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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface - No Tears. Rauno Repomies will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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144 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies throws a low kick, looking for Sklyar's leg but Sklyar calmly moves out of range.
Sklyar lands a slapping body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Repomies checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Sklyar moves out of range of the body kick.
Sklyar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Repomies.
Repomies avoids a punch combination nicely.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sklyar tries a head kick but it misses.
Repomies scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Repomies.
Repomies throws a series of punches but Sklyar moves out of range.
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repomies manages to avoid it.
Repomies with a hook.
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repomies manages to avoid it.
Sklyar is looking to land body kicks.
Sklyar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sklyar shoots in but Repomies avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Repomies clinches.
Sklyar is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Repomies pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sklyar.
Repomies misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sklyar.
Repomies's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Repomies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repomies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklyar is defending well for now.
Sklyar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Repomies.
A right hand to the body from Sklyar.
Repomies misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sklyar is trying to stall.
Sklyar struggles to land a body shot inside as Repomies controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Repomies misses with a punch to the body.
Repomies tries to circle away but Sklyar has him pinned against the cage.
Repomies breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Repomies misses with a body kick.
Sklyar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Repomies scores with a punch to the head.
Sklyar lands with an uppercut that bounces Repomies off the cage and back into range.
Sklyar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies throws a head kick but Sklyar moves out of range.
Sklyar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Repomies takes a kick to the side of the head.
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Sklyar moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sklyar. Repomies does a little dance to reset his feet.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sklyar. That did some damage!
Repomies throws a sloppy head kick and Sklyar moves out of range easily.
Rauno Repomies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Repomies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Repomies is looking to score with low kicks.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Sklyar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Repomies has time to react.
Repomies tries to clinch up but Sklyar circles away and keeps his distance.
Sklyar just misses with a punch to the body.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Repomies as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergiy Sklyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repomies misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar misses with a hook. Repomies ducked under it nicely.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Sklyar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sklyar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Repomies.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Repomies uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sklyar.
Repomies moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sklyar shoots for a double leg takedown but Repomies sprawls well. He's pushed Sklyar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Repomies fails to land with a series of punches.
Repomies darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Repomies lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sklyar's sensitive parts.
Sklyar missing with a left hand there. Repomies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sklyar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Sklyar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A cross from Repomies lands.
Sklyar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Repomies dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sklyar. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rauno Repomies will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Sklyar misses with a hook. Repomies ducked under it nicely.
Repomies 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.
Repomies throws a solid leg kick but Sklyar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Repomies.
Repomies doesn't manage to clinch there - Sklyar circles away.
Sklyar checks a leg kick nicely.
Sklyar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Repomies avoids it really well and circles away.
Repomies throws a front kick aimed at Sklyar's knee but Sklyar avoids it well.
Sklyar throws a head kick that misses.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sklyar.
Sklyar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Repomies throws a low kick but Sklyar moves out of range easily.
Sklyar misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies works the jab nicely.
Sklyar checks the leg kick.
Sklyar checks a leg kick.
Sklyar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repomies manages to avoid it.
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Repomies throws a leg kick but Sklyar checks it.
Repomies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sklyar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Sklyar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies throws a body punch but Sklyar moves out of range.
Sklyar is looking to wear down Repomies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sklyar throws a lazy right hand but Repomies sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sklyar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Repomies throws a nice inside leg kick.
Repomies chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Repomies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sklyar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar avoids the head kick by Repomies.
Rauno Repomies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Repomies fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sklyar.
Repomies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
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!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sklyar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Repomies controls Sklyar momentarily but Sklyar frees himself.
Sklyar passes Repomies's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sklyar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Repomies's head.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sklyar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Repomies with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sklyar passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to control but Repomies is having none of it.
Sklyar throwing strikes but Repomies uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Sklyar working the head and body with strikes.
Repomies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sklyar.
Sklyar 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.
Sklyar winds up and cracks Repomies with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sklyar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sklyar wants to control but Repomies is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sklyar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Repomies wants to get back to his feet.
Repomies is refusing to be controlled, as Sklyar sits in half guard.
Repomies is looking to control Sklyar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Repomies avoid being mounted?
Sklyar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Repomies's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar is controlling the pace.
Sklyar trying to control the action but Repomies is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar 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!
Sklyar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Repomies on his heels. He'll look to pass Repomies's guard now, I'm sure.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Repomies trying to control the position.
Repomies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sklyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sklyar advances position into side control!
Sklyar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sklyar is working Repomies over with some ground and pound from side control.
Repomies can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Repomies is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Repomies takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sklyar prevents Repomies from escaping the position.
Sklyar is working Repomies over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sklyar misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Repomies dodges the ground and pound from Sklyar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sklyar wants to control but Repomies is keeping him busy.
Repomies is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sklyar tries to move to mount but Repomies blocks the move with his legs.
Sklyar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Repomies!
Sklyar with a couple of short strikes.
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!
Sklyar controlling from mount.
Sklyar tries to control but Repomies wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Repomies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sklyar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sklyar punching from mount but Repomies doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sklyar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sklyar throwing strikes here but Repomies is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sklyar landing strikes from the mount.
Sklyar landing strikes from the mount.
Repomies is rocked!
Sklyar connects with a bit shot that sees Repomies covering up! More strikes from Sklyar and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sklyar is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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