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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 1002 p4p, 147 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 1433 p4p, 205 weight class). Boyka comes to the cage accompanied by Three 6 Mafia - Its A Fight lyrics . This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Boyka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joels Van Wijnbergen! The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boyka throws a solid leg kick but Van Wijnbergen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boyka. Van Wijnbergen now looks to counter with a shot at the body. 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. Boyka gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Wijnbergen.
It looks like Yuri Boyka has been cut. Nice body kick there by Van Wijnbergen. Boyka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Nice shot lands for Boyka. Nice shot lands for Boyka. Van Wijnbergen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyka. Boyka throws a right hand that misses
letting Van Wijnbergen counter with a right hand. Boyka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is out of range and Boyka settles back down. A swing and a miss from Boyka. Van Wijnbergen misses with a wild body shot. Van Wijnbergen 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. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boyka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by Boyka's head coaches at MMA Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it. Van Wijnbergen flicks out a counter leg kick but Boyka steps away. Boyka throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boyka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Wijnbergen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Boyka lands with a cross. Van Wijnbergen throws out a loose jab but Boyka uses good head movement to avoid it. Boyka is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boyka misses with a hook. Van Wijnbergen ducked under it nicely. Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick that misses. Boyka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen dips to his left and cracks Boyka with an uppercut! Boyka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is out of range. A clash of legs there as Boyka blocks the low kick. Boyka throws a chopping leg kick but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Van Wijnbergen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boyka. Van Wijnbergen throws a hook but Boyka avoids it easily. Van Wijnbergen staying out of range there. Van Wijnbergen misses with the combination.
Boyka throwing a counter right hand but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Van Wijnbergen connects with an inside leg kick. Boyka instigates a clinch. Boyka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Wijnbergen blocks it with crossed arms. Boyka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head punch that misses. A head punch on the inside from Boyka fails to land. Boyka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Van Wijnbergens head. A nice right hand lands inside from Van Wijnbergen. Boyka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boyka misses with a punch on the inside.
Boyka working some nice short punches in the clinch. Van Wijnbergen misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Boyka.
Boyka misses with some punches.
Van Wijnbergen misses with the head strike.
Boyka struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Wijnbergen controls his hands.
Boyka lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen lands a left hand.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses. Boyka misses with a short punch on the inside. Boyka misses with the head strike.
Van Wijnbergen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boyka seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Van Wijnbergen can turn it around. Van Wijnbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyka. Van Wijnbergen has a couple of punches blocked by Boyka.
Boyka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boyka digs a right hand underneath Van Wijnbergen's ribcage. Van Wijnbergen let out a lung full of air as it connected. Van Wijnbergen presses Boyka against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Boyka working aggressively here.
Van Wijnbergen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Wijnbergen. Boyka scores with an uppercut up the middle. A shot in the inside from Boyka. Boyka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Wijnbergen backwards. Van Wijnbergen gets through Boyka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Van Wijnbergen misses with some punches.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka working aggressively here.
Boyka misses with the head strike.
Boyka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Wijnbergen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a shot to the side of Boyka's head. Nice body punch from Van Wijnbergen. Boyka throws a head punch that misses. Boyka has a couple of punches blocked by Van Wijnbergen.
Boyka blocks an uppercut.
A knee to the head by Boyka.
Van Wijnbergen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Boyka lands a hook to the side of the head. Van Wijnbergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boyka misses with a punch to the body.
Boyka throws a head punch that misses. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Boyka misses with some punches.
Boyka misses with a hook from the clinch. Van Wijnbergen blocks an uppercut.
Boyka lands a body shot. A knee to the head by Boyka.
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 Yuri Boyka's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Boyka connects with a single shot there. Boyka swings widly with a right hand
and Van Wijnbergen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Boyka checks the leg kick. Van Wijnbergen thuds a left hand into Boyka's body. Van Wijnbergen throws a front kick aimed at Boyka's knee but Boyka avoids it well. Boyka misses the jab. Boyka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Boyka thows a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it and Van Wijnbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick that is checked and Boyka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Boyka misses with a hook to the body
and Boyka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss! Van Wijnbergen digs a good body shot into Boyka's ribs. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boyka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen throws a right and a left that Boyka avoids nicely. Decent striking displayed by Van Wijnbergen there. Van Wijnbergen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Boyka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Van Wijnbergen throws out a leg kick but Boyka moves out of range and Van Wijnbergen only half commits. Van Wijnbergen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Boyka connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Wijnbergen scrambles back to his feet. Van Wijnbergen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Van Wijnbergen swinging wildly here.
Van Wijnbergen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boyka to score with a decent uppercut. Boyka connects with an inside leg kick. Boyka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Van Wijnbergen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Wijnbergen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Wijnbergen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boyka.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boyka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Van Wijnbergen getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Van Wijnbergen misses with the combination.
Boyka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Van Wijnbergen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boyka feinted there with a counter leg kick. Boyka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Van Wijnbergen on the side of the head. Boyka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Van Wijnbergen lands a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick. Van Wijnbergen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Van Wijnbergen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boyka. Boyka circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Boyka throws a shot from downtown. Van Wijnbergen moves away and avoids it. Boyka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boyka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Wijnbergen.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Wijnbergen.
Boyka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boyka thinks about countering with a head kick. Boyka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Van Wijnbergen throws a good cross that connects.
Van Wijnbergen stuns Boyka with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Boyka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Boyka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Van Wijnbergen lands a right hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen thuds his right hand into Boyka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Boyka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Van Wijnbergen keeps it at a distance. Van Wijnbergen flicks out a counter leg kick but Boyka steps away. Van Wijnbergen staying out of range there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Van Wijnbergen checks a low kick from Boyka.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Boyka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Boyka lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target. Van Wijnbergen only half commits to the counter leg kick. Van Wijnbergen throws a right hand that misses
and Boyka counters with a nice body shot. Van Wijnbergen blocks a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Van Wijnbergen. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet. Van Wijnbergen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Wijnbergen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Boyka with an open hand slap. Boyka misses with a leg kick and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice uppercut. Boyka throws an off balance right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight right hand. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Van Wijnbergen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Boyka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boyka is looking to counter punch. Boyka throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joels Van Wijnbergen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Yuri Boyka's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boyka misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice body shot. Van Wijnbergen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Boyka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fighters circling - Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boyka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Van Wijnbergen throws a nice outside leg kick. Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be getting the better of the standup. Boyka swings and misses with a shot to the body and Van Wijnbergen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Boyka misses with a hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Boyka throws a body punch but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range. Boyka blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Boyka misses with a hook. Van Wijnbergen ducked under it nicely. Van Wijnbergen thinks about the counter body kick. Some bone on bone action there as Boyka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Boyka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boyka tries to work over Van Wijnbergen's front leg with a kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it. Boyka looks to land a right hand but Van Wijnbergen moved out of range. Van Wijnbergen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Van Wijnbergen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a quick inside leg kick. Boyka checks a low kick from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen pushes Boyka away with a front kick. Van Wijnbergen is looking to land body kicks. An attempted straight right counter from Boyka misses the target. Boyka throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a lovely shot to the body. Van Wijnbergen 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 takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Boyka tried to score with a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it. Van Wijnbergen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Van Wijnbergen scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Van Wijnbergen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Van Wijnbergen lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Boyka ducks under a wild hook from Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen feints and then cracks Boyka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boyka down. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Wijnbergen. Boyka looks to land a left hand but Van Wijnbergen moved out of range nicely. Van Wijnbergen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boyka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Boyka blocks the body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boyka, as that shot connected.
Nice body punch from Van Wijnbergen. Boyka blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Boyka misses with a straight right. Van Wijnbergen goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Van Wijnbergen misses with a shot to the body and Boyka counters with a good low kick that Van Wijnbergen was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boyka throws a chopping leg kick but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid taking any serious damage. An inside leg kick from Van Wijnbergen misses. A telegraphed right hand from Boyka misses the target. Van Wijnbergen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Van Wijnbergen thows a body kick. Boyka tries to catch it but that hurt him. Boyka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Wijnbergen's sensitive parts. Boyka doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Wijnbergen circles away.
Boyka lands a head shot. Jab by Boyka. Boyka connects with a right hand. Van Wijnbergen shakes it off. Van Wijnbergen needs to keep his hands up - Boyka had a free shot at his head there. Boyka misses with a wild body shot. Van Wijnbergen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka. Boyka misses with a straight right. Boyka tries a head kick but it misses.
Boyka will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boyka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Wijnbergen shapes to counter with a head kick. That kick from Boyka tenderised Van Wijnbergen's leg. Van Wijnbergen is trying to keep his angry face on. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Van Wijnbergen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Van Wijnbergen walks into a stiff left hand from Boyka. Van Wijnbergen scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to slow Boyka down with leg kicks. Boyka staying out of range there. Boyka throws a low kick, looking for Van Wijnbergen's leg but Van Wijnbergen calmly moves out of range. Boyka feints and then cracks Van Wijnbergen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Wijnbergen down. Van Wijnbergen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Van Wijnbergen throws a lazy right hand but Boyka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Nice defenses there by Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy head kick and Boyka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Van Wijnbergen delivers a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Joels Van Wijnbergen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Van Wijnbergen 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29 Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joels Van Wijnbergen! Joels Van Wijnbergen 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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