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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Terror. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Boyer! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Teixeira moves out of range as Boyer strikes. Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira. Teixeira misses with a straight right. A telegraphed right hand from Boyer misses the target. Boyer misses with an uppercut. Nice defenses there by Teixeira. Teixeira fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Boyer on the side of the head. Boyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira. Teixeira throws a body punch but Boyer moves out of range. Boyer lands a jab. A big left from Teixeira misses. Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Boyer's shoulder, as Boyer tries to avoid the shot. Teixeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Teixeira is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boyer ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Boyer throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it. Boyer misses with a looping right. Boyer misses with a straight right. Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyer. Boyer slips under a jab. Teixeira misses with a looping left. Boyer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Boyer lands with an overhand left. Teixeira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyer.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teixeira throws out a loose jab but Boyer uses good head movement to avoid it. Boyer cracks Teixeira with an open hand slap. Teixeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyer throws out the jab. Teixeira misses with a looping right. A jab from Boyer misses. Teixeira slips a straight right by Boyer. Teixeira throws a jab when Boyer was well out of range. Teixeira lands a glancing blow to the side of Boyer's head. Teixeira misses with a hook. Boyer misses with an uppercut. Teixeira throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Boyer misses with a straight left. Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyer. Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Teixeira throws a hook but Boyer avoids it easily. Teixeira misses with an uppercut. Boyer saw that one coming. Boyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Boyer misses the jab. Boyer throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily. Boyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira. Boyer connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Boyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira. Nice defenses there by Teixeira.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Boyer throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily. Teixeira throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyer. Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyer. A swing and a miss from Teixeira. Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bobby Boyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boyer throws a hook but Teixeira blocks it. Boyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira. Boyer throws a jab when Teixeira was well out of range. Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Boyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira. Boyer throws a jab when Teixeira was well out of range. Boyer misses with a looping left. A big left from Boyer misses. Boyer throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Boyer lands a nice shot that snaps Teixeira's head back.
Boyer looks to land a right hand but Teixeira moved out of range. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Teixeira takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Boyer misses. Boyer staying out of range there. Boyer misses with a straight left. Teixeira missing with a left hand there. Boyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boyer looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely. Boyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyer. Teixeira gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boyer throws an overhand right that lands on Teixeira's shoulder, as Teixeira tries to avoid the shot. Boyer misses with a looping left. A slow jab from Boyer misses its intended target. Boyer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Teixeira had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyer. Teixeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Teixeira slips under a jab. Boyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyer throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Teixeira scores with a shot to the body.
Teixeira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyer sees it coming and avoids it easily. Teixeira slips a straight right by Boyer. Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira ducked under it nicely. Teixeira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Boyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Teixeira. Teixeira circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyer. A swing and a miss from Boyer. Boyer throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily. Boyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Teixeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyer. Teixeira moves away from the strike by Boyer. Teixeira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyer avoids it really well and circles away. Boyer misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teixeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyer. Boyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Boyer throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it. A swing and a miss from Boyer. Boyer misses with an uppercut. Teixeira saw that one coming. Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Boyer moves away and avoids it. Boyer misses with an uppercut. Teixeira moves out of range of the strikes. Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira. Boyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nice defenses there by Boyer. Boyer misses with a straight left. Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Boyer slips the punch. Boyer slips under a jab. Teixeira looks to land a right hand but Boyer moved out of range. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Teixeira misses with a looping right. Boyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Boyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyer with a jab. Teixeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyer. A big left from Boyer misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Teixeira will probably get the nod. That's time! Teixeira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer. Boyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Teixeira. Boyer looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely. Boyer defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand. Boyer scores with the left hand. Teixeira knows he should have avoided that one. Boyer throws a big shot that misses. Boyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Teixeira misses with an uppercut. Boyer saw that one coming. Teixeira staying out of range there. Teixeira needs to keep his hands up - Boyer had a free shot at his head there. Boyer lands an overhand right. Boyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Boyer throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it. Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boyer misses with a looping right. A swing and a miss from Boyer. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boyer throws out a loose jab but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it. Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer. Teixeira slips a jab from Boyer. Boyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boyer looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely. Teixeira jabbing away but nothing is landing. Teixeira takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round. Teixeira throws out a loose jab but Boyer uses good head movement to avoid it. Boyer throws out a loose jab but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it. Boyer throws a hook to the side of Teixeira's head but Teixeira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Teixeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyer lands a lovely overhand right. Teixeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyer. Teixeira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Boyer catches Teixeira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Boyer throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily. Boyer cracks Teixeira with a right hand to the side of the head. Teixeira misses with an uppercut. Boyer saw that one coming. Teixeira slips under a jab from Boyer. Boyer scores with a decent looking hook. Teixeira slips under a jab. Boyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Teixeira. Boyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A slow jab from Boyer misses its intended target. Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira ducked under it nicely. Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Teixeira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boyer misses with a hook. Boyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Teixeira off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyer looks to land a left hand but Teixeira moved out of range nicely. Teixeira throws a hook to the side of Boyer's head but Boyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Teixeira fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A big left from Boyer misses. Teixeira slips under a jab. The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boyer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teixeira. Teixeira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Boyer throws a big shot that misses. Boyer throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it. Boyer lands a jab to the nose. Boyer misses with a looping right. Boyer jabbing away but nothing is landing. Boyer throws a shot from downtown. Teixeira moves away and avoids it. Boyer misses with an uppercut. Teixeira smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. 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! Teixeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyer. Teixeira closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyer manages to avoid it. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Boyer cracks Teixeira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Teixeira connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyer loads up on a big right hand but Teixeira slips the punch. Teixeira throws a hook to the side of Boyer's head but Boyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Boyer throws a jab when Teixeira was well out of range. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Nice defenses there by Teixeira. Good shot there by Boyer. Teixeira swings for the body but Boyer moves out of range.
Teixeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyer. Boyer misses with a looping left. Boyer misses with an uppercut. Boyer throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily. Teixeira throws a hook but Boyer avoids it easily. Boyer throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily. Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer. Teixeira blocks a jab. Teixeira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A swing and a miss from Boyer. Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyer.
That's four 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. Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Boyer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Boyer misses with a looping right. Teixeira moves out of range of the strikes. Teixeira looks to land a right hand but Boyer moved out of range. Boyer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Teixeira missing with a left hand there. Boyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A big left from Boyer misses. Teixeira throws a shot from downtown. Boyer moves away and avoids it. Boyer scores with a punch to the head. Teixeira throws out a loose jab but Boyer uses good head movement to avoid it. Boyer looks to land a right hand but Teixeira moved out of range. Boyer slips a jab from Teixeira. Boyer thows a left - swing and a miss! Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A cross from Boyer lands. Teixeira takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Teixeira moves out of range as Boyer strikes. Boyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira. Boyer looks to throw the jab but Teixeira is out of range. Teixeira misses with a hook. A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target. Boyer throws a jab when Teixeira was well out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Boyer cracks Teixeira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. A cross from Teixeira lands. Boyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Boyer throws a good cross that connects.
Nice defenses there by Teixeira. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Boyer defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand. Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira. Teixeira loads up on a big right hand but Boyer slips the punch. Teixeira throws a hook but Boyer avoids it easily. Teixeira looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Boyer is just out of range. Boyer throws a looping overhand right but Teixeira ducks down to avoid it. Boyer ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira. Boyer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Boyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Richard Teixeira is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Teixeira slips a jab from Boyer. Boyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Boyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Boyer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A swing and a miss from Boyer. Boyer misses with a hook. Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Boyer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Boyer throws a big shot that misses. Boyer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Boyer slips a jab from Teixeira. Teixeira misses with a straight right. Teixeira slips under a jab. Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boyer manages to avoid it. Boyer with a nice cross. Boyer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Teixeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira. A jab from Boyer finds it's way through Teixeira's defenses. Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer. Boyer throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily. Boyer with a nice cross. Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyer. Boyer looks to throw the jab but Teixeira is out of range. Teixeira misses with a hook. Boyer ducked under it nicely. A slow jab from Boyer misses its intended target. A jab from Boyer misses. Teixeira misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Boyer missing with a left hand there. Teixeira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Teixeira throws a looping overhand right but Boyer ducks down to avoid it. Teixeira scores with a hook to the body. Boyer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A jab lands there for Boyer. Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira throws a hook but Boyer blocks it. Boyer with a jab. Boyer connects with a looping right hand.
Teixeira throws a big shot that misses. Boyer misses the jab. Teixeira slips a jab from Boyer. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Teixeira fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boyer avoids it really well and circles away. Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boyer. A big left from Boyer misses. Jab, jab by Teixeira - just one landing. The fighters circling - Boyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A jab lands there for Teixeira. Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Teixeira on the side of the head. Teixeira misses with a straight right. Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyer. Boyer moves away from the strike by Teixeira. Boyer cracks Teixeira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Boyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Teixeira. Boyer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Teixeira throws out the jab. Boyer ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira. Boyer throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Teixeira misses with a looping right. Boyer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teixeira. Boyer lands a lovely overhand right. Boyer darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Boyer misses with a straight right. Boyer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Teixeira throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyer on the side of the head. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Teixeira tries to move into range but Boyer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Boyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Teixeira misses with a straight right. Teixeira throws a hook to the side of Boyer's head but Boyer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Boyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teixeira. Boyer slips a jab from Teixeira. Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boyer. Nice defenses there by Teixeira. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Teixeira slips under a jab. Teixeira drops his hands momentarily and Boyer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Teixeira blocks a jab. Donk. Boyer catches Teixeira right on the button with a cross. Richard Teixeira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Boyer throws the left hand but Teixeira avoids the punch easily. Teixeira throws a hook but Boyer blocks it. Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Boyer. Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boyer. Bobby Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Boyer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Teixeira has time to react. Teixeira moves into range and connects with a jab. Teixeira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boyer. Boyer throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily. Boyer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teixeira. Boyer misses with a hook. Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Boyer's shoulder, as Boyer tries to avoid the shot. Boyer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teixeira sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Bobby Boyer. Well Teixeira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Teixeira!
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