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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yuri boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with Lights Out blaring out of the sound system. boyka has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzovRR-QFyA as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Thompson!
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, yuri boyka!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Anthony Thompson has been cut.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson stands up over boyka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thompson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thompson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thompson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as boyka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
boyka wants to stand up but Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson lands a couple of elbows.
boyka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
boyka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thompson.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thompson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
boyka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
boyka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Thompson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boyka wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of boyka's head.
boyka looks like he's trying to stand up.
boyka is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Thompson works his foot free and advances to mount.
boyka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
boyka looks gassed!
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can boyka hang on?
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can boyka hang on?
boyka wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Thompson looking to control but boyka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a nice shot to the head.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - boyka looks very uncomfortable down there.
boyka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thompson working boyka over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thompson tries to control but boyka wriggling away.
boyka is in a horrible position here. Thompson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thompson cracks boyka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
boyka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson breaks from boyka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
boyka is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of boyka's face.
Thompson looking to finish boyka with some ground and pound. This is bad for boyka!
The referee warns boyka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
boyka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - boyka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of boyka's face.
Thompson wants to control the pace but boyka is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that boyka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thompson with shots to the head and body - boyka looks very uncomfortable down there.
Thompson cracks boyka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thompson looking to finish boyka with some ground and pound. This is bad for boyka!
Thompson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Thompson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
boyka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and boyka is in trouble!
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson looking to finish boyka with some ground and pound. This is bad for boyka!
boyka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson scores a takedown into full mount!
Thompson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson with good strikes from the mount here!
Thompson cracks boyka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
boyka is trying to stand.
Thompson wants to control the pace but boyka is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson is landing with some decent strikes but boyka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
boyka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns boyka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
boyka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thompson looking to finish boyka with some ground and pound. This is bad for boyka!
boyka is trying to stand.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
Thompson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
boyka is trying to stand up.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
boyka wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.
boyka trying desperately to get to his feet.
Thompson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish boyka?
Thompson with the ground and pound from mount.
boyka is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
boyka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
boyka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Thompson lands with some strikes.
Thompson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. boyka looks a forlorn figure.
Thompson working the ground and pound effectively.
Anthony Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as boyka is looking to escape.
boyka is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Thompson looking to finish with strikes here!
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Poor strikes thrown by Thompson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Thompson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Thompson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
boyka is trying to stand.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thompson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompson scoring with strikes but boyka is staying in there.
You get the feeling that boyka really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
boyka is trying to stand up.
Thompson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
Thompson landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
boyka really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Thompson looking to finish boyka with some ground and pound. This is bad for boyka!
boyka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Thompson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
boyka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but boyka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
boyka gets caught flat footed, as Thompson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thompson cracks boyka with a solid left hand.
boyka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thompson is controlling him.
Thompson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thompson chips away with some ground and pound.
Thompson prevents boyka from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thompson.
Thompson wants to lay and pray for a moment but boyka keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to advance to mount but boyka denies him.
Thompson cracks boyka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
boyka is trying to get back to his feet.
Thompson lands an elbow.
boyka is pushing Thompson's head away, looking to escape. Thompson manages to hold on to the position though.
Thompson is chipping away with strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Thompson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thompson landing strikes from the mount and boyka is in trouble!
Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thompson dominating with strikes here.
boyka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
boyka is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
boyka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thompson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can boyka hang on?
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thompson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. boyka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
boyka really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Thompson tries to control but boyka wriggling away.
boyka wants to get back to his feet.
Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can boyka hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson landing punches.
boyka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
Thompson with a couple of short strikes.
Anthony Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
boyka is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Thompson controlling from mount.
Thompson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of boyka's face.
Thompson controlling from the full mount.
boyka squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thompson controlling from the full mount.
yuri boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
boyka is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Thompson controlling from mount.
boyka really wants to buck Thompson off and get back to his feet.
Thompson lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Thompson!
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energy
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