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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Strickland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Bougayya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Strickland has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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279 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Bougayya!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bougayya closes the distance but Strickland moves to the side
and Bougayya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bougayya throws a series of punches but Strickland moves out of range.
Bougayya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strickland avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bougayya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strickland paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bougayya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strickland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bougayya.
Bougayya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bougayya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Strickland avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bougayya wants to take the fight to the mat but Strickland manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Luis Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bougayya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland is trying to pull guard but Bougayya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bougayya breaks the clinch.
Strickland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bougayya.
Bougayya has his takedown stuffed
and Strickland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bougayya doesn't manage to clinch there - Strickland circles away.
Strickland slips a jab and a cross from Bougayya.
Bougayya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strickland stuffs the takedown attempt from Bougayya. Bougayya gets slowly back to his feet.
Strickland throws a head kick but Bougayya moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougayya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strickland misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Strickland as Bougayya shoots in.
Bougayya rushes Strickland and presses him up against the cage.
Bougayya is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strickland gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bougayya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strickland smiles and moves away.
Strickland keeps the fight on the outside.
Luis Strickland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bougayya scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strickland looks to land a combination. Bougayya sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bougayya fails to land with a series of punches.
Strickland will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bougayya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strickland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Luis Strickland has been cut.
Bougayya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Strickland tries to avoid it but Bougayya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Strickland to the ground. Strickland escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bougayya shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Strickland sprawls well. Strickland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bougayya gets slowly back to his feet.
Bougayya looks winded!
Bougayya has his takedown stuffed
and Strickland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bougayya tries to clinch there but Strickland circles away.
Strickland tries to clinch but Bougayya moves out of range.
Bougayya throws a lazy right hand but Strickland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bougayya drives through and clinches with Strickland against the cage.
Bougayya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strickland smiles and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bougayya tries for a takedown but Strickland circles away easily
letting Strickland counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strickland throws a head kick that Bougayya semi-blocks.
Strickland scores with a one two! Bougayya had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bougayya misses with a takedown
and Strickland counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Bougayya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luis Strickland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bougayya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Strickland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
David Bougayya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strickland tries to clinch but Bougayya is having none of it.
Bougayya scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bougayya fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bougayya cracks Strickland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bougayya scores with a jab to the body.
Bougayya throws a body punch but Strickland moves out of range.
Bougayya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strickland is fending him off so far but Bougayya persists. Nope, Strickland circles away and we're back to standing.
Strickland tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bougayya dives in for a single leg takedown but Strickland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Luis Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bougayya.
Bougayya is breathing heavily.
Bougayya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Bougayya with that takedown attempt.
Strickland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strickland.
Strickland works Bougayya's body with a nice hook.
Strickland throws the kick towards the body but Bougayya avoids it.
Strickland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bougayya circles away quickly and effectively.
Bougayya rushes Strickland and presses him up against the cage.
Bougayya drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strickland jumps guard and drags Bougayya to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bougayya wants to control from the top but Strickland keeps moving.
Strickland trying to control the position here.
Bougayya gets to his feet. Strickland looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strickland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strickland.
Bougayya tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bougayya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strickland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bougayya.
Bougayya goes for a double leg but Strickland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Strickland continues to drive forward.
Bougayya is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bougayya tries to pull guard but Strickland forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee calls for Bougayya to work.
Bougayya tries to land knees in the clinch but Strickland avoids the damage to the body.
Bougayya is looking to break free of the clinch but Strickland has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bougayya is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Strickland to keep the fight standing.
Bougayya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bougayya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strickland stuffs the takedown.
Bougayya shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strickland but Strickland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strickland misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bougayya dodges the punch combination from Strickland.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Bougayya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis Strickland's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Bougayya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Strickland is fending him off so far but Bougayya persists. Nope, Strickland circles away and we're back to standing.
Bougayya misses with the body kick
and Strickland counters with a nice body kick.
Strickland clinches up against the cage.
Bougayya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strickland clinches up with Bougayya and pushes him back against the cage.
Strickland jumps guard but Bougayya stands there with Strickland around his waist. Strickland gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bougayya is working for takedown but Strickland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bougayya keeps control of Strickland as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strickland blocks the elbow strike.
Strickland fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Strickland stops a takedown attempt from Bougayya.
Luis Strickland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Bougayya.
Strickland is trying to pull guard but Bougayya has him pressed against the cage.
Strickland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bougayya manages to break the clinch.
Strickland gets tackled into the cage by Bougayya. Bougayya maintains the clinch.
Bougayya tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strickland smiles and moves away.
Strickland is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Strickland misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougayya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bougayya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bougayya.
Bougayya has a takedown stuffed.
Strickland circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Strickland counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Strickland.
Bougayya doesn't manage to clinch there - Strickland circles away.
Bougayya dodges the punch combination from Strickland.
Bougayya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strickland counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strickland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Strickland.
Bougayya wants to clinch.
Bougayya misses with a takedown attempt - Strickland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Strickland does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Strickland. Those never looked like landing.
Bougayya misses with a takedown attempt
and Strickland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bougayya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Strickland avoids it really well and circles away.
Bougayya shoots in looking for a takedown but Strickland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bougayya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Strickland showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bougayya 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Bougayya!
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energy
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