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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Esposito (ranked 633 p4p, 91 weight class) and Yuri Boyka (ranked 354 p4p, 48 weight class). Boyka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . Yuri Boyka told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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207 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class 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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Javier Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Boyka!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell 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 Esposito.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyka replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Esposito blocks it well.
Esposito keeps the fight on the outside.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Esposito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Boyka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boyka follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boyka misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Boyka.
Boyka throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito.
Esposito connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boyka. Boyka circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boyka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyka's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boyka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Boyka.
Boyka struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Esposito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boyka is looking to control Esposito's arms but Esposito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boyka has his back to the cage.
Boyka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Esposito blocks it with crossed arms.
Boyka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boyka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but Esposito blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Esposito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Boyka pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boyka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito goes for a takedown attempt but Boyka pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esposito. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyka cracks Esposito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyka gets tackled into the cage by Esposito. Esposito maintains the clinch.
Boyka is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Esposito is defending well for now.
Boyka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Boyka scores with a shoulder strike.
Boyka has Esposito pushed against the cage.
Boyka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Esposito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esposito ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Esposito moves out of range as Boyka strikes.
Boyka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Esposito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boyka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boyka misses with a hook.
Esposito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Esposito needs to keep his hands up - Boyka had a free shot at his head there.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka misses with a straight right.
Boyka avoids the body shot from Esposito.
Boyka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Esposito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boyka misses with a looping right.
Boyka throws a good cross that connects.
Boyka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Esposito stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Esposito is looking to wear down Boyka with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Esposito ducks right into an uppercut from Boyka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick from Boyka lands but Esposito takes it in his stride.
The fighters circling - Esposito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito slips a jab from Boyka.
Esposito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boyka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Esposito lands a nice shot to the body.
Esposito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Esposito.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Esposito.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Boyka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Boyka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boyka throws a head kick but Esposito moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Esposito.
Esposito lands with an overhand left.
Yuri Boyka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esposito staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Boyka dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Boyka
and Esposito counters with a shoot takedown. Boyka fights it but they end up in guard.
Esposito throws a big elbow that misses.
Esposito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Esposito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyka looking to control.
Esposito trying to control but Boyka is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esposito 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.
Esposito trying to control the position from guard on top but Boyka 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito stuns Boyka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Esposito throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Esposito thumps Boyka with a low kick.
Esposito jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Boyka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boyka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito breaks from the clinch.
Boyka is looking to clinch but Esposito is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Javier Esposito is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka moves in looking to clinch but Esposito pushes him off.
Javier Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka keeps the fight on the outside.
Esposito closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boyka is trying to improve his position.
Esposito throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boyka is holding Esposito down, trying to stall.
Esposito throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito wants to control but Boyka is keeping him busy.
Esposito working the head with strikes.
Esposito in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Esposito in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Esposito is looking to take a break and control but Boyka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boyka is trying to control Esposito's posture but Esposito avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito trying to control the action but Boyka is working from the bottom.
Boyka is looking for a sweep.
Esposito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Esposito takes a little break here. Boyka wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boyka is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Esposito dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Esposito throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boyka on the side of the head.
Boyka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Esposito tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Esposito connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Esposito on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boyka scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Boyka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boyka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boyka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boyka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boyka misses with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Esposito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Esposito slams his shin into Boyka's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka stuns Esposito with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boyka lands a high kick!
Esposito scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boyka in his tracks.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boyka finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Boyka blocks the leg kick.
Boyka is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Esposito with a body shot.
Boyka connects with a jab.
Esposito lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boyka circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Esposito.
Boyka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito tries to clinch up but Boyka circles away and keeps his distance.
Esposito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boyka looks to clinch
and Esposito counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Esposito is looking to clinch but Boyka is avoiding it.
Esposito tries to move into range but Boyka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Esposito or perhaps it was just good defense by Boyka, which made it look bad.
Boyka is looking for the big counter here.
Boyka throws a hook but Esposito blocks it.
Boyka throws a body punch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boyka to the ground. Esposito is now in Boyka's guard.
Boyka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Esposito content to stall in guard here.
Boyka is trying to hold Esposito in close to prevent damage but Esposito has managed to pass into half guard.
Javier Esposito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boyka tries to get to full guard but Esposito has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to pass to full mount but Boyka defends it.
Boyka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Esposito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boyka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boyka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Boyka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Esposito.
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.
Boyka has control of Esposito's left arm, preventing Esposito from doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boyka cracks Esposito with an open hand slap.
Boyka feints a jab promting Esposito to slip. Boyka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Esposito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Javier Esposito has been cut.
Boyka lands the left hand.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Esposito moves away.
Esposito throws a chopping leg kick but Boyka manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boyka's corner calls for a 1-2. Boyka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Esposito shoots in and bounces Boyka off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuri Boyka.
I think Boyka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Boyka!
Yuri Boyka bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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pop
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