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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cody Boyd has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Khan!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Boyd.
Khan fails with the takedown
enabling Boyd to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boyd counters with a one-two to the body.
Boyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khan.
Cody Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Khan.
Khan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boyd counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan has his takedown stuffed
and Boyd counters with a left and a right that stings Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan shoots and misses
and Boyd counters with a three punch combo that has Khan backing up. Khan nods at Boyd to acknowledge the strikes.
Khan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boyd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Khan's guard.
Khan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyd wants to pass the guard but Khan is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan controls Boyd momentarily but Boyd frees himself.
Khan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Khan looks gassed!
Khan has a closed guard, preventing Boyd from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boyd postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Boyd has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan wants to sweep here but Boyd controlling him for the moment.
Boyd is looking to stand up but Khan won't let him.
Boyd throws a strike but Khan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Khan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Khan wants to control from the top but Boyd keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Khan is controlling him.
Khan forces his way into half guard.
Boyd is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Khan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Khan's back!
Khan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Boyd's guard. Nice work there by Khan.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Khan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Boyd is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Boyd has escaped and now he's on top!
Khan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Khan wants to sweep here but Boyd controlling him for the moment.
Boyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boyd defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Boyd dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boyd throws a low kick but it's checked well by Khan.
Boyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boyd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khan somewhat.
Khan looks for a takedown but Boyd sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Khan or perhaps it was just good defense by Boyd which made him look bad.
Cody Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan misses with a takedown
and Boyd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Boyd passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Khan!
Khan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Khan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Boyd throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyd counters with a two punch combo.
Khan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boyd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khan's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Khan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyd wanted to stand there but Khan had control of the position.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyd postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Boyd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boyd is pushing down on Khan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Khan is fighting to maintain full guard but Boyd has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to improve his position.
Khan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boyd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Boyd throwing shots but Khan is blocking nicely.
Boyd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Khan defending well though.
Boyd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khan on the ground.
Boyd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boyd tries to stand but can't do so whilst Khan controls his leg.
Khan trying to control from the bottom.
Boyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Khan's head.
Boyd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd misses with a head shot. Khan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyd throws a big right hand that misses.
Khan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Boyd throwing strikes from guard but Khan blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khan is on top in guard.
Cody Boyd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyd wants to stand up but Khan is controlling him.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Boyd dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Khan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boyd swivels and escapes.
Boyd scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan with a poor takedown
and Boyd counters with a two punch combo.
Cody Boyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyd stuffs the takedown.
Cody Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Khan.
Boyd lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khan misses with a takedown attempt
and Boyd counters with a three punch combo that has Khan backing up. Khan nods at Boyd to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyd looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khan is trying to keep Boyd in close.
Boyd postures up in Khan's guard and throws a big left but Khan blocks it.
Khan wants to sweep here but Boyd controlling him for the moment.
Boyd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Boyd kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Boyd wants to stand but Khan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Khan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boyd!
Khan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boyd is looking to escape.
Boyd working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd regains half guard.
Khan wants to take a breather but Boyd is having none of it.
Boyd looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boyd tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg.
Khan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boyd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd is defending against the submission attempts here by Khan.
Khan is pressing down on Boyd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyd is holding on for now.
Boyd wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boyd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boyd.
Boyd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan trying to control but Boyd is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Boyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyd 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Cody Boyd!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Cody Boyd!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Cody Boyd!
Cody Boyd wins by unanimous decision!
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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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