With some guts, power and toughness Tim Boetsch turned a trip back down the middleweight ladder into an opportunity to legitimately call out top five fighters at middleweight.
After getting schools for two rounds in every aspect of the game, Boestch landed some huge shots to finish Yushin Okami at the 0:54 mark of the third round in fight No. 3 of the pay-per-view at UFC 144 in Tokyo, Japan.
Boetsch got picked apart in the first by Okami's boxing. The Japanese veteran then turned to his vaunted ground and pound game in the second. With Boetsch down 2-0 and his face busted up, the American had to go for broke.
He came out throwing big shots. He landed some effective kicks early before grabbing Okami's head and blasting him with an uppercut. Okami stumbled backward and took a deep breath. Boetsch wouldn't allow him to collect himself. He followed Okami around the cage and landed a good combination. The completely stunned Okami was out on his feet. That's when Boetsch grabbed his head again and dug in deep to land three more uppercuts. Okami went down in a heap. Referee Leon Roberts had to jump into save him.
After racing out to a 10-2 start with the UFC, Okami has now dropped two straight. Boetsch (15-4, 4-1 UFC) is a perfect 3-0 at middleweight.
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