov - that will leave a mark!
Izmaylov throws a hook but Unknown avoids it easily.
Izmaylov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Unknown counters with a three punch combo that has Izmaylov backing up. Izmaylov nods at Unknown to acknowledge the strikes.
Unknown takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Potemkin Izmaylov is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izmaylov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Unknown.
Unknown fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Izmaylov misses with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Izmaylov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izmaylov looks to land a right hand but Unknown moved out of range.
Unknown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Unknown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Unknown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Izmaylov.
A nice inside leg kick there by Izmaylov. That's going to slow Unknown down.
An inside leg kick lands from Izmaylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Unknown on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Unknown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izmaylov.
Unknown looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Izmaylov throws a push kick but Unknown slaps the foot to one side.
Izmaylov jabs Unknown right on the nose. Unknown blinks but takes it well.
Izmaylov connects with the punch.
Unknown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Unknown misses with an uppercut
and Izmaylov counters with a leg kick.
Izmaylov lands a body shot.
Izmaylov moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Izmaylov.
Good exchange - Izmaylov coming out on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unknown throws a lazy head kick
and Izmaylov counters with a stiff right hand.
Unknown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Unknown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Unknown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Izmaylov throws a shot from downtown. Unknown moves away and avoids it.
Unknown blocks a low kick nicely.
Izmaylov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Unknown avoids the body shot from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov connects with a jab.
Izmaylov motions for Unknown to come forward. Izmaylov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Unknown takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Izmaylov cracks Unknown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Izmaylov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Izmaylov tries to land a leg kick but Unknown saw it coming and moves away.
Unknown connects with a high kick.
Unknown does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Unknown.
Izmaylov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Unknown just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown misses the shot to the body.
Izmaylov lunges at Unknown with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Unknown's hand.
Unknown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Izmaylov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Unknown scores with a leg kick.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Unknown misses the shot to the body.
Unknown on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Unknown throws a body shot but no joy.
Izmaylov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Unknown scores with a shot to the body.
Unknown blocks the body kick.
Izmaylov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unknown circles away quickly and effectively.
Izmaylov throws a right hand that misses
and Unknown counters with a series of strikes. Izmaylov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izmaylov jabs at Unknown's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unknown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws out a loose jab but Unknown uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Unknown misses.
Izmaylov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Unknown.
Izmaylov scores with a hook.
Unknown is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Unknown checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Unknown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Unknown is still on wobbly legs! Can Izmaylov finish him?
Izmaylov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Unknown.
Izmaylov tries to land a front kick but Unknown steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Unknown seems to have recovered his senses.
Izmaylov throws a looping overhand right but Unknown ducks down to avoid it.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov motions for Unknown to come forward. Izmaylov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Unknown now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Unknown connects with a jab.
Izmaylov misses with the body kick
and Unknown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Unknown throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manco Unknown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Izmaylov looks to score with a jab to the body but Unknown is just out of range.
Unknown blocks the body kick.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that misses.
Unknown let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Unknown scoring well with a low kick there.
Unknown blocks a leg kick.
Unknown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Izmaylov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Unknown misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Unknown misses
and Izmaylov counters with a stiff right hand.
Unknown thows a leg kick but Izmaylov checks it
and Izmaylov counters with a head kick. That will keep Unknown thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Unknown takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov slips a jab from Unknown.
Izmaylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Unknown manages to avoid it.
Unknown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Izmaylov was well out of range. Poor timing from Unknown.
Izmaylov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Izmaylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown moves out of range of the body kick.
Unknown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izmaylov moves away.
Izmaylov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Izmaylov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Unknown momentarily.
Unknown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Izmaylov counters with a straight right hand.
Izmaylov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Unknown on the side of the head.
Izmaylov wants to land a leg kick but Unknown is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Izmaylov. That's going to slow Unknown down.
Unknown looks to score with a jab to the body but Izmaylov is just out of range.
Unknown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Izmaylov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Izmaylov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unknown can pounce on him.
Izmaylov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A leg kick checked by Unknown.
Unknown avoids the body shot from Izmaylov.
Manco Unknown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izmaylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unknown can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Izmaylov - that will leave a mark!
Izmaylov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Unknown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unknown scores with a one two! Izmaylov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Unknown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Izmaylov is looking to land body kicks.
Unknown looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick lands for Izmaylov.
Unknown lands a nice leg kick that just misses Izmaylov's sensitive parts.
Izmaylov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Unknown throws a right and a left that Izmaylov avoids nicely.
Unknown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Unknown fails with the takedown.
A jab from Izmaylov finds it's way through Unknown's defenses.
A solid body kick from Izmaylov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the liver by Izmaylov. Beautiful body shot.
Unknown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Izmaylov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Unknown avoids it.
Izmaylov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Unknown. That did some damage!
Izmaylov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Unknown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Izmaylov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Unknown takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Izmaylov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Unknown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick lands for Izmaylov.
A bone on bone clash there as Izmaylov blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izmaylov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Unknown takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Potemkin Izmaylov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unknown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Izmaylov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Unknown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Unknown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Izmaylov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Unknown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Unknown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Unknown misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Izmaylov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Unknown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Izmaylov can pounce on him.
Unknown blocks the body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Izmaylov there.
Unknown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Izmaylov swats away the attempt to clinch by Unknown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Potemkin Izmaylov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Izmaylov 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potemkin Izmaylov!
Potemkin Izmaylov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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