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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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167 lbs
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154 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fluke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakimyuk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yakimyuk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fluke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yakimyuk lands an overhand right.
Fluke avoids the body shot from Yakimyuk.
Fluke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakimyuk misses with a head kick.
Yakimyuk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakimyuk fakes the leg kick and cracks Fluke in the body.
Yakimyuk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fluke.
Yakimyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fluke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yakimyuk.
Both fighters circling a little - Fluke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yakimyuk with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Yakimyuk counter with a right hand.
Yakimyuk misses with a body punch
and Fluke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fluke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yakimyuk manages to avoid it.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fluke has time to react.
Fluke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fluke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fluke connects with a looping right hand.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick but Fluke checks it.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakimyuk checks a leg kick.
Fluke tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yakimyuk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A leg kick checked by Fluke.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fluke. Yakimyuk shrugs it off though.
Yakimyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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!
Fluke staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yakimyuk.
A jab from Fluke finds it's way through Yakimyuk's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Yakimyuk.
Fluke throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yakimyuk throws an off balance right hand
and Fluke counters with a body kick.
Yakimyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakimyuk ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yakimyuk.
Fluke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakimyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Yakimyuk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Yakimyuk - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Fluke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk lands the left hand.
Fluke throws an off balance right hand
and Yakimyuk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fluke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fluke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yakimyuk checks a leg kick nicely.
Yakimyuk is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fluke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fluke slips a jab and a cross from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk gets tackled into the cage by Fluke. Fluke maintains the clinch.
Yakimyuk misses with a punch to the body.
Yakimyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
Fluke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yakimyuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries to work over Yakimyuk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fluke scores with a hook to the body.
Yakimyuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fluke's elbow.
Yakimyuk leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakimyuk blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yakimyuk.
Fluke tries a body shot but Yakimyuk blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Fluke.
Yakimyuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Fluke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yakimyuk backwards.
Yakimyuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fluke lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fluke misses with some punches.
Yakimyuk has a couple of punches blocked by Fluke.
Yakimyuk blocks an uppercut.
Yakimyuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fluke backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Fluke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Yakimyuk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yakimyuk lands a leg kick that knocks Fluke off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Fluke finds it's target.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
Yakimyuk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab to the head.
Fluke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yakimyuk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fluke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yakimyuk swings widly with a right hand
and Fluke counters with a body kick.
Fluke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Yakimyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luke Fluke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakimyuk lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yakimyuk to score with a decent uppercut.
Yakimyuk slips a straight right by Fluke.
Yakimyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakimyuk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yakimyuk misses with a low kick.
Yakimyuk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fluke throws out a leg kick but Yakimyuk moves out of range and Fluke only half commits.
Yakimyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yakimyuk. Fluke shrugs it off though.
A left lands for Fluke.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Yakimyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Good shot there by Yakimyuk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke cracks Yakimyuk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yakimyuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimyuk tests Fluke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakimyuk connects with a body shot that sends Fluke's belly button to the back.
Yakimyuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fluke. That did some damage!
Yakimyuk throws a right hand that Fluke ducks under and follows up with a left that Fluke also avoids with ease.
Yakimyuk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yakimyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fluke. Yakimyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fluke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Yakimyuk misses
letting Fluke counter with a right hand.
Yakimyuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakimyuk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fluke on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakimyuk tries to land a leg kick but Fluke saw it coming and moves away.
Yakimyuk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fluke checks it well.
Good work by Yakimyuk as he checks the leg kick.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick
and Yakimyuk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick
and Fluke counters with a nice body kick.
Yakimyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Fluke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakimyuk.
A good leg kick by Yakimyuk.
Fluke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice body kick from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a wild body shot.
Fluke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yakimyuk.
Fluke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yakimyuk throws a front kick aimed at Fluke's knee but Fluke avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakimyuk moves away.
Fluke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fluke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fluke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fluke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yakimyuk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yakimyuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yakimyuk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fluke misses the target.
A slow jab from Yakimyuk misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yakimyuk looks to land a right hand but Fluke moved out of range.
Yakimyuk is looking to score with low kicks.
Fluke ducks under a wild hook from Yakimyuk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roman Yakimyuk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick
and Fluke counters with a left to the body.
Fluke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yakimyuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fluke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yakimyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yakimyuk misses with the body kick
and Fluke counters with a left to the body.
Fluke scores with a jab.
Yakimyuk throws a jab when Fluke was well out of range.
Fluke has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Fluke.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fluke lands with a light punch inside.
Fluke is pushing Yakimyuk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yakimyuk throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke blocks an uppercut.
Fluke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fluke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Fluke.
A short right from Yakimyuk on the inside.
Fluke misses with a punch on the inside.
Fluke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakimyuk's elbow.
Fluke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yakimyuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fluke throws a solid leg kick but Yakimyuk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fluke.
Fluke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yakimyuk has time to react.
Fluke digs a good body shot into Yakimyuk's ribs.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk avoids the head kick by Fluke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke ducks under a wild hook from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fluke throws a hook to the side of Yakimyuk's head but Yakimyuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk connects with a right hand. Fluke shakes it off.
Yakimyuk throws a body kick that misses.
Yakimyuk throws a right hand that misses
and Fluke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fluke misses with a low kick as Yakimyuk jumps back.
Yakimyuk misses the shot to the body.
Fluke scoring well with a low kick there.
Yakimyuk walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Fluke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakimyuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Fluke.
Jab, jab by Fluke - just one landing.
Yakimyuk blocks a low kick nicely.
Fluke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fluke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yakimyuk lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fluke misses with an uppercut. Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Yakimyuk misses the jab.
Fluke walks into a left hand.
Fluke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yakimyuk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fluke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yakimyuk thumps Fluke with a low kick.
Fluke connects with an inside leg kick.
Fluke lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
A jab from Yakimyuk misses.
Yakimyuk throws a solid leg kick but Fluke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yakimyuk.
Fluke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk throws a big shot that misses.
Fluke scores with a head kick. Yakimyuk tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yakimyuk is rocked!
A big left from Fluke misses.
Oh Yakimyuk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fluke drops Yakimyuk with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Yakimyuk! Fluke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Fluke!
Luke Fluke really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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