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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A good leg kick by Thompson.
Thompson connects with an inside leg kick.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka landing knees to the head.
Thompson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyka.
Boyka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boyka fails to pull guard.
Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyka.
Mike Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boyka is out of range.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boyka stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Come on Thompson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Thompson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyka avoids the damage to the body.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Boyka back into the cage.
Thompson slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Boyka fails to pull guard.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thompson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Thompson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boyka breaks the clinch.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thompson pinned against the cage. Thompson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson is looking to chop away at Boyka's legs.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thompson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Boyka tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
Boyka dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Boyka's head and hops out.
Boyka clinches with his opponent.
Boyka keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson is looking to control Boyka's arms but Boyka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thompson has his back to the cage.
Boyka being controlled against the cage.
Thompson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka wants to stall.
Boyka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson stalling in the clinch.
Boyka avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Boyka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
Boyka is pushing Thompson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Thompson avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Thompson.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a leg kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Boyka or perhaps it was just good defense by Thompson which made him look bad.
Mike Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Boyka.
Boyka darts in trying to clinch
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Thompson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson pushes Boyka up against the cage in a clinch.
Mike Thompson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thompson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Boyka being controlled against the cage.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson stalling against the cage.
Boyka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Boyka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to avoid it but Boyka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thompson to the ground. Thompson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Thompson manages to break the clinch.
Thompson throws a body kick that misses.
Thompson tries to land a body kick
and Boyka counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boyka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yuri Boyka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyka is breathing heavily.
Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Boyka.
Thompson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson cracks Boyka with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Thompson!
Thompson has managed to clinch.
Thompson controlling the action here for a moment.
Thompson lands a good knee to the midsection. Boyka won't want to take too many of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Boyka avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Thompson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Thompson keeps Boyka at a distance using the push kick.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thompson throws a body punch but Boyka moves out of range.
Boyka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thompson.
Thompson tries to work over Boyka's front leg with a kick but Boyka checks it.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson is stalling here.
Boyka tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually Boyka drops back down to his feet.
Boyka letting Thompson take a breather here.
Boyka avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Boyka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boyka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson has Boyka pressed against the cage.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson just leaning against Boyka, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Thompson.
Thompson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boyka, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyka avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Boyka is blocking nicely.
Thompson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Boyka is trying desperately to land a takedown but Thompson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Boyka.
Boyka avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boyka avoids it.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boyka can do to turn this around?
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Thompson.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Boyka blocks it.
Boyka avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyka managing to block the knees to the body from Thompson.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Boyka misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boyka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mike Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but Boyka blocks with his arms.
Thompson leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Thompson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Thompson!
Mike Thompson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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