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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wheasy Whee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Boggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitch Boggs has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wheasy Whee's chin.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wheasy Whee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitch Boggs!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boggs scores with a jab to the body.
Boggs stuffs the takedown attempt from Whee. Whee gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whee is defended easily by Boggs.
Boggs fails with the takedown.
Whee dodges the punch combination from Boggs.
Whee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whee wants to stand but Boggs has his arm trapped.
Boggs can't do much from the bottom here.
Boggs tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whee trying to control the position but Boggs is working away.
Boggs tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Whee presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Whee looking to control but Boggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boggs tries to hold on but Whee postures up.
Boggs is looking to improve his position but Whee isn't that keen on the idea.
Boggs tries to hold on but Whee pushes him away.
Boggs is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whee wants to take Boggs's back here but Boggs is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Boggs tries to hold on but Whee pushes him away.
Whee wants to take Boggs's back here but Boggs is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Boggs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boggs trying to move into half guard but instead Whee has managed to sweep!
Whee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boggs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whee has managed to get both his arms back between Boggs's legs - danger averted.
Whee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boggs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boggs cracks Whee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Whee is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hardcore fight company , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Whee is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boggs throws some wild stikes that Whee manages to avoid easily.
Boggs unloading with bombs!
Whee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Boggs has his foot on Whee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Whee works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whee drops back looking for a leg! Boggs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boggs manages to kick Whee off! Whee jumps back into Boggs's guard.
Whee trying to control the position from guard on top but Boggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whee wants to stand but Boggs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Whee trying to control but Boggs is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whee is really struggling to control Boggs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitch Boggs will probably get the nod.
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.
Boggs cracks a nice hook into Whee's ribs.
Boggs is looking to clinch but Whee is avoiding it.
Boggs slips under a jab from Whee.
Boggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Whee tries for a takedown but Boggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Whee shoots in for a double leg but Boggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Whee circles away.
Whee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boggs.
Whee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boggs.
Whee throws a front kick aimed at Boggs's knee but Boggs avoids it well.
Boggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whee circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whee shoots in for a double leg but Boggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wheasy Whee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boggs lands a lovely overhand right.
Boggs fails to land the takedown.
Whee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boggs is fending him off so far but Whee persists. Nope, Boggs circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boggs drops Whee with a nice combination! Boggs dives into Whee's guard, looking to finish!
Whee is rocked!
It looks like Wheasy Whee has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oh Whee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boggs postures up and lands a big shot to Whee's brow.
Boggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Whee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whee seems to have got his legs back now.
Boggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boggs passes into half guard.
Boggs wants to take a breather but Whee is having none of it.
Boggs is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Boggs is working away from the top position though.
Boggs thows a huge punch but Whee dodges it nicely.
Boggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Whee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boggs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boggs seems to be working for a kimura but Whee defends the submission attempt.
Boggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whee keeps working.
Boggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boggs lands a nice short elbow.
Whee trying to hold on to Boggs's head to control him but Boggs postures up.
Boggs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Boggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wheasy Whee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Whee misses the shot to the body.
Mitch Boggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whee lands a glancing blow to the side of Boggs's head.
Boggs throws a right hand that Whee ducks under and follows up with a left that Whee also avoids with ease.
Whee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whee with a poor takedown
and Boggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whee fails with the takedown.
Whee shoots in but Boggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wheasy Whee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boggs tries to clinch up but Whee circles away and keeps his distance.
Boggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boggs tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boggs moves into the clinch.
Boggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whee misses with a punch to the body.
Boggs tries to pull guard but Whee won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Whee.
Boggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Boggs.
Whee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boggs avoids it.
Boggs is trying to push Whee away but Whee has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whee tries a body shot but Boggs blocks it.
Whee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Whee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Whee tries to throw a body punch but Boggs avoids it by throwing Whee back against the cage.
Whee working aggressively here.
Whee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Whee gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Boggs wants a takedown.
Boggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boggs tries to pull guard but Whee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boggs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whee missing with knees to the body.
Boggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Whee as Boggs tries to tie him up.
Whee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boggs.
Boggs's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boggs's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Boggs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Whee fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mitch Boggs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Whee.
Boggs is trying to get back to half guard.
Whee wants to stand but Boggs has his arm trapped.
Whee tries to move to mount but Boggs blocks the move with his legs.
Boggs is looking to reverse the position.
Whee working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whee is looking to take a break and control but Boggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boggs is looking for a sweep.
Mitch Boggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boggs can't do much from the bottom here.
Whee tries to move to mount but Boggs blocks the move with his legs.
Wheasy Whee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boggs wants to control but Whee postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boggs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Whee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Whee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boggs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boggs tries to buck Whee off but Whee is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wheasy Whee.
I think Boggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Boggs!
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