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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
44 - 24 - 3 |
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156 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent 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
44 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taiki Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyka throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boyka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aoki shoots in and gets a takedown into Boyka's guard.
Aoki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki stands up over Boyka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aoki postures up in Boyka's guard and throws a big left but Boyka blocks it.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Boyka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boyka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Aoki looking to control.
Boyka stands up over Aoki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boyka passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aoki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boyka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boyka's back!
Boyka is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Aoki gets his way!
The referee is taking a good look at Boyka as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Aoki!
Boyka is in a bad position with Aoki working for a choke. Boyka manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Boyka postures up and lands a big shot to Aoki's brow.
Aoki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boyka is one step ahead there.
Boyka throwing strikes from guard but Aoki blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boyka passes into half guard.
Aoki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boyka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boyka's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoki throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Boyka surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Aoki punishes Boyka with strikes from the back mount.
Aoki throwing sloppy strikes.
Boyka is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Aoki scores with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki lands a shot to the head.
Will Aoki go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boyka has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Aoki.
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boyka wants to control his opponent's hands but Aoki gets his hands free.
Aoki misses with a punch to the head.
Aoki loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Boyka hold on?
Aoki throwing sloppy strikes.
Boyka defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Aoki is striking well from the back but Boyka escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka trying to control from the bottom.
Aoki throwing shots but Boyka is blocking nicely.
Boyka is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Aoki.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Boyka is defending it quite comfortably.
Aoki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taiki Aoki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boyka throws a hook to the side of Aoki's head but Aoki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aoki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aoki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Boyka defends it well.
Boyka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Boyka.
Boyka misses with a left hand
and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Boyka didn't expect that.
Taiki Aoki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aoki is looking to pass into half guard but Boyka pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Boyka is in guard.
Aoki has momentary wrist control but Boyka slips an elbow through the middle.
Boyka trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki is still trying to improve position.
Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki controls Boyka momentarily but Boyka frees himself.
Boyka sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Aoki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boyka's guard.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Boyka.
Boyka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoki's guard.
Aoki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to keep Boyka in close.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aoki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boyka wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
Aoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boyka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Boyka forces his way into half guard.
Aoki is not content to let Boyka control the position.
Boyka is pressing down on Aoki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aoki is holding on for now.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
Aoki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boyka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki 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.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Boyka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boyka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boyka has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taiki Aoki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aoki scores with a jab.
Boyka misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
Boyka throws a hook but Aoki blocks it.
Aoki feints the counter takedown.
Aoki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aoki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boyka throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Aoki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boyka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boyka.
Aoki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aoki takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boyka misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyka throws out a loose jab but Aoki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boyka. Aoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoki punishes Boyka's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aoki. Boyka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boyka looks to land a right hand but Aoki moved out of range.
Aoki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Boyka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Aoki back to the cage. Boyka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Boyka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aoki's head backwards.
Boyka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aoki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boyka lands a nice hook to Aoki's body. Aoki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yuri Boyka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boyka managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aoki.
Boyka regains half guard.
Aoki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boyka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boyka is staying active underneath Aoki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aoki is working for a kimura but Boyka is defending it quite comfortably.
Boyka tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyka's head.
Aoki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boyka has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Boyka keeps working.
Aoki is looking to advance position but Boyka won't allow it.
Boyka controlling the position well.
Taiki Aoki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aoki is thwarting Boyka's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boyka tries to roll over but Aoki keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boyka throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Aoki blocks a jab.
Aoki blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Boyka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yuri Boyka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boyka.
Boyka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Aoki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boyka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aoki counters with a single leg into guard. Boyka didn't expect that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Boyka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aoki 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taiki Aoki!
A very excited looking Taiki Aoki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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