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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sammy Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lagk!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boyd.
Boyd throws an off balance right hand
and Lagk counters with a nice body shot.
Lagk rushes Boyd and presses him up against the cage.
Lagk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyd's elbow.
Lagk lands a body punch.
Boyd tries to work over Lagk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boyd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagk struggles to land a body shot inside as Boyd controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Boyd.
Boyd swings wildly with an uppercut but Lagk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lagk scores with a hook to the body.
Lagk is struggling to control the position.
Lagk misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boyd.
A head punch on the inside from Boyd fails to land.
Boyd has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lagk after a bit of a struggle.
Boyd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boyd managing to block the knees to the body from Lagk.
Boyd gets through Lagk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk tightens his grip and picks Boyd up, before dumping him to the ground. Boyd manages to land in guard.
Boyd has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Boyd has control of Lagk's left arm, preventing Lagk from doing any damage.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Lagk from controlling successfully.
Boyd looking for a guillotine here but Lagk defends easily.
Lagk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lagk wants to control from the top but Boyd keeps moving.
Boyd has momentary wrist control but Lagk slips an elbow through the middle.
Lagk won't allow Boyd to sweep him here.
Boyd escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lagk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyd keeping moving, preventing Lagk from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd keeping full guard, as Lagk tries to pass.
Lagk chips away with some ground and pound.
Lagk looking to sit in guard and control but Boyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lagk keeping moving, preventing Boyd from controlling successfully.
Boyd landing some decent shots from guard.
Boyd preventing the sweep.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lagk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boyd lands a couple of digs.
Boyd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Boyd advances position into side control!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Boyd is looking to take a break and control but Lagk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boyd has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lagk tries to buck Boyd off but Boyd is having none of it.
Boyd trying to control the action but Lagk is working from the bottom.
Lagk is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lagk parries the strikes from Boyd easily there. Boyd is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lagk to escape.
Boyd goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lagk rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Boyd's guard! Nice work there by Lagk!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lagk passes into half guard.
Lagk is trying to control. Boyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boyd is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lagk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lagk is trying to control the action in half guard but Boyd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boyd is trying to stand.
Lagk is pressing down on Boyd's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boyd is holding on for now.
Boyd is looking to improve his position.
Boyd is working hard here to advance position.
Lagk stops Boyd from getting back to his feet.
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 Sammy Boyd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lagk closes the distance and clinches.
Boyd presses Lagk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lagk stalling in the clinch.
Boyd presses Lagk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lagk scores with a knee to the head.
Boyd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Boyd.
Boyd digs a right hand underneath Lagk's ribcage. Lagk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Boyd.
Boyd lands a nice uppercut.
Boyd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lagk swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyd lands an uppercut.
Sammy Boyd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
Boyd is looking for a takedown.
Boyd stops a takedown attempt from Lagk.
Lagk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lagk obliges.
Boyd working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd avoiding damage as Lagk throws knees to the body.
Boyd misses with a punch to the body.
Boyd lands a body punch.
Lagk tries to score a body lock takedown but Boyd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Boyd tries to throw a body punch but Lagk avoids it by throwing Boyd back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Boyd as Lagk tries to tie him up.
Boyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lagk putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lagk gets underhooks to prevent Boyd's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boyd tries to work over Lagk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lagk tries to land a knee to the head but Boyd blocks with his arms.
Boyd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lagk prevents the takedown attempt.
Lagk is fighting off a takedown attempt but Boyd is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lagk to the mat. Lagk regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lagk has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Boyd is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lagk.
Boyd misses with a punch to the body.
Lagk misses with a body punch.
Lagk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lagk is looking to control Boyd's arms but Boyd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lagk has his back to the cage.
Boyd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lagk tries to stall but Boyd uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boyd can't find room to land a body shot as Lagk controls the action.
Boyd has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lagk is trying to keep an underhook but Boyd manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Boyd seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lagk does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boyd seems to be looking for submissions.
Nick Lagk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boyd stops Lagk from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Boyd.
Lagk regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boyd postures up.
Boyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boyd is looking to work some ground and pound but Lagk has wrist control.
Boyd being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boyd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boyd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lagk keeping full guard, as Boyd tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boyd's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lagk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lagk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyd is one step ahead there.
Lagk trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
Boyd trying to control the position from guard on top but Lagk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boyd cracks Lagk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boyd, as that shot connected.
Lagk misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Boyd dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boyd scores with a nice right hand.
Lagk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boyd is able to avoid easily.
Lagk throws a combination. Boyd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lagk moves out of range as Boyd throws a body kick.
Boyd looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagk is just out of range.
A head kick by Lagk misses
and Boyd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Boyd.
Lagk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lagk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyd looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boyd is looking for a triangle but Lagk pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lagk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lagk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boyd can't do much from the bottom here.
Lagk is looking to take a break and control but Boyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lagk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boyd keeps Lagk under control for a moment.
Lagk wants to control but Boyd is keeping him busy.
Sammy Boyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk working the strikes but Boyd uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lagk is looking to advance position but Boyd won't allow it.
Lagk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boyd is looking to control Lagk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyd avoid being mounted?
Boyd is refusing to be controlled, as Lagk sits in half guard.
Lagk stalling away here and it's allowed Boyd to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lagk wants to control from the top but Boyd keeps moving.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lagk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyd has his hands on Lagk's head, controlling the position.
Lagk throws a big elbow that misses.
Boyd controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lagk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyd tries for a takedown but Lagk manages to get underhooks.
Lagk connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk tries a body shot but Boyd blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lagk.
Lagk is trying to break free.
Lagk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boyd.
Boyd blocking some punches.
Nick Lagk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lagk stalls.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lagk effectively controlling the action here.
Lagk receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Lagk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sammy Boyd!
Sammy Boyd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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FIGHT
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