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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grimly Fiendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar has chosen Scarface - No Tears as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grimly Fiendish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiendish checks a leg kick nicely.
Sklyar stuffs the takedown.
Sklyar cracks Fiendish with a right hand to the side of the head.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fiendish enables Sklyar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fiendish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fiendish working for a triangle but Sklyar defends it easily.
Fiendish keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar lands a couple of digs.
Sklyar cracks Fiendish with a solid left hand.
Sklyar throws an elbow that misses. Fiendish uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sklyar's guard. Nice move by Fiendish!
Sklyar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sklyar wants to sweep here but Fiendish controlling him for the moment.
Fiendish passes into half guard.
Sklyar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fiendish is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sklyar is looking for a sweep. Fiendish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fiendish moves nicely into side control.
Fiendish creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Sklyar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish is trying to get an arm triangle but Sklyar is defending well.
Sklyar is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Fiendish looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sklyar is avoiding damage well.
Fiendish is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sklyar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fiendish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sklyar keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fiendish stalling away here and it's allowed Sklyar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Fiendish lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sklyar keeping moving, preventing Fiendish from controlling successfully.
Fiendish is working Sklyar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fiendish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sklyar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fiendish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fiendish throws an elbow that misses. Sklyar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fiendish's guard. Nice move by Sklyar!
Fiendish keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sklyar with a nice head shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sklyar pushing down on Fiendish's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sklyar lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sklyar wants to pass the guard but Fiendish is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sklyar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fiendish defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergiy Sklyar will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fiendish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fiendish misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sklyar throws a nice looking combination but Fiendish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Sklyar as Fiendish shoots in.
Sklyar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fiendish misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Sklyar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimly Fiendish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sklyar lands with a nice body punch.
Sklyar lands a high kick!
Fiendish cracks Sklyar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sklyar misses with a body kick.
Sklyar drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sklyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sklyar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sergiy Sklyar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sklyar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sklyar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar passes Fiendish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fiendish gets full guard.
Sklyar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fiendish keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Sklyar forces his way into half guard.
Sklyar with the ground and pound but Fiendish uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sklyar trying to control but Fiendish is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sklyar postures up in Fiendish's guard and throws a big left but Fiendish blocks it.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Fiendish keeps moving.
Sklyar wants to pass the guard but Fiendish is keeping the position.
Sklyar looking to sit in guard and control but Fiendish gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sklyar is trying to keep Fiendish in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking for a sweep. Not yet Sklyar, not yet.
Sklyar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sklyar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fiendish.
Fiendish has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fiendish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sklyar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fiendish trying to control but Sklyar is working from the bottom.
Sklyar pulls Fiendish in close to prevent any damage.
Fiendish scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fiendish has gone for a leg lock! Sklyar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fiendish's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar landing some decent shots from guard.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Fiendish keeps moving.
Sklyar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fiendish keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fiendish works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fiendish looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fiendish with the ground and pound but Sklyar uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Fiendish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fiendish with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fiendish throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fiendish content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sklyar is trying to control the position but Fiendish postures up.
Fiendish postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sklyar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fiendish, into his guard.
Sklyar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiendish working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sklyar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sklyar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sklyar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sklyar throws a strike but Fiendish avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fiendish is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sklyar trying to control but Fiendish is working from the bottom.
Fiendish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to pass the guard.
Fiendish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sklyar is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sklyar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fiendish keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
Sklyar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sklyar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sklyar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sklyar trying to control but Fiendish is working from the bottom.
Sklyar lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sklyar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sklyar forces his way into half guard.
Sklyar throwing shots but Fiendish is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar is pressing down on Fiendish's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fiendish is holding on for now.
Sklyar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fiendish trying to control here.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fiendish tries to roll over but Sklyar keeps him under control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sklyar in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice jab there from Sklyar.
Fiendish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sklyar tries to avoid it but Fiendish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sklyar to the ground. Sklyar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fiendish takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fiendish drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fiendish is trying to get an arm triangle but Sklyar is defending well.
Sklyar is looking for a sweep.
Fiendish tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sklyar can't do much from the bottom here.
Sklyar manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar is trying is best to control the position here.
Fiendish wants to pass the guard but Sklyar is defending well.
Fiendish thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sklyar's head.
Sklyar regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fiendish.
Sklyar is pulling down on Fiendish's head to control his posture.
Fiendish in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sklyar trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Sklyar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fiendish working the strikes but Sklyar uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Fiendish wants to work for an arm triangle but Sklyar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sklyar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fiendish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sklyar to regain full guard.
Fiendish stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sklyar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fiendish trying to control but Sklyar is working from the bottom.
Fiendish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sklyar is keeping the position for now.
Fiendish looking to sit in guard and control but Sklyar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sklyar preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Fiendish is retaining full guard.
Sklyar advances to half guard.
Sklyar working over Fiendish with some ground and pound. Fiendish looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sklyar wants to pass to mount but Fiendish is defending the position.
Sklyar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklyar trying to mount his opponent but Fiendish defends it.
Sklyar trying to control from half guard but Fiendish is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sergiy Sklyar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fiendish gets caught flat footed, as Sklyar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Fiendish keeps moving.
Sklyar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fiendish keeping full guard, as Sklyar tries to pass.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fiendish's head.
Sklyar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fiendish's guard.
Sklyar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fiendish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sklyar slips a nice elbow through Fiendish's hands, connecting with Fiendish's forehead.
Sklyar is controlling the pace.
Sklyar passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sklyar advances to mount.
Fiendish is bucking up trying to escape but Sklyar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sklyar breaks from Fiendish's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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!
Fiendish is in a horrible position here. Sklyar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sklyar with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiendish holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sklyar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fiendish taking shots to the head.
Sklyar dominating with strikes here.
Sklyar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sklyar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sklyar landing strikes from the mount.
Fiendish is rocked!
Sklyar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Fiendish! More shots from Sklyar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar is the new bantamweight champion!
Sergiy Sklyar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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