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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 178 p4p, 269 weight class) and Shaquan Woods (ranked 26 p4p, 43 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 30 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaquan Woods!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Woods blocks the low kick.
Woods 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.
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bangin.
Woods blocks a jab.
Woods throws a front kick aimed at Bangin's knee but Bangin avoids it well.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Woods tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Woods throws a low kick, looking for Bangin's leg but Bangin calmly moves out of range.
Bangin lands with an overhand left.
Nice cross by Woods.
Woods throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Woods manages to avoid it.
Woods jabs Bangin right on the nose. Bangin blinks but takes it well.
Woods throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Shaquan Woods has been cut.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods scores with a hook to the body. Bangin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woods looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Woods works Bangin's body with a nice hook.
Woods uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bangin.
Woods lands a glancing blow to the side of Bangin's head.
Woods throws a sloppy head kick and Bangin moves out of range easily.
Woods throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
It looked like Bangin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick misses from Woods.
Shaquan Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Woods does it's job there.
Woods lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bangin lands a nice looking body shot.
Woods buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Woods loads up on a big right hand but Bangin slips the punch.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Woods manages to avoid it.
Bangin slips under a jab from Woods.
Crunch! Woods slams his shin into Bangin's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Woods motions for Bangin to come forward. Woods throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
Woods throws a nice outside leg kick.
Woods thuds his shin into the meat of Bangin's side.
Woods misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bangin misses the target.
Woods plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Woods throws a wild body kick that Bangin sees coming a mile off.
Woods walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bangin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Bangin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Woods.
Bangin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bangin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Woods defending well as Bangin loads up on a big left hand.
Bangin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Bangin misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Woods.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Woods feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bangins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Woods throws a leg kick
and Bangin counters with a good low kick that Woods was not able to check.
Bangin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woods swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Woods with a jab.
Woods thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bangin if he has to take too many more of those.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Woods saw that one coming.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bangin throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin cracks Woods with a right hand to the side of the head.
Woods lands with a cross.
Bangin looks to land a right hand but Woods moved out of range.
Woods scores with a body shot.
Woods misses with a hook.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woods slips a jab from Bangin.
Woods scores with a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Bangin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bangin.
Woods misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Bangin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bangin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Woods throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good leg kick by Bangin.
Woods will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bangin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
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.
Woods lands with a right hand.
Woods lands a leg kick that knocks Bangin off balance momentarily.
Woods jabs Bangin right on the nose. Bangin blinks but takes it well.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Woods looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Woods scores with a hook to the body. Bangin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woods feints and then cracks Bangin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bangin down.
Woods works Bangin's body with a nice hook.
Bangin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Woods checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Woods throws a right hand that misses
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bangin staying out of range there.
Woods pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Woods backs away, Bangin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Woods throws a low kick but Bangin avoids it.
Bangin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Woods ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Woods throws out a counter right but Bangin avoids it with no problem.
Woods throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bangin counters with a nice leg kick.
Bangin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bangin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Woods misses with a head kick.
Woods finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woods just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin is looking to counter punch.
Bangin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Woods's head backwards.
Woods attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Woods comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Woods swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woods connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woods throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bangin misses.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Woods throws a lazy right hand but Bangin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Woods slips under a jab from Bangin.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bangin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Woods checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bangin jabs at Woods's body.
Woods attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Woods slips the punch.
Woods cracks a nice hook into Bangin's ribs.
A slow jab from Woods misses its intended target.
It looked like Bangin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Good leg kick by Woods.
Bangin feints and then cracks Woods's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woods down.
Woods swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Woods only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with a hook.
Woods misses with a leg kick
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Woods off balance momentarily.
Woods misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Shaquan Woods's cut even more.
Woods throws a chopping leg kick but Bangin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bangin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bangin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Woods connects with a solid leg kick.
Woods tries a head kick but it misses.
Woods misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Woods.
A low kick from Woods is predictable there
and Woods takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Woods misses with a body shot.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods jabs Bangin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bangin cracks Woods with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Woods. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Woods lands a nice shot to the body.
Bangin throws a big shot that misses.
Woods appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Woods with a nice cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Bangin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Woods scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shaquan Woods seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Woods lands a leg kick that knocks Bangin off balance momentarily.
Bangin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Woods lands with a slapping head kick.
Woods fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
Bangin tries to land a leg kick but Woods saw it coming and moves away.
Woods is looking to slow Bangin down with leg kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shaquan Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shaquan Woods's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Woods throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Woods moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Woods scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bangin doesn't seem bothered though.
Woods fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bangin throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Woods.
Bangin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bangin throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.
Woods blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Bangin throws a leg kick that misses.
Woods throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bangin ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Bangin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Woods connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bangin scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
Woods moves out of range of the strikes.
Bangin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Woods fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bangin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Woods has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods lands a jab to the nose.
Bangin throws a solid leg kick but Woods takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bangin.
Woods throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Woods lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bangin doesn't seem phased though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Woods.
Bangin throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Izzy Bangin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bangin duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bangin blocks a head kick by Woods.
Woods with a nice calf kick.
Woods tries to land a front kick but Bangin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Woods moves away.
Woods throws a fast counter high kick but Bangin manages to duck under it in time.
Woods throws a quick inside leg kick.
Woods scores with a nice head shot.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bangin's sensitive parts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woods, as that shot connected.
Woods misses with a straight right.
Bangin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bangin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Woods.
Woods avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woods throws a lazy head kick
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
The cut above Shaquan Woods's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Woods walks into a straight right hand from Bangin.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Woods ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin throws a hook but Woods avoids it easily.
Bangin defending well as Woods loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Woods darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Bangin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Woods staying out of range there.
Woods closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Woods connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bangin. Bangin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Woods walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bangin checks a leg kick.
Bangin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bangin half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woods thows a leg kick but Bangin checks it
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Woods lands with a straight right. Bangin didn't see that one coming.
Woods throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin is looking for a counter combo.
Woods looks to score with a jab to the body but Bangin is just out of range.
Bangin is looking for a counter combo.
Woods thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woods throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Woods attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Woods takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shaquan Woods's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Woods tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Woods throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bangin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Woods misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shaquan Woods comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Woods has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shaquan Woods!
An out of breath Shaquan Woods 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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