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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Zal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksei Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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152 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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165 cm
25
152 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Zal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aleksei Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zal throws a nice looking combination but Boyka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zal misses with the combination.
Boyka forces Zal back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zal trying to control the position but instead, Boyka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zal into the cage.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Boyka.
Zal misses with a punch on the inside.
Zal can't find room to land a body shot as Boyka controls the action.
Boyka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zal is breathing heavily.
Boyka lands a damaging elbow.
Zal can't find room to land a body shot as Boyka controls the action.
Boyka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boyka prevents a body shot from Zal.
Zal misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka is leaning against Zal and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zal trying to control the position but instead, Boyka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zal into the cage.
Boyka lands a good knee to the midsection. Zal won't want to take too many of those.
Boyka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zal seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boyka can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pushes Zal back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Boyka obliges.
Zal takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Boyka.
Boyka lands a nice elbow.
Boyka working Zal over with knees to the body.
Boyka lands an elbow just above Zal 's eye.
Boyka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Boyka lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boyka.
Zal is rocked!
Boyka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Zal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyka lands with a short shot to the head.
Zal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka is working Zal over against the cage.
Zal tries a body shot but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Zal goes down! Boyka dives on top of him - Zal manages to get guard.
Boyka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boyka's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Zal seems to have got his legs back now.
Zal has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Boyka has passed into side control.
Boyka has hold of Zal's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Zal tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Boyka cranks the arm and Zal screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Zal, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aleksei Boyka!
Our winner, Aleksei 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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