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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Boyka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to http://youtu.be/qeFocnqhnQM. Tico Cortez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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160 cm
37
154 lbs
33 - 14 - 2 |
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173 cm
35
157 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
33 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tico Cortez! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cortez throws a right and a left that both miss. Boyka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Cortez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Cortez slips under a jab. Cortez throws a shot from downtown. Boyka moves away and avoids it. Boyka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boyka there as he acknowledges the shot. Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Cortez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyka finds it's way round the side to connect with Cortez's head. Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cortez lands a front kick. Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Boyka throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Cortez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boyka lands with an uppercut that bounces Cortez off the cage and back into range. Cortez connects with a leg kick. Boyka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Boyka misses with a wild body shot. Cortez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Boyka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Boyka looks to land a left hand but Cortez moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss! Jab from Boyka. Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cortez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Boyka swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Boyka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez. Cortez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Good standup being displayed there by Cortez as he connects with a hook. Boyka slips under a jab. Boyka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Boyka loads up on a big right hand but Cortez slips the punch. Cortez throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it. Cortez takes one to the side of the head.
Cortez is rocked! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boyka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Cortez pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Cortez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boyka. Boyka misses with a body shot.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range. Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it. Nice defenses there by Cortez. Cortez digs a good body shot into Boyka's ribs. Boyka moves out of range as Cortez strikes. Cortez avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cortez lands with a hook. Boyka tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cortez scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cortez.
Cortez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A nice inside leg kick there by Cortez. That's going to slow Boyka down. A good leg kick by Cortez. Cortez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Cortez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boyka. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cortez jabs at Boyka's body. Boyka scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Boyka misses with a body shot.
Boyka misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely. Cortez defending well as Boyka loads up on a big left hand. Cortez connects with a solid leg kick. Cortez misses with a wild body shot. Cortez with a nice cross. Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyka defending well as Cortez loads up on a big left hand. Cortez slips under a jab from Boyka. Boyka throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. The fighters circle momentarily. Boyka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Cortez jabs at Boyka's body. Boyka moves out of range as Cortez strikes. Boyka takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice uppercut lands for Boyka. That snapped Cortez's head back.
Boyka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it. Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away. Boyka takes a body punch but keeps moving. Boyka throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Boyka throws out a powerful jab. Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Boyka finish him? Boyka misses with a straight right. Boyka lands with a shot to the body. A jab from Boyka misses. Cortez seems to have recovered his senses. Boyka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cortez looks to land a left hand but Boyka moved out of range nicely. Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Boyka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Boyka connects with a body shot. Cortez with a jab. Cortez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tico Cortez will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyka looks to score with a jab to the body but Cortez is just out of range. Boyka throws a body punch but Cortez moves out of range. Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Boyka just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez thows a left - swing and a miss! Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away. Cortez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boyka. Cortez throws a wild body kick that Boyka sees coming a mile off. Tico Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup. Cortez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Boyka. Boyka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That kick from Cortez tenderised Boyka's leg. Boyka is trying to keep his angry face on. Boyka misses with a combination
and Cortez counters with an outside leg kick.
Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Cortez counters with a nice leg kick. Cortez connects with a solid leg kick. Cortez thuds a left hand into Boyka's body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cortez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka. Boyka dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Boyka misses the shot to the body. Cortez misses with an uppercut. Boyka saw that one coming. A big right from Cortez misses. Nice shot lands for Cortez. Boyka misses with a wild body shot. Cortez stalks Boyka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Boyka's face. Boyka staggers backwards, shaken. Boyka blocks a jab. Cortez tries to land a leg kick but Boyka saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Boyka. Boyka drops his hands momentarily and Cortez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Cortez lands a jab to the nose. A left lands for Boyka. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Cortez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Cortez avoids the body shot from Boyka.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Boyka with a nice cross. Nice defenses there by Cortez. Cortez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Boyka cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs. Boyka throws a looping overhand right but Cortez ducks down to avoid it. Cortez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boyka works over Cortez's head and body with a nice combination. Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Boyka with a body punch. A glancing blow. Cortez missing with a left hand there. Boyka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Boyka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. A big right from Boyka misses. Cortez throws a head kick that misses. It's a brutal combination of punches from Boyka! Cortez is backing up but he can't get away as Boyka lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Cortez and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yuri Boyka! Jumping up and down and very excited, Yuri Boyka waved his t-shirt featuring Kemists ↑ 5x160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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