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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Potemkin Izmaylov (ranked 321 p4p, 684 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 48 p4p, 91 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 24 - 9 - 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 30 - 6 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izmaylov throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Izmaylov throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bangin takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Izmaylov throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Bangin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Izmaylov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bangin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Izmaylov digs a good hook to Bangin's body.
Izmaylov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Some bone on bone action there as Bangin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Good shot there by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Bangin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin defending well as Izmaylov loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izmaylov. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izmaylov throws a shot from downtown. Bangin moves away and avoids it.
Izmaylov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bangin eats them both and turns towards Izmaylov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Izmaylov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bangin momentarily.
Izmaylov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Izmaylov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bangin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bangin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Izmaylov misses with an uppercut. Bangin saw that one coming.
Potemkin Izmaylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Izmaylov.
Bangin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Izmaylov lands with a nice body punch.
Izmaylov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Izmaylov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin blocks a jab.
Bangin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
And Bangin tries to counter it with a takedown but Izmaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Potemkin Izmaylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Izmaylov misses the shot to the body.
Bangin slips a jab from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
And Bangin tries to counter it with a takedown but Izmaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
Bangin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Bangin avoids it.
Izmaylov swings for the body but Bangin moves out of range.
Izmaylov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin slips under a jab.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
Izmaylov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
Bangin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Izmaylov throws a series of punches but Bangin avoids them all with ease.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick that misses.
Izmaylov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bangin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izmaylov throws out the jab.
Izmaylov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bangin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice body kick there by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Bangin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Izmaylov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Izmaylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
Bangin feints the counter takedown.
Izmaylov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bangin checks it well.
Izmaylov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bangin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
Izmaylov lands a jab to the nose.
Izmaylov misses the shot to the body.
Bangin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov jabs at Bangin's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov misses with a body kick.
Bangin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Bangin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Izmaylov has got the better of the exchanges.
Bangin avoids the body shot from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov is looking to land body kicks.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Izmaylov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Izmaylov lands a jab to Bangin's midsection.
Bangin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Izmaylov.
Izmaylov tries to land a front kick but Bangin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izmaylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bangin manages to avoid it.
Izmaylov throws a front kick aimed at Bangin's knee but Bangin avoids it well.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin moves out of range as Izmaylov strikes.
Izmaylov throws a head kick but Bangin moves out of range.
And Bangin tries to counter it with a takedown but Izmaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bangin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bangin tries to move into range but Izmaylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Izmaylov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Izmaylov throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
A low kick lands for Izmaylov.
Izmaylov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izmaylov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws the kick towards the body but Bangin avoids it.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
Izmaylov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bangin checks it well.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izmaylov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bangin.
Izmaylov lands with an uppercut that bounces Bangin off the cage and back into range.
Izmaylov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
Izmaylov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov looks for the body kick but Bangin saw that one coming.
And Bangin tries to counter it with a takedown but Izmaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bangin is trying desperately to land a takedown but Izmaylov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bangin.
A head kick misses from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a body shot but no joy.
And Bangin tries to counter it with a takedown but Izmaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Izmaylov throws a body shot but no joy.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
Bangin moves out of range of the body kick from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a head kick that misses.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Bangin moves away from the strike by Izmaylov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Izmaylov throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
Izmaylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bangin can do to turn this around?
Izmaylov throws a series of punches but Bangin avoids them all with ease.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izmaylov lands with a straight right. Bangin didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Potemkin Izmaylov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Izmaylov clobbers Bangin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Izmaylov. Those never looked like landing.
Izmaylov is looking to wear down Bangin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Izmaylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
Bangin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izmaylov.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Bangin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Izmaylov looks to throw a body kick
and Bangin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bangin.
Izmaylov is looking to stand back up but Bangin counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Izmaylov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Izmaylov wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izmaylov is trying to escape back to his feet but Bangin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Bangin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Izmaylov misses with a head kick.
And Bangin tries to counter it with a takedown but Izmaylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Izmaylov looks for the body kick but Bangin saw that one coming.
Bangin ducks right into an uppercut from Izmaylov.
Izmaylov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bangin feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a leg kick but Bangin moved away.
Izmaylov lands a glancing blow to the side of Bangin's head.
Bangin slips a jab from Izmaylov.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
Izmaylov is looking to score with low kicks.
Bangin with the counter takedown but Izmaylov avoids it easily.
Izmaylov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izmaylov. Bangin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izmaylov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bangin feints the counter takedown.
Bangin moves out of range as Izmaylov strikes.
Izzy Bangin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Izmaylov misses the jab.
Potemkin Izmaylov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Izmaylov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Izmaylov motions for Bangin to come forward. Izmaylov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bangin changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Izmaylov tries a low kick but Bangin avoids it.
Bangin is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Izmaylov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bangin feints the counter takedown.
Izmaylov throws a jab when Bangin was well out of range.
Izmaylov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Izmaylov misses with a low kick.
Izmaylov throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin feints the counter takedown.
Potemkin Izmaylov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izmaylov takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Izmaylov throws a big shot that misses.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
Izmaylov works over Bangin's head and body with a nice combination.
Bangin 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 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bangin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Izmaylov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 dodges the punch combination from Izmaylov.
Bangin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Izmaylov defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Potemkin Izmaylov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Izmaylov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Potemkin Izmaylov!
After winning the bout, Potemkin Izmaylov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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