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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Boyle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boy Cop!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle dodges the punch combination from Cop.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boyle can't break the clinch.
Boyle drags the fight down to the ground.
Cop trying to control but Boyle is working from the bottom.
Boyle trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyle trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boyle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boyle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cop stays in close to Boyle's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cop shoots in and bounces Boyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Boyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boyle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cop controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle working a defensive guard here.
Boyle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Boyle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cop throws a sloppy head kick and Boyle moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cop cracks the inside of Boyle's front leg.
Cop rushes Boyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cop has clasped his hands together around Boyle's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Boyle wants to get back to his feet but Cop drags him back down.
Boyle keeping his opponent close.
Boyle wants to control but Cop postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cop stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Boyle drives through with a takedown into Cop's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boyle postures up.
Boyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Cop escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyle stopping the sweep attempt from Cop.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Cop dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cop looks to land a body kick but Boyle moved away.
Cop shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boyle is trying to defend but Cop finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Boyle is looking to control Cop's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boyle avoid being mounted?
Cop passes to full mount!
Boy Cop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cop throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cop can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boyle is looking to escape.
Cop avoids the attempt from Boyle to control.
Boyle is squirming around, avoiding Cop's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle blocking the ground and pound.
Boyle blocking the ground and pound.
Cop throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boyle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Boyle with a nice head shot there.
Cop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boyle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle landing some decent shots from guard.
Boyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cop works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cop is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Boyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cop looking for a sweep. Not yet Cop, not yet.
Boyle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boyle throwing strikes from guard but Cop blocks nicely.
Cop looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boyle passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cop is looking to regain half guard here but Boyle keeps moving and retains side control.
Cop regains half guard there - taking advantage of Boyle's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Boyle is looking for a kimura but Cop is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boyle to get the leverage.
Cop keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boyle throwing shots but Cop is blocking nicely.
Boyle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Boyle controlling the action here.
Boyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cop with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boyle wants to work for an arm triangle but Cop is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cop should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Boyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyle thows a huge punch but Cop dodges it nicely.
Boyle drops an elbow to the side of Cop's head.
Boyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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 Boyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Boyle gets tackled into the cage by Cop. Cop maintains the clinch.
Boyle is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cop is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Boyle to the mat. Boyle regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Boyle wants to get back to his feet but Cop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Boyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boyle keeping moving, preventing Cop from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cop showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boyle 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.
Cop stopping the sweep attempt from Boyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle wants to get back to his feet but Cop is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boyle instigates a clinch.
Boyle tries to break the clinch but Cop is controlling the position.
Boyle tries to break free but Cop pushes him back against the cage.
Boyle tries to break the clinch but Cop is controlling the position.
Cop gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyle is trying to get back to full guard.
Boyle gets full guard.
Cop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boyle is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle keeping moving, preventing Cop from controlling successfully.
Boyle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cop is controlling him.
Cop slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boyle has control of Cop's left arm, preventing Cop from doing any damage.
Boyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cop manages to get himself to full guard.
Boyle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cop's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cop's head.
Boyle is in close to Cop's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boyle chips away with some ground and pound.
Cop has momentary wrist control but Boyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boyle's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cop wants to stand up but Boyle is controlling him.
Boyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cop looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Boyle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Boyle seems to be looking for submissions.
Ground and pound from Boyle.
Cop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boyle is trying to work for a kimura but Cop is defending well.
Boyle lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cop has hold of Boyle's hands but Boyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cop looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Boyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Boyle 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Boyle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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