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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hearn (ranked 881 p4p, 379 weight class) and Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 122 p4p, 50 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hearn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Professor X - Dave. Thomas Hearn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Hearn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Potemkin Izmaylov!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearn walks into a jab.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Izmaylov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hearn.
Izmaylov throws a series of punches but Hearn avoids them all with ease.
Izmaylov throws the left hand but Hearn avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Hearn.
Hearn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Izmaylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hearn.
Izmaylov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hearn checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov throws a shot to the body.
Hearn blocks the body kick.
Hearn throwing a counter right hand but Izmaylov manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Izmaylov misses the target.
Hearn blocks a low kick nicely.
Izmaylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hearn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn lands an overhand right.
Izmaylov throws a body shot but no joy.
Hearn slips under a jab.
Izmaylov throws a sloppy head kick and Hearn moves out of range easily.
Izmaylov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Hearn finds it's way through Izmaylov's defenses.
Izmaylov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Izmaylov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hearn tries a low kick but Izmaylov avoids it.
Hearn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Izmaylov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hearn scrambles back to his feet.
Izmaylov throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearn closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hearn fails to land.
Izmaylov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearn.
Izmaylov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Izmaylov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hearn misses with a punch on the inside.
Hearn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hearn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hearn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hearn on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Izmaylov. Izmaylov obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Hearn.
Hearn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Izmaylov tries to score with a low kick but Hearn moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hearn.
Izmaylov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Izmaylov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov lands with a straight right. Hearn didn't see that one coming.
Hearn connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Izmaylov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izmaylov. Hearn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izmaylov misses with an uppercut. Hearn saw that one coming.
As Izmaylov backs away, Hearn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick but Hearn checks it.
Izmaylov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hearn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hearn moves out of range as Izmaylov throws a body kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Hearn misses its target.
Izmaylov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Izmaylov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hearn avoids the body shot from Izmaylov.
It looked like Hearn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hearn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Izmaylov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hearn misses with a body kick.
Hearn drops his shoulder and cracks Izmaylov with a huge uppercut! Izmaylov goes down! Can Hearn finish him?
Izmaylov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hearn stands and steps away. Izmaylov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Izmaylov is still on wobbly legs! Can Hearn finish him?
Izmaylov scores with a jab.
Izmaylov seems to have recovered his senses.
Izmaylov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hearn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Izmaylov thinking.
Hearn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A leg kick checked by Hearn.
Izmaylov throws a low kick, looking for Hearn's leg but Hearn calmly moves out of range.
Hearn throws a quick counter kick to the body but Izmaylov avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izmaylov throws a solid leg kick but Hearn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Izmaylov.
Izmaylov tries a head kick but it misses.
Hearn throws a counter high kick but Izmaylov was just alert enough to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Potemkin Izmaylov will probably get the nod.
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.
Izmaylov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hearn throws a front kick aimed at Izmaylov's knee but Izmaylov avoids it well.
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hearn lands a jab to the head.
Izmaylov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hearn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Hearn misses.
A low kick lands for Hearn.
Izmaylov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hearn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Izmaylov is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Izmaylov misses.
Izmaylov walks into a straight right hand from Hearn.
Hearn cracks Izmaylov with a big right hand and Izmaylov goes down!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izmaylov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov trying to control the position.
Hearn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Izmaylov, up you get!
Hearn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Thomas Hearn is winning the standup battle so far.
Hearn on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Izmaylov throws a poor cross that misses
and Hearn counters with a stiff right hand.
Hearn checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Izmaylov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hearn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hearn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izmaylov lands a nice hook to Hearn's body. Hearn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hearn misses with an uppercut.
Izmaylov looks to throw the jab but Hearn is out of range.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick which misses Hearn's front leg but catches the back leg as Hearn tries to avoid it.
Izmaylov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hearn.
Nice shot lands for Izmaylov.
Izmaylov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Izmaylov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearn scores with a decent looking hook.
Hearn moves into range and connects with a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Izmaylov.
Hearn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Izmaylov swinging wildly here.
Hearn is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Izmaylov.
A low kick lands for Hearn.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
An attempted straight right counter from Hearn misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov looks to score with a jab to the body but Hearn is just out of range.
Izmaylov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hearn if he has to take too many more of those.
Izmaylov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hearn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hearn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn misses with a left hand
and Izmaylov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hearn throws a head kick that misses.
Izmaylov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Izmaylov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hearn. That did some damage!
Hearn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Izmaylov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Izmaylov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hearn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Izmaylov.
Hearn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Hearn will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Izmaylov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hearn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hearn is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Izmaylov.
Hearn takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hearn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Izmaylov jabs at Hearn's body.
Izmaylov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hearn.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Hearn 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Izmaylov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hearn throws a head kick that misses
and Izmaylov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hearn slips under a jab from Izmaylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearn lands with a good body shot.
Izmaylov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Izmaylov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hearn counters with a stiff right hand.
Izmaylov tries to land a leg kick but Hearn saw it coming and moves away.
Hearn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hearn throws a big shot that misses.
Hearn throws a lazy uppercut
and Izmaylov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hearn thinking.
Izmaylov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hearn is out of range and Izmaylov settles back down.
Hearn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Izmaylov lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hearn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Izmaylov.
Hearn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Izmaylov misses
and Hearn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hearn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov lands a head kick. Hearn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Izmaylov manages to avoid it.
Hearn slips a jab from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hearn blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Hearn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hearn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hearn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Izmaylov if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izmaylov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hearn.
Hearn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hearn.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Hearn tried to counter with a leg kick but Izmaylov avoided it.
Hearn moves out of range as Izmaylov strikes.
Hearn throws a leg kick which misses Izmaylov's front leg but catches the back leg as Izmaylov tries to avoid it.
Hearn tries a head kick but it misses.
Izmaylov unleashes a big counter combination but Hearn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hearn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hearn connects with a jab.
Hearn moves out of range as Izmaylov throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov misses with a hook.
Hearn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov thumps Hearn with a low kick.
Izmaylov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hearn moves out of range as Izmaylov strikes.
Hearn is looking for a counter combo.
Hearn motions for Izmaylov to come forward. Hearn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Izmaylov jabs at Hearn's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hearn checks a leg kick.
Izmaylov digs a good hook to Hearn's body.
Izmaylov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Potemkin Izmaylov!
A victorious Potemkin Izmaylov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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