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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 1950 p4p, 1676 weight class) and Scott Calvin (ranked 202 p4p, 182 weight class). Izzy Bangin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Calvin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bangin.
Calvin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bangin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calvin.
Bangin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Calvin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calvin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Calvin throwing strikes but missing.
Bangin pulls Calvin in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvin stands up over Bangin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Calvin lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calvin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Calvin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bangin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Calvin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calvin connects with a couple of short punches.
Calvin throws a big right hand that misses.
Calvin throwing strikes from guard but Bangin blocks nicely.
Calvin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calvin looking to sit in guard and control but Bangin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Calvin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvin is pulling down on Bangin's head to control his posture.
Calvin's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bangin has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Let's hope that Calvin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
More stalling from Calvin.
Calvin throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Calvin holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Calvin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Calvin misses with a takedown
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Calvin.
Calvin has his takedown stuffed
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bangin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Calvin momentarily.
Calvin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Calvin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bangin as he jumps to the side.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bangin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Calvin walks into a left hand.
Calvin takes a swing at Bangin's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Calvin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bangin.
We've been informed that Calvin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crunch! Bangin slams his shin into Calvin's torso.
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calvin with a poor takedown
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Calvin 's knee.
Horrible takedown attempt by Calvin or perhaps it was just good defense by Bangin, which made it look bad.
Calvin jabs at Bangin's body.
Bangin punishes Calvin's body with a nice straight punch.
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A left lands for Bangin.
Bangin scores with a body shot.
Calvin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Calvin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Calvin in side control, throwing shots but Bangin defends.
Calvin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin 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.
Calvin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bangin sprawls well. He's pushed Calvin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Calvin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bangin to the ground. Calvin is now in Bangin's guard.
Calvin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bangin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Calvin.
Bangin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Calvin on the ground.
Calvin advances to half guard.
Calvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Calvin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bangin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Calvin wants to control but Bangin is keeping him busy.
Calvin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calvin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calvin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Calvin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Calvin there.
Calvin lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvin throwing shots but Bangin is blocking nicely.
Calvin slips a nice elbow through Bangin's hands, connecting with Bangin's forehead.
Calvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Calvin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calvin connects with a nice short shot to Bangin's temple.
Calvin thows a huge punch but Bangin dodges it nicely.
Calvin drops an elbow to the side of Bangin's head.
Bangin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calvin scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calvin drops an elbow to the side of Bangin's head.
Bangin is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calvin throwing shots but Bangin is blocking nicely.
Bangin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Bangin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calvin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bangin's head.
Bangin seems to have got his legs back now.
Calvin is trying to control. Bangin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Calvin.
Bangin won't allow Calvin to pass to mount.
Bangin wants to control but Calvin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bangin taking some punishment here, with Calvin in his half guard.
Calvin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bangin tries to kick Calvin off but Calvin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Calvin is looking to advance position but Bangin won't allow it.
Calvin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bangin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvin uses his free foot to push down on Bangin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bangin.
Calvin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Calvin with good strikes from the mount here!
Bangin is bucking up trying to escape but Calvin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Calvin lands a big shot there that rocks Bangin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Calvin postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Bangin is out cold - huge knockout for Calvin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Calvin!
Scott Calvin is the new lightweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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