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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yef Yew (ranked 49 p4p, 8 weight class) and Sergey Sklemin (ranked 155 p4p, 22 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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200 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yef Yew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yew misses with a wild body shot.
Sklemin misses with a hook. Yew ducked under it nicely.
Sklemin looks to score with a jab to the body but Yew is just out of range.
Yew throws a lazy right hand but Sklemin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sklemin has Yew up against the cage in a clinch.
Sklemin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Yew on the inside.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Sklemin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yew in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Sklemin lands a damaging elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Sklemin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sklemin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yew is defending well for now.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sklemin stalling in the clinch but Yew improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sklemin.
Sklemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yew avoids the damage to the body.
Sklemin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sklemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Nice elbow from Sklemin.
It looks like Yef Yew has been cut.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yew misses with some punches.
Sklemin stalling.
Sklemin trying to land knees to the body.
Yew lands a body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Yew scores with a shoulder strike.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Yew on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Yew.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Yew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sklemin.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew misses with some punches.
Sklemin tries to land knees in the clinch but Yew avoids the damage to the body.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yew lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Yew swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin gets through Yew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yew.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Yew tries to throw a body punch but Sklemin avoids it by throwing Yew back against the cage.
Yew's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yew fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yews head.
Sklemin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yew's face.
Yew working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yew seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sklemin can turn it around.
Sklemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sklemin lands a good knee to the midsection. Yew won't want to take too many of those.
A short uppercut from Yew.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Sklemin working aggressively here.
Sklemin trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Yew lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin lands a left hand.
Nice elbow from Sklemin.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin throws an elbow that misses.
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Yew lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yew tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sklemin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yew lands with a left to the head.
Yew lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sklemin slowing the pace effectively.
Yew misses with some punches.
Sklemin looking to throw knees to the head but Yew is blocking nicely.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sklemin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yew.
Sklemin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yew's defenses.
Yew throws a head punch that misses.
Yew working aggressively here.
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 Yef Yew will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yef Yew's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sklemin throws out a powerful jab.
Yew sends Sklemin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Yew is motioning to the referee to let Sklemin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sklemin is rocked!
Sklemin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sklemin is still on wobbly legs! Can Yew finish him?
Nice straight punches there by Yew. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yew.
Sklemin closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew misses with a punch on the inside.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
A head punch on the inside from Sklemin fails to land.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin seems to have recovered his senses.
Sklemin looking to stall.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yef Yew has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sklemin has a couple of punches blocked by Yew.
Yew lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sklemin throws an elbow that misses.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sklemin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklemin is trying to stall.
Sklemin lands a left hand.
Sklemin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yew throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yew misses with the head strike.
Sklemin digs a right hand underneath Yew's ribcage. Yew let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Sklemin blocks an uppercut.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Sklemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew swings wildly with an uppercut but Sklemin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sklemin missing with knees to the body.
Yew has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sklemin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yew working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin lands an elbow just above Yew 's eye.
Yew digs a right hand underneath Sklemin's ribcage. Sklemin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yew misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yew scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sklemin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yew's defenses.
Yew working aggressively here.
Yew takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sklemin pushes Yew back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Yew.
Sklemin lands a right hand.
Sklemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sklemin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yew misses with the head strike.
A short right from Yew on the inside.
Sklemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Yew backwards.
Yew blocks the elbow strike.
Yew blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yew takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sklemin.
Sklemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yew avoiding damage as Sklemin throws knees to the body.
Yew working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sklemin throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Yew.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sklemin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yew's brow.
Nice body punch from Yew - that landed with a thud.
Yew lands a hook that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yew struggles to land a body shot inside as Sklemin controls his hands.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Yew leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yew lands a left hand.
Sklemin lands a shoulder strike.
Yew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yew lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sklemin throws an elbow but misses.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Yew fails to land.
Yew misses with some punches.
Yew misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yew throws a punch but it's blocked by Sklemin.
Yew lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yew has a couple of punches blocked by Sklemin.
Yew lands a left hand.
Yew lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin blocking some punches.
Yew dips a shoulder and cracks Sklemin with a mighty uppercut! Sklemin falls back against the cage and Yew unloads with a barrage of strikes! Sklemin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yew screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yef Yew!
Yef Yew retains his middleweight title!
Yef Yew was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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