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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yaj comes to the cage accompanied by Hey mr. DJ. Bogdan Petrycki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Petrycki counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrycki leaves Yaj with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yaj has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petrycki.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Petrycki! But no joy.
Yaj drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Petrycki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Petrycki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrycki scores with a kick to the body.
Petrycki misses with a hook. Yaj ducked under it nicely.
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!
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Yaj takes a swing at Petrycki's ribcage but misses.
Petrycki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrycki moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Yaj's jab looks to have found its range, popping Petrycki under the eye.
Yaj thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaj lands a nice looking body shot.
Yaj throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrycki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrycki.
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrycki.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Petrycki controls his hands.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Petrycki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrycki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj scores a nice knee to the body.
Yaj creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Petrycki's defenses.
Yaj working Petrycki over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
Yaj lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yaj trying to land knees to the body.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj lands an elbow just above Petrycki 's eye.
Yaj using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Petrycki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Petrycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Yaj misses.
Yaj stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petrycki.
Petrycki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Petrycki looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Petrycki to counter with a crisp jab.
Leo Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Yaj was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yaj with the ground and pound but Petrycki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Petrycki is trying to stand.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Yaj winds up and cracks Petrycki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Petrycki wants to get back to his feet.
Petrycki has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Yaj is on him like a limpet, forcing Petrycki back against the cage.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrycki breaks the clinch.
Petrycki throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Petrycki scores with a decent looking hook.
Yaj instigates a clinch.
Petrycki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Petrycki fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Petrycki has a couple of punches blocked by Yaj.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
Petrycki is trying to force a seperation but Yaj has the dominant position.
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 Leo Yaj will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrycki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrycki throws out a leg kick but Yaj moves out of range and Petrycki only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Yaj misses the target.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrycki misses with the combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrycki is just out of range.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Petrycki ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Petrycki throws a big counter head kick but Yaj avoids it with no problem.
Yaj looking to score a takedown here. Petrycki is defending well but Yaj drives through and ends up in Petrycki's guard.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj connects with a couple of short punches.
Yaj throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrycki has his feet on Yaj's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj shoots in and bounces Petrycki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petrycki pushes Yaj off and scrambles back to his feet.
Petrycki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Yaj misses with a body shot
and Petrycki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yaj avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
A counter left hand to the body from Yaj misses its target.
Yaj is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrycki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yaj.
Petrycki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yaj throws a hook but Petrycki blocks it.
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
Yaj's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrycki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yaj scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj swings for the body but Petrycki moves out of range.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Petrycki as he avoids it easily.
Petrycki defending well as Yaj loads up on a big left hand.
Petrycki connects with a body shot.
Yaj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrycki can pounce on him.
Yaj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Petrycki is out of range.
Yaj clinches up with Petrycki and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrycki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj tries to work over Petrycki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrycki swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrycki avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaj misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Petrycki swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
Petrycki scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrycki blocks an uppercut.
Yaj prevents Petrycki from breaking the clinch.
Petrycki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yaj misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrycki counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrycki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrycki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrycki takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrycki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yaj.
Nice body punch from Yaj.
Petrycki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yaj.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrycki misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Yaj misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Petrycki counters with a three punch combo that has Yaj backing up. Yaj nods at Petrycki to acknowledge the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Yaj.
Petrycki fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Petrycki misses the shot to the body.
Bogdan Petrycki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
Yaj swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrycki misses with a hook. Yaj ducked under it nicely.
Yaj throwing a counter right hand but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
Petrycki tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrycki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrycki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Yaj gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Petrycki avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrycki managing to block the knees to the body from Yaj.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yaj.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yaj.
Yaj gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogdan Petrycki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Petrycki misses the shot to the body.
Yaj tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrycki was well out of range. Poor timing from Yaj.
Yaj avoids the body shot from Petrycki.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrycki misses with a two punch combination.
Good exchange - Petrycki coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrycki counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrycki fails to land with a series of punches.
Petrycki scores with a jab to the head.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on Petrycki's shoulder, as Petrycki tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yaj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrycki.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Petrycki.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrycki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrycki cracks Yaj with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrycki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Petrycki counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrycki.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. Petrycki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj swings for the body but Petrycki moves out of range.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Petrycki just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Petrycki tries to land a front kick but Yaj steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yaj connects with a jab.
Yaj takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Petrycki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Donk. Yaj catches Petrycki right on the button with a cross.
Yaj takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice cross by Yaj.
Yaj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yaj dodges the punch combination from Petrycki.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrycki misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Petrycki misses its intended target.
Petrycki misses with a straight left.
Yaj lands a right hook to the body.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrycki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Yaj does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yaj misses with a body shot
and Petrycki counters with an outside leg kick.
Yaj throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrycki avoids the body shot from Yaj.
Yaj tests Petrycki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrycki throws a counter combo.
Yaj is looking to wear down Petrycki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Petrycki counters with a nice uppercut.
Yaj misses with a takedown attempt
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaj walks into a stiff left hand from Petrycki.
Petrycki connects with a high kick.
Petrycki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Petrycki throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrycki misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj misses with a body shot.
Petrycki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a hook to the side of Petrycki's head but Petrycki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yaj blocks a head kick by Petrycki.
Yaj throws a big counter combination but Petrycki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yaj dodges the punch combination from Petrycki.
Yaj lands a really nice looking cross but Petrycki seems unphased.
Petrycki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Petrycki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the body from Yaj misses
enabling Petrycki to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj closes the distance and clinches.
Yaj tries a knee to the head but Petrycki blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yaj creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yaj connects with a nasty looking knee right to Petrycki's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Petrycki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrycki 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
After winning the bout, Bogdan Petrycki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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