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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Val Kjartansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyd comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Cinderella Man. Val Kjartansson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Val Kjartansson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Kjartansson. No joy for Boyd on that attempt.
Kjartansson throws a low kick but Boyd avoids it.
Boyd misses with a straight left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boyd.
Boyd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Kjartansson counters with an outside leg kick.
Boyd fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kjartansson counters with an inside leg kick.
Boyd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kjartansson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyd throws a right hand that Kjartansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Kjartansson also avoids with ease.
Boyd throws a hook but Kjartansson avoids it easily.
Kjartansson throws a push kick but Boyd slaps the foot to one side.
Kjartansson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kjartansson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Kjartansson throws a right hand that Boyd ducks under and follows up with a left that Boyd also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjartansson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boyd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kjartansson scores with a jab to the body.
Boyd paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjartansson. That's going to slow Boyd down.
Boyd swinging wildly here.
Kjartansson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyd thuds his shin into the meat of Kjartansson's side.
Kjartansson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kjartansson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Kjartansson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kjartansson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyd finds it's way round the side to connect with Kjartansson's head.
Boyd is looking to chop away at Kjartansson's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kjartansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Boyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjartansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyd.
Boyd checks a low kick from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boyd punishes Kjartansson's body with a nice straight punch.
Val Kjartansson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kjartansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyd looks to land a body kick but Kjartansson moved away.
Boyd moves out of range as Kjartansson strikes.
A big right from Boyd misses.
Kjartansson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kjartansson misses the jab.
Kjartansson misses with a jab to the body
and Boyd counters with a right hand to the body.
Kjartansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kjartansson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kjartansson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boyd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands with a good body shot.
Kjartansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kjartansson. Boyd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kjartansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd blocks the body kick.
Kjartansson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyd in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjartansson. That's going to slow Boyd down.
Boyd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyd tries to bum rush Kjartansson with a series of wild strikes but Kjartansson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjartansson blocks a head kick by Boyd.
Boyd dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kjartansson. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Boyd.
Boyd throws a sloppy body shot
and Kjartansson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boyd throws the kick towards the body but Kjartansson avoids it.
Boyd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Boyd lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kjartansson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kjartansson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson tries to bum rush Boyd with a series of wild strikes but Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjartansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjartansson connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kjartansson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Kjartansson misses its intended target.
Boyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kjartansson lands the left hand.
Boyd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kjartansson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kjartansson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boyd takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kjartansson swats away the attempt to clinch by Boyd.
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 Alexander Boyd will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boyd misses with a two punch combination.
Kjartansson misses with a combination
and Boyd makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Kjartansson.
Jab, jab by Kjartansson - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Kjartansson.
Kjartansson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Kjartansson.
Boyd just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyd. Kjartansson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander Boyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kjartansson manages to avoid it.
Boyd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyd tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kjartansson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kjartansson!
Boyd misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kjartansson.
Boyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Boyd takes a swing at Kjartansson's ribcage but misses.
Boyd tries to move into range but Kjartansson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Boyd tries to clinch up but Kjartansson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kjartansson misses the shot to the body.
Boyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Kjartansson is just out of range.
Boyd checks a leg kick.
Kjartansson ducks under a wild hook from Boyd.
Boyd throws a shot to the body.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kjartansson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boyd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson walks into a stiff left hand from Boyd.
Kjartansson looks to throw the jab but Boyd is out of range.
Kjartansson connects with a body shot that sends Boyd's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kjartansson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjartansson defending well as Boyd loads up on a big left hand.
Kjartansson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boyd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjartansson moves out of range of the body kick.
Boyd stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kjartansson. That's going to slow Boyd down.
Boyd throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kjartansson checks the leg kick.
Kjartansson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kjartansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kjartansson.
Boyd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kjartansson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boyd tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boyd.
Boyd is looking to clinch.
Kjartansson lands a nice looking body kick.
Boyd throws a lazy right hand but Kjartansson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boyd looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kjartansson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kjartansson looking for a sweep. Not yet Kjartansson, not yet.
Kjartansson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kjartansson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Boyd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyd throws out a leg kick but Kjartansson moves out of range and Boyd only half commits.
Kjartansson misses with a wild body shot.
Boyd keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boyd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kjartansson.
A jab from Kjartansson does it's job there.
Kjartansson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kjartansson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boyd if he has to take too many more of those.
Kjartansson jabs at Boyd's body.
Boyd throws an overhand right that lands on Kjartansson's shoulder, as Kjartansson tries to avoid the shot.
Boyd throws a front kick that sends Kjartansson stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Kjartansson misses.
Boyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kjartansson was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyd.
Boyd throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Boyd rushes Kjartansson and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kjartansson as Boyd tries to tie him up.
Boyd prevents a body shot from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson has a couple of punches blocked by Boyd.
Kjartansson misses with a punch to the body.
Boyd wants to take the fight to the mat but Kjartansson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Boyd has a couple of punches blocked by Kjartansson.
Boyd prevents a body shot from Kjartansson.
Nice body punch from Kjartansson - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyd.
A shot in the inside from Kjartansson.
Boyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boyd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kjartansson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kjartansson throws a leg kick which misses Boyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Boyd tries to avoid it.
Alexander Boyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd lands with an uppercut that bounces Kjartansson off the cage and back into range.
Boyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Kjartansson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyd moves away.
Good leg kick by Kjartansson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boyd forces Kjartansson back against the cage and clinches.
Boyd tries to work over Kjartansson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Kjartansson fails to land.
Boyd blocking some punches.
Kjartansson misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjartansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Val Kjartansson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyd taking a breather.
Kjartansson is pushing Boyd up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kjartansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyd's elbow.
Boyd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjartansson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjartansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjartansson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Kjartansson.
Kjartansson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjartansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kjartansson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Kjartansson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyd throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boyd takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kjartansson walks into a left hand.
Boyd fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kjartansson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Val Kjartansson.
I think Boyd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Boyd!
Alexander Boyd very nearly forgot to thank KillShot Klothing(90% Laundry) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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