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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Bangin (ranked 3027 p4p, 3769 weight class) and Xavier Sherman (ranked 303 p4p, 358 weight class). Izzy Bangin had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.0lbs, 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. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Xavier Sherman enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, Izzy Bangin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bangin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bangin lands a nice shot that snaps Sherman's head back.
Bangin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sherman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bangin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bangin connects with a crisp jab.
Sherman tries to clinch up but Bangin circles away and keeps his distance.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin connects with a single shot there.
Sherman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bangin cracks Sherman with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Sherman down.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sherman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bangin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sherman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangin lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin connects with an inside leg kick.
Bangin scores with a leg kick.
Bangin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sherman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sherman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sherman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bangin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sherman in his tracks.
Bangin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Golden Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Izzy Bangin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bangin connects with a right hand. Sherman shakes it off.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bangin scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Sherman.
Sherman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Bangin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bangin connects with a nice looking jab.
Izzy Bangin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Sherman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bangin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sherman.
Sherman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bangin lands with a hook. Sherman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sherman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good leg kick by Bangin.
Bangin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bangin lands a jab to the nose.
Bangin cracks Sherman with a good jab.
Sherman with a poor takedown
and Bangin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sherman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bangin swivels and escapes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Bangin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Bangin.
Bangin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bangin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bangin punishes Sherman's body with a nice straight punch.
Bangin lands with a good body shot.
Bangin with a jab.
Bangin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sherman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheers as Bangin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sherman doesn't seem phased though.
Sherman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bangin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sherman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bangin.
Sherman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bangin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bangin throwing a counter right hand but Sherman manages to avoid it.
Sherman looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sherman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bangin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sherman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bangin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sherman fails in his attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bangin.
A lazy left from Bangin finds it's target.
Sherman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sherman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sherman takes a step back to recover.
Bangin connects with a looping right hand.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Bangin.
Sherman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bangin is out of range.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Sherman off balance momentarily.
A jab from Bangin does it's job there.
Izzy Bangin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bangin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bangin feints and then cracks Sherman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherman down.
Sherman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
Bangin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bangin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sherman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sherman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sherman takes one on the button.
Sherman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bangin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bangin counters with a stiff right hand.
Bangin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sherman. That did some damage!
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin thumps Sherman with a low kick.
Bangin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sherman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bangin scores with a jab to the head.
Sherman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sherman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bangin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bangin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bangin leaves Sherman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bangin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Sherman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sherman.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Sherman down.
Sherman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
Bangin connects with a leg kick.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin cracks Sherman with a good jab.
Bangin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bangin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sherman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bangin digs a good body shot into Sherman's ribs.
A lazy left from Bangin finds it's target.
Bangin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bangin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sherman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bangin cracks Sherman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sherman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bangin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sherman scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Bangin there.
Bangin stuffs the takedown.
Sherman is breathing heavily.
Bangin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut lands for Bangin. That snapped Sherman's head back.
Bangin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sherman can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut lands for Bangin. That snapped Sherman's head back.
Bangin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bangin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bangin.
Bangin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sherman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bangin lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bangin connects with a nice looking jab.
A low kick lands for Bangin.
Bangin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bangin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bangin. That's going to slow Sherman down.
Bangin with the inside leg kick.
Sherman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bangin finds it's way round the side to connect with Sherman's head.
Sherman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bangin but Bangin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Bangin dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sherman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Bangin. That snapped Sherman's head back.
A jab lands there for Bangin.
Sherman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bangin can pounce on him.
Bangin jabs Sherman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bangin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bangin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sherman's hands.
Bangin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sherman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bangin. Bangin obviously looking to wear him down.
Sherman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Bangin - just one landing.
Good exchange - Bangin coming out on top.
Bangin thuds his right hand into Sherman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Sherman might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bangin has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bangin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bangin connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Bangin finds it's way through Sherman's defenses.
Bangin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sherman's head backwards.
Bangin scores with a leg kick.
Sherman drops his hands momentarily and Bangin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sherman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bangin's waist but Bangin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherman off to one side.
Bangin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bangin 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.
Bangin throws a good cross that connects.
Sherman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bangin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bangin scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Sherman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bangin as he avoids it easily.
Sherman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bangin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bangin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sherman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bangin.
Bangin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sherman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bangin as he jumps to the side.
Izzy Bangin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Sherman.
Bangin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sherman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sherman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sherman shoots in and drives through. Bangin sprawls well.
A low kick lands for Bangin.
Sherman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bangin throws a leg kick which misses Sherman's front leg but catches the back leg as Sherman tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a takedown
letting Bangin counter with a right hand.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin lands with a hook. Sherman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheers as Bangin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sherman doesn't seem phased though.
Bangin scores with a jab to the head.
Bangin lands a leg kick that knocks Sherman off balance momentarily.
Bangin jabs Sherman right on the nose. Sherman blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bangin.
Sherman darts in looking for a takedown but Bangin gets double underhooks and turns Sherman into the cage.
An attempted straight right counter from Bangin misses the target.
Sherman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bangin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bangin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bangin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bangin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bangin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Xavier Sherman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bangin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bangin feints and then cracks Sherman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherman down.
Sherman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bangin.
Sherman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sherman shoots in but no luck this time.
Sherman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xavier Sherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bangin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sherman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bangin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A cross from Bangin lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Bangin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bangin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Bangin!
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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