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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka has chosen Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Antonio Livingston looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antonio Livingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Uri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Boyka.
Boyka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Livingston circles away quickly and effectively.
Antonio Livingston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Livingston blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt - Boyka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boyka tries to clinch but Livingston moves out of range.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Livingston moves away.
Boyka lands a nice hook to Livingston's body. Livingston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Livingston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Livingston drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Livingston is breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Livingston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyka keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Boyka struggling a bit here.
Boyka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Livingston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boyka is trying to get back to half guard.
Livingston wants to control but Boyka is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston controls the position from side control.
Livingston has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Boyka!
Livingston trying to control but Boyka is having none of it.
Livingston will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boyka is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livingston avoids the attempt from Boyka to control.
Livingston controlling the position easily from mount.
Boyka is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boyka is squirming around, avoiding Livingston's attempts to control the action.
Boyka wants to control but Livingston is having none of it.
Livingston controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Livingston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown but Boyka shows good takedown defense.
Boyka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Livingston tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Livingston prevents Boyka from breaking the clinch.
Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyka lands an overhand right.
Boyka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Livingston back to the cage. Boyka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Livingston closes the distance and clinches up with Boyka, looking for a takedown. Livingston pushes Boyka against the cage but Boyka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyka tries to bum rush Livingston with a series of wild strikes but Livingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka slaps away a takedown attempt from Livingston, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boyka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Livingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Boyka lands but Livingston takes it in his stride.
Boyka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Livingston blocks a head kick by Boyka.
Livingston shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Livingston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston looks for a takedown but Boyka sprawls well.
Boyka has managed to clinch.
Livingston tries to pull guard but Boyka forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boyka is looking to break free of the clinch but Livingston has double underhooks.
Boyka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Livingston has him pressed against the cage.
Boyka is trying to break the clinch but Livingston has him pressed against the cage.
Livingston jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boyka walks away with a smile on his face. Livingston gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Livingston avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyka throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Livingston, pushing him back against the cage.
Boyka manages to break the clinch.
Boyka moves into range and clinches up with Livingston.
Boyka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boyka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Boyka gets caught flat footed, as Livingston shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boyka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Livingston prevents Boyka from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Livingston from controlling successfully.
Livingston is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boyka is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyka misses the shot to the body.
Boyka throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Livingston.
Boyka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyka wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uri Boyka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyka tries to clinch but Livingston moves out of range.
Boyka tries to close the distance and clinch but Livingston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boyka tries to clinch there but Livingston circles away.
Boyka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Livingston shoots in looking for a takedown but Boyka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Livingston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice shot lands for Boyka.
Boyka throws a head kick but Livingston moves out of range.
Livingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A punch combination from Boyka misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt - Boyka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Livingston looks for a takedown but Boyka sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Livingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Livingston circles away.
Livingston is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boyka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Boyka scores with a head kick.
Livingston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boyka tries to bum rush Livingston with a series of wild strikes but Livingston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Boyka as Livingston shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Livingston keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boyka.
Boyka scores with a three punch combo!
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Livingston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Livingston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boyka throws a sloppy head kick and Livingston moves out of range easily.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses.
Livingston fails to land the takedown.
Boyka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Livingston rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livingston fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Livingston walks into a left hand.
Boyka lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boyka misses with a series of wild punches.
Boyka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Livingston gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston trying to control the action but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Boyka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Antonio Livingston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyka is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Boyka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boyka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Boyka!
Uri Boyka was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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