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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by SnoopDogg - Breathe It. Spencer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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142 lbs
29 - 13 - 2 |
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157 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
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
29 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer goes for a double leg but Boyka avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Boyka continues to drive forward.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spencer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Boyka misses.
Boyka definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Spencer scores with a nice right hand.
Boyka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spencer is looking for a takedown.
Yuri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.
A left hand lands to the body for Boyka.
Spencer is trying to drag Boyka to the mat but Boyka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Boyka tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Boyka back against the cage.
Boyka lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Boyka - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer blocks a body shot from Boyka.
Boyka lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
Boyka misses with a body punch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Spencer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Spencer tries for a takedown but Boyka manages to get underhooks.
Spencer blocks a body shot from Boyka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a body punch.
Boyka tries to throw a body punch but Spencer avoids it by throwing Boyka back against the cage.
Spencer tries to circle away but Boyka has him pinned against the cage.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spencer has had enough of the clinch but Boyka keeps him there for the moment.
Boyka swings wildly with an uppercut but Spencer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka misses with some punches.
Boyka lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka misses with a body punch.
Boyka scores with a shot to the side of Spencer's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boyka.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boyka.
Boyka struggles to land a body shot inside as Spencer controls his hands.
Boyka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spencer takes a shot to the head.
Boyka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spencer breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer slips a jab from Boyka.
Boyka thuds his right hand into Spencer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spencer is rocked!
Spencer dives in and grabs Boyka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyka pushes down on Spencer's head and hops out.
Spencer is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him?
Spencer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spencer seems to have recovered his senses.
Spencer loads up on a big right hand but Boyka slips the punch.
Boyka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spencer.
Boyka cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spencer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spencer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boyka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyka lands a body shot.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Spencer throws a jab but it's blocked by Boyka.
Spencer thows a body shot but no joy.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
Boyka takes a swing at Spencer's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spencer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boyka slips a jab from Spencer.
Boyka lands with an uppercut that bounces Spencer off the cage and back into range.
Spencer throws a nice head kick!
Boyka feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Spencer sprawling to the canvas! Spencer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boyka finish him?!
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Mark Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spencer scores with a body shot.
Boyka with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boyka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Boyka.
Spencer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Boyka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boyka tries to clinch there but Spencer circles away.
Spencer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Spencer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer throws a strike but Boyka avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Boyka is looking for a triangle but Spencer pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spencer throws a push kick but Boyka slaps the foot to one side.
Boyka lands a nice looking body shot.
Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Spencer throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Spencer misses.
Boyka slips under a jab from Spencer.
Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Spencer misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Boyka.
Boyka cracks Spencer with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Spencer looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Boyka finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boyka scores with a body shot.
Spencer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka moves out of range of the strikes.
Spencer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boyka.
Spencer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No luck for Spencer with that takedown attempt.
Spencer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spencer shoots in for a double leg but Boyka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Spencer ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a body shot.
Boyka lands a nice looking body shot.
Spencer lands with a hook. Boyka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Spencer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spencer throws a leg kick but Boyka sees it coming and moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spencer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boyka to score with a decent uppercut.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spencer was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Boyka.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spencer.
Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spencer throws out the jab.
Boyka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boyka digs a good body shot into Spencer's ribs.
Boyka throws a good cross that connects.
Spencer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Boyka gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Spencer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Boyka!
Our winner, Yuri Boyka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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