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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar's entrance music is Scarface - No Tears. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
32 - 9 - 1 |
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187 cm
30
180 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sklyar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sklyar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Allen looking for a sweep. Not yet Allen, not yet.
Sklyar throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sklyar's guard. Nice move by Allen!
Sklyar keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar looking to control.
Sklyar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Allen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sklyar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Allen wants to control but Sklyar is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Sklyar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Allen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sklyar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sklyar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Sklyar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sklyar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sklyar landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sklyar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Allen looks a forlorn figure.
We've been hearing that Sklyar has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sklyar thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sklyar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sklyar misses with a head shot.
Sklyar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Allen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sklyar looking to ground and pound but Allen is blocking nicely.
Sklyar looking to finish with strikes here!
Allen is looking to get to half guard.
Sklyar breaks from Allen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sklyar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sklyar looking to finish Allen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Allen!
Allen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sklyar tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Allen tries to lock up and control but Sklyar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sklyar looking to ground and pound but Allen is blocking nicely.
Allen avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sklyar.
Allen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sklyar landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sklyar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Allen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
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.
Crunch! Sklyar slams his shin into Allen's torso.
Sklyar throws a hook but Allen blocks it.
Allen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as Sklyar blocks the low kick.
Allen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sklyar swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Sklyar tries to work over Allen's front leg with a kick but Allen checks it.
Sklyar works over Allen's head and body with a nice combination.
Allen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Allen misses with a jab to the body
and Sklyar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sklyar with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allen controlling Sklyar's posture.
Sklyar landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar tries to free his leg and advance position but Allen is retaining full guard.
Sergiy Sklyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sklyar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sklyar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sklyar postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sklyar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sklyar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sklyar is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Sklyar preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen managing to control the position.
Sklyar throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen is trying to control the position but Sklyar postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sklyar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sklyar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sklyar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Allen is keeping the position for now.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sklyar wants to pass the guard but Allen is keeping the position.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen is pulling down on Sklyar's head to control his posture.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Allen is controlling Sklyar's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sklyar's guard.
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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Allen blocks the leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Allen as Sklyar shoots in.
Allen slips a straight right by Sklyar.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sklyar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Allen throws out a loose jab but Sklyar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sklyar.
Sklyar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Allen is predictable there
and Sklyar counters with a takedown into side control.
Sklyar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen parries the strikes from Sklyar easily there. Sklyar is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Allen to escape.
Sklyar landing a few strikes.
Sklyar scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Allen to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklyar scoring with punches and elbows.
Allen pushes Sklyar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sklyar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Allen taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sklyar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Allen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sklyar is trying to ground and pound but Allen uses the momentary lack of control by Sklyar to regain half guard.
Sklyar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Allen to regain full guard.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sklyar.
Sklyar throwing strikes from guard but Allen blocks nicely.
Sklyar postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sklyar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sklyar throws a strike but Allen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sklyar trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to stand but Sklyar is controlling from the bottom.
Sklyar has his hands on Allen's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sergiy Sklyar wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Sklyar moves away and avoids it.
Sklyar checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen scores with a body shot.
Allen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sklyar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Sklyar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Sklyar.
Sklyar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sklyar under the eye.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sklyar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Allen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Allen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sklyar. That's going to slow Allen down.
Sklyar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sklyar throwing strikes from guard but Allen blocks nicely.
Sklyar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiy Sklyar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sklyar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiy Sklyar!
Sergiy Sklyar took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Drunk sliders = win fight'.
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energy
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