|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yimi Yuskevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson has chosen Duncan, Duncan Ferguson as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
28
224 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
|
193 cm
22
218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yimi Yuskevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Duncan Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson with a hook.
Yuskevich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferguson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yuskevich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Yimi Yuskevich has been cut.
Yuskevich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yuskevich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yuskevich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.
Yuskevich closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ferguson did well to prevent Yuskevich getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ferguson is trying is best to control the position here.
Yuskevich stalling.
Ferguson is trying to get back to full guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
Ferguson controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Yuskevich seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuskevich thows a huge punch but Ferguson dodges it nicely.
Yuskevich not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferguson tries to kick Yuskevich off but Yuskevich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yuskevich working Ferguson over with strikes.
Ferguson tries to kick Yuskevich off but Yuskevich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yuskevich is taking a breather. Ferguson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ferguson is pressing down on Yuskevich's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ferguson wants to stand but Yuskevich is controlling the position.
Ferguson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuskevich moves into the clinch.
Yuskevich has Ferguson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ferguson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Yuskevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuskevich manages to break the clinch.
Ferguson swings for the body but Yuskevich moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson cracks Yuskevich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Yuskevich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yuskevich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Yuskevich shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferguson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yuskevich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ferguson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yuskevich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet but Yuskevich passes into half guard.
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuskevich is looking to take a break and control but Ferguson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yuskevich lands strikes from half guard.
Yuskevich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferguson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferguson is trying to stand.
Yuskevich drops an elbow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Ferguson is trying to maintain the position but Yuskevich is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yuskevich lands a nice short elbow.
Yuskevich wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Ferguson is trying to stand back up but Yuskevich is controlling him
Yuskevich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuskevich controlling the action here.
Ferguson is trying to stand back up but Yuskevich is controlling him
Ferguson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yuskevich is working away from the top position though.
Ferguson pushes Yuskevich off looking to stand but Yuskevich dives back in and keeps control.
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!
Yuskevich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson wants to get back to his feet.
Ferguson won't allow Yuskevich to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Duncan Ferguson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yimi Yuskevich's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson blocks the body kick.
Yuskevich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuskevich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson 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.
Duncan Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yuskevich gets a clinch.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yuskevich connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferguson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yuskevich.
Ferguson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferguson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferguson misses the shot to the body.
Ferguson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferguson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yuskevich's hands.
Ferguson 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!
Yuskevich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuskevich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yuskevich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yuskevich moves into the clinch.
Yuskevich lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yuskevich misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yuskevich.
Ferguson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yuskevich is working Ferguson over against the cage.
Ferguson is breathing heavily.
Yuskevich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yuskevich pushes Ferguson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Duncan Ferguson has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Yuskevich.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yuskevich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuskevich lands a body punch.
Yuskevich tries to pull guard but Ferguson won't allow it.
Yuskevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuskevich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ferguson. Those never looked like landing.
Yuskevich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yuskevich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Yuskevich tries to control but Ferguson wriggling away.
Yuskevich 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.
Ferguson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yuskevich scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ferguson?
Yuskevich landing shots from mount.
Yuskevich dominating with strikes here.
Ferguson is rocked!
Yuskevich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ferguson is still in real trouble! Can Yuskevich finish him?
Ferguson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Yuskevich's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yimi Yuskevich!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
76% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
