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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gino Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Great Boyka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gino Matic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Great Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyka. Boyka obviously looking to wear him down.
Matic gets a clinch.
Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matic shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense.
Matic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyka pinned against the cage. Boyka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyka.
Matic shoots for a double leg takedown but Boyka sprawls well. He's pushed Matic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Matic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matic throws a lazy head kick
and Boyka counters with a straight right hand.
Boyka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
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!
Matic 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.
Boyka connects with a leg kick. Matic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matic moves to clinch but Boyka breaks away
and Boyka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic tries to keep at a distance but Boyka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyka throws a leg kick
and Matic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boyka rushes Matic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boyka breaks from the clinch.
Boyka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyka as he jumps to the side.
Matic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyka.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matic swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matic.
Matic fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boyka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matic.
Gino Matic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matic. That did some damage!
Matic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyka. Boyka obviously looking to wear him down.
Matic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boyka counters with an outside leg kick.
Boyka leaves Matic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matic is breathing heavily.
Boyka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Boyka tenderised Matic's leg. Matic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boyka's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boyka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matic being controlled here momentarily.
Boyka has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Matic has passed into side control.
Boyka tries to bench press Matic off him but Matic keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matic.
Boyka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Matic wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matic is controlling Boyka's trapped leg to prevent Boyka from advancing to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Boyka in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Boyka dominated that round.
That's time! Matic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boyka lands a head kick. Matic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boyka lands a leg kick that knocks Matic off balance momentarily.
Matic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyka avoids it really well and circles away.
Matic misses with a leg kick.
Great Boyka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boyka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyka can pounce on him.
Matic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boyka tries to avoid it but Matic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boyka to the ground. Boyka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyka can pounce on him.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matic closes the distance but Boyka moves to the side
and Boyka counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Boyka tenderised Matic's leg. Matic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boyka sprawls well. Boyka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Matic gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Matic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka feints and then cracks Matic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matic down.
Matic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boyka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boyka rushes Matic and presses him up against the cage.
Boyka breaks from the clinch.
Boyka lands with a kick to the temple. Matic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Boyka but Boyka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matic 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matic dives in and grabs Boyka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyka pushes down on Matic's head and hops out.
Boyka scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matic in his tracks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyka.
Crunch! Boyka slams his shin into Matic's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matic.
Boyka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boyka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boyka throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boyka. Boyka obviously looking to wear him down.
Boyka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matic is looking to clinch.
Boyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matic. That did some damage!
Boyka scoring well with a low kick there.
Boyka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Boyka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gino Matic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyka delivers a nice body kick.
Boyka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matic shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyka feints and then cracks Matic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matic down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyka.
Nice body punch from Boyka.
That kick from Boyka tenderised Matic's leg. Matic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyka.
Boyka thows a body kick. Matic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boyka scores with a kick to the body.
Boyka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boyka breaks the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matic fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Boyka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matic swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyka. That's going to slow Matic down.
Matic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boyka counters with an inside leg kick.
Matic doesn't manage to clinch there - Boyka circles away.
Boyka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boyka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boyka.
A solid body kick from Boyka.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka works Matic's body with a nice hook.
Matic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boyka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boyka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boyka scores with a shot to the body.
Boyka looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Matic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyka.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boyka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Matic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boyka.
Boyka lands a leg kick that knocks Matic off balance momentarily.
Great Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyka as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Matic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka lands a head kick!
Boyka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boyka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boyka cracks Matic with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic tries to clinch up
and Boyka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Boyka throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Boyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matic. That did some damage!
Matic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boyka is looking to slow Matic down with leg kicks.
Boyka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Boyka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka closes the distance and clinches.
Boyka manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boyka.
Matic moves in looking to clinch but Boyka pushes him off.
Boyka is looking to slow Matic down with leg kicks.
Matic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boyka as he jumps to the side.
Boyka lands with a kick to the temple. Matic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boyka connects with an inside leg kick.
Boyka throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Boyka really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boyka is fending him off so far but Matic persists. Nope, Boyka circles away and we're back to standing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyka.
A good leg kick by Boyka.
Boyka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Boyka as he checks the leg kick.
Boyka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matic rather than just go for the knockout.
Matic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matic.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyka.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Matic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyka.
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!
Boyka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matic. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic tries to close the distance and clinch but Boyka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matic 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.
Boyka slips a jab and a cross from Matic.
Matic misses with a double jab
and Boyka counters with a leg kick.
Matic with a poor takedown
and Boyka counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Matic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Boyka. That's going to slow Matic down.
Boyka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Matic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boyka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boyka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boyka.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyka.
Matic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyka can pounce on him.
Boyka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matic.
A head kick from Boyka lands but Matic takes it in his stride.
Boyka misses with the combination.
Boyka lands a leg kick that knocks Matic off balance momentarily.
Boyka misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matic is defended easily by Boyka.
Boyka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka stuffs the takedown.
Boyka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boyka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boyka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Boyka.
Boyka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matic fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Boyka. No joy for Matic on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boyka lands a nice looking body kick.
Boyka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice sprawl there from Boyka as Matic shoots in.
Boyka connects with a solid leg kick.
Matic shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense.
Matic tries to clinch up
and Boyka counters with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Great Boyka dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Matic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boyka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boyka connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boyka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Boyka cracks the inside of Matic's front leg.
Boyka connects with a leg kick. Matic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boyka leaves Matic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyka can pounce on him.
Boyka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matic.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyka can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boyka is trying to defend but Matic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boyka is trying is best to control the position here.
Matic is keen to just control but Boyka is a slippery customer.
Matic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boyka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boyka tries to get to full guard but Matic has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gino Matic just wasn't active enough.
Boyka thows a body kick. Matic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Boyka delivers a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic throws a head kick but Boyka moves out of range.
Matic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Boyka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matic.
Matic darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Boyka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boyka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyka avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Matic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka looks to land a combination. Matic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boyka digs a good hook to Matic's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Great Boyka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matic throws a sloppy head kick
and Boyka counters with an inside leg kick.
Matic thuds his right hand into Boyka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Boyka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Matic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gino Matic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matic fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Great Boyka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boyka 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Great Boyka!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Great Boyka!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Great Boyka!
Great Boyka wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Great Boyka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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