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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Voronov (ranked 1133 p4p, 145 weight class) and Izzy Bangin (ranked 273 p4p, 38 weight class). Voronov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Noize Mc - Make Destroy . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrei Voronov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Bangin!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin throws a chopping leg kick but Voronov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Voronov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bangin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronov to score with a decent uppercut.
Bangin swats away the attempt to clinch by Voronov.
Bangin was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bangin lands a nice shot that snaps Voronov's head back.
Voronov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bangin counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bangin misses the jab.
Bangin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Voronov's calf.
Voronov moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
Voronov swings wildly with an uppercut but Bangin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bangin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Voronov blocks an uppercut.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Voronov effectively controlling the action here.
Bangin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bangin lands with a cross.
Bangin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Voronov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronov misses with a body kick.
Voronov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bangin circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Voronov down.
Voronov throws out a leg kick but Bangin moves out of range and Voronov only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bangin.
Andrei Voronov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bangin was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronov.
Voronov tries to clinch up
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
Voronov blocks a low kick nicely.
Voronov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses.
Voronov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov swings widly with a right hand
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Voronov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bangin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bangin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bangin, right into the meat.
Voronov throws a leg kick but Bangin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Bangin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bangin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voronov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bangin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Voronov.
A little jabbing left from Bangin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bangin scores with a jab to the body.
Voronov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Voronov avoids it with no problem.
Bangin looks to land a body kick but Voronov moved away.
Voronov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Voronov misses with an uppercut
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voronov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Voronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin throws a hook but Voronov avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Voronov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Voronov throws a sloppy head kick
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bangin loads up on a big right hand but Voronov slips the punch.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin misses with the body kick
and Voronov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bangin really felt that one!
Bangin throws a push kick but Voronov slaps the foot to one side.
Voronov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bangin throws a looping overhand right but Voronov ducks down to avoid it.
Voronov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A nice combination there by Voronov.
Voronov checks the leg kick nicely there.
It looked like Voronov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bangin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronov misses the jab.
Bangin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Voronov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Voronov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronov misses with a hook. Bangin ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov misses with a left hand
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Voronov scores with a shot to the body.
Izzy Bangin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Bangin. That snapped Voronov's head back.
Bangin throws a body kick that misses
and Voronov counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Voronov.
Bangin works Voronov's body with a nice hook.
Voronov misses with a straight right.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronov misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronov ducks under a wild hook from Bangin.
Voronov is looking to counter punch.
Voronov moves into the clinch.
Bangin misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bangin.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
Bangin breaks from the clinch.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bangin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bangin! But no joy.
Bangin connects with a jab.
Bangin throws a good cross that connects.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bangin throws a sloppy body shot
and Voronov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Bangin connects with the punch.
Voronov lands a right hook to the body.
Bangin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voronov on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Voronov down.
Voronov misses with a body punch
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voronov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bangin.
Nice cross by Bangin.
Voronov moves in looking to clinch but Bangin pushes him off.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Voronov looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Voronov tries to move into range but Bangin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Voronov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Voronov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Bangin misses.
Nice shot lands for Bangin.
Voronov misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov tries to clinch up.
Voronov misses with a body kick.
Voronov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Voronov throws the left hand but Bangin avoids the punch easily.
Voronov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Jab, jab by Voronov - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronov thuds a left hand into Bangin's body.
Voronov is looking to slow Bangin down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Voronov.
Bangin misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Izzy Bangin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.
Voronov looks to land a right hand but Bangin moved out of range.
Voronov backing away here, and Bangin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Voronov throws a lazy head kick
and Bangin counters with a low kick, right behind Voronov 's knee.
Bangin is looking to land body kicks.
Bangin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Voronov throws a leg kick
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronov throws a lazy body kick
enabling Bangin to counter with a crisp jab.
Bangin misses with an uppercut.
And Voronov counters with a quick kick to the body but Bangin blocks it.
Voronov throws a low kick, looking for Bangin's leg but Bangin calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bangin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronov misses the target.
Bangin misses with a hook
and Voronov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bangin thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov throws a body kick that misses.
Voronov misses with a right hand
and Bangin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bangin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Voronov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bangin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronov moves into the clinch.
Bangin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bangin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov tries to throw a body punch but Bangin avoids it by throwing Voronov back against the cage.
Voronov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bangin avoiding damage as Voronov throws knees to the body.
Bangin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronovs head.
Voronov connects with a knee to the head.
Voronov throws a punch but it's blocked by Bangin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bangin manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bangin throws out the jab.
Voronov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voronov throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
It seemed like Bangin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bangin lands with a cross.
Bangin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bangin is looking to chop away at Voronov's legs.
Bangin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Voronov throws a sloppy head kick
and Bangin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronov cracks Bangin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Voronov moves into the clinch successfully.
Voronov has a couple of punches blocked by Bangin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Voronov connects with a knee to the head.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike.
Voronov missing with knees to the body.
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bangin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronov.
Voronov misses with a lunging right hand
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with an inside leg kick.
Bangin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voronov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronov tried to counter with a leg kick but Bangin avoided it.
A jab lands there for Voronov.
Voronov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bangin counters with a straight right hand.
Voronov throws a combination. Bangin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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 scores with a nice strike.
Voronov connects with a solid leg kick.
Bangin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voronov tries to clinch
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Voronov saw that one coming.
Bangin scores with a jab to the head.
Voronov is looking to clinch.
Bangin throws out a counter right but Voronov avoids it with no problem.
Voronov misses with a hook
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Voronov checks a leg kick.
Voronov moves out of range as Bangin strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Izzy Bangin just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voronov throws a looping overhand right but Bangin ducks down to avoid it.
Bangin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voronov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Voronov keeps Bangin at a distance using the push kick.
Bangin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Voronov.
Bangin throws an overhand right that lands on Voronov's shoulder, as Voronov tries to avoid the shot.
Bangin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bangin scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov moves away from the strike by Bangin.
Voronov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Voronov checks a leg kick.
Voronov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Voronov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronov jabs Bangin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voronov misses with a hook to the body
and Bangin counters with a thumping low kick.
Bangin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voronov.
A shot to the body from Voronov misses
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bangin throws a solid leg kick but Voronov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bangin.
Voronov thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bangin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bangin scores with a punch to the head.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
Crunch! Bangin slams his shin into Voronov's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A lazy body kick from Voronov
and Bangin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Bangin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronov clinches with his opponent.
Bangin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bangin fails to land.
Bangin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andrei Voronov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bangin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bangin lands with a right to the head.
Voronov with a knee to the head.
Bangin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Voronov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bangin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov lands a two punch combo.
A good leg kick by Bangin.
Voronov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Voronov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bangin cracks Voronov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bangin tests Voronov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bangin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bangin avoids the head kick by Voronov.
Voronov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bangin blocks the body kick.
Bangin throws a jab when Voronov was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Voronov misses the target.
Voronov looks to land a left hand but Bangin moved out of range nicely.
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!
A left lands for Voronov.
Voronov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bangin. That one must have hurt.
Voronov misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Bangin throws a lazy head kick
and Voronov makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Voronov throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bangin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Voronov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bangin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bangin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voronov 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.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronov punishes Bangin's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronov throws a solid leg kick but Bangin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Voronov.
Voronov misses with an uppercut
and Bangin counters with an outside leg kick.
Voronov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Voronov looks to throw the jab but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin tries to land a front kick but Voronov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Voronov is looking to clinch but Bangin is avoiding it.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
Voronov just misses with a punch to the body.
Bangin wants to land a leg kick but Voronov is out of range.
Bangin misses with an uppercut. Voronov saw that one coming.
Bangin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Andrei Voronov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronov misses with a shot to the body
and Voronov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronov misses with a straight left.
Bangin misses with a low kick.
Bangin keeps the fight on the outside.
Bangin flicks out a counter leg kick but Voronov steps away.
Voronov misses with a kick to the body
and Bangin counters with a nice uppercut.
Voronov is looking to chop away at Bangin's legs.
Bangin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bangin.
Voronov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bangin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin sizes up Voronov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bangin checks a leg kick.
Bangin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voronov has time to react.
Voronov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Voronov throws a body punch but Bangin moves out of range.
Voronov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bangin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Voronov throws a hook but Bangin blocks it.
Voronov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Voronov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronov throws a lazy head kick
and Bangin counters with a body kick that stops Voronov in his tracks momentarily.
Voronov throws a body shot but no joy.
Voronov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bangin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voronov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bangin moves away.
Bangin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Voronov blocks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bangin cracks Voronov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Voronov misses with the body kick
and Bangin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Bangin dips to his left and cracks Voronov with an uppercut!
Voronov looks for the body kick but Bangin saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bangin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin! Izzy Bangin retains his welterweight title!
Izzy Bangin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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