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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 3387 p4p, 1923 weight class) and Liam Gallagher (ranked 345 p4p, 214 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by Norman - Fury. Liam Gallagher has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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202 cm 34 240 12 - 14 - 0 |
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210 cm 36 265 24 - 21 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class MT Granite chin |
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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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Gallagher! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boyka throws a one two combo.
It looks like Liam Gallagher has been cut. Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyka paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Boyka is looking for a counter combo. Boyka misses with a two punch combination.
Boyka throws a leg kick and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand. Boyka lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Gallagher avoids the head kick by Boyka.
Gallagher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyka on the side of the head. Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boyka paws at him with a jab and circles away. Gallagher lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boyka lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. 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! Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Boyka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Sloppy strikes from Boyka. Those never looked like landing. Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyka is just out of range. Good shot there by Gallagher. Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka moves out of range easily. Boyka 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gallagher ducks under a wild hook from Boyka. Boyka throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it. Gallagher moves out of range of the body kick. A punch combination from Boyka misses. Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyka throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it. Boyka misses with a hook
and Gallagher makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boyka really felt that one! Boyka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gallagher. Gallagher lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher lands a body shot.
Boyka takes one on the button. Gallagher scores with a decent looking hook. Gallagher has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gallagher defending well as Boyka loads up on a big left hand. Boyka is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gallagher's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Boyka moves out of range of the body kick from Gallagher.
Gallagher drives through and clinches with Boyka against the cage.
I was talking to Boyka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boyka jumps guard but Gallagher stands there with Boyka around his waist. Boyka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gallagher lands a nice uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Gallagher.
Boyka is trying to pull guard but Gallagher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Boyka. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gallagher lands on the inside with an uppercut. Gallagher lands a body shot. Boyka is breathing heavily. Boyka jumps guard but Gallagher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Gallagher lands a damaging elbow. Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
Gallagher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyka misses with a shot to the body and Gallagher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Boyka fails to land with a series of punches.
Boyka misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters with a straight right hand. Gallagher throws a powerful right kick. Boyka tried to block low but the kick was high! Boyka was taken right off of his feet! Gallagher jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Liam Gallagher! A victorious Liam Gallagher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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