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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sir Lee Sea Flea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Yanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emil Yanenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sir Lee Sea Flea's chin.
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145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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167 cm
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119 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sir Lee Sea Flea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Yanenko!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yanenko trying to control from half guard but Sea Flea is working away.
Sea Flea moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sea Flea is pulling down on Yanenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Yanenko, at least for the moment.
Sea Flea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yanenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yanenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yanenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sea Flea has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yanenko has managed to get both his arms back between Sea Flea's legs - danger averted.
Yanenko won't allow Sea Flea to sweep him here.
Sea Flea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sea Flea is looking for a kimura here.
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!
Yanenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sea Flea pulls his head out easily.
Yanenko has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea Flea scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sea Flea is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sea Flea in particular looking to stall.
Yanenko is looking for a sweep. Sea Flea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yanenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yanenko is refusing to be controlled, as Sea Flea sits in half guard.
Yanenko is looking for a sweep. Sea Flea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yanenko actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sea Flea is working away from the top position though.
Sea Flea is trying to work for a kimura but Yanenko is defending well.
Sea Flea wants to pass to mount but Yanenko is defending the position.
Sea Flea seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yanenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sea Flea tries to pass to full mount but Yanenko defends it.
Sea Flea seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yanenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yanenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sea Flea is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yanenko wants to improve his position but Sea Flea is controlling well.
Yanenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko is looking to control Sea Flea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yanenko avoid being mounted?
Sea Flea is looking for a kimura but Yanenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sea Flea to get the leverage.
Sea Flea takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yanenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yanenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sea Flea is keen to just control but Yanenko is a slippery customer.
Sea Flea is working for a kimura but Yanenko is defending it quite comfortably.
Yanenko is looking for a sweep. Sea Flea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yanenko works his way to full guard. Good work.
Yanenko looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko keeping moving, preventing Sea Flea from controlling successfully.
Yanenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yanenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yanenko looking to control.
Sea Flea sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yanenko's guard.
Yanenko wants to control but Sea Flea is keeping busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yanenko is not content to let Sea Flea control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sea Flea performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yanenko is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Sir Lee Sea Flea will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yanenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sir Lee Sea Flea overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yanenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sea Flea keeps working.
Yanenko is working for a submission of some sort.
Sea Flea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yanenko is working away from the top position though.
Sea Flea tries to roll over but Yanenko keeps him under control.
Yanenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sea Flea defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea Flea is defending against the submission attempts here by Yanenko.
Sea Flea is not content to let Yanenko control the position.
Yanenko is thwarting Sea Flea's attempts to control the position.
Yanenko is just content to waste time from the top position. Sea Flea takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sea Flea keeping full guard, as Yanenko tries to pass.
Sea Flea working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yanenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yanenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yanenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea Flea keeping moving, preventing Yanenko from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sea Flea is on top in guard.
Yanenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sea Flea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sea Flea wants to control from the top but Yanenko keeps moving.
Yanenko has his foot on Sea Flea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sea Flea works his way back into a safe position though.
Sea Flea trying to control but Yanenko is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sea Flea wants to pass the guard but Yanenko is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sea Flea defends it easily.
Sea Flea trying to control but Yanenko is working from the bottom.
Yanenko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sea Flea has passed into half guard!
Sea Flea is trying to control the action in half guard but Yanenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yanenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sea Flea is stalling here. Yanenko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sea Flea seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yanenko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sea Flea is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sea Flea stops Yanenko from passing to mount.
Yanenko wants to control but Sea Flea is keeping him busy.
Yanenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sea Flea, who protects the arm well.
Sea Flea is trying to control Yanenko's posture but Yanenko avoids it.
Sea Flea regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sea Flea is trying to get back to full guard.
Sea Flea moves into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yanenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sea Flea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Emil Yanenko 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sea Flea, as that shot connected.
Sea Flea tries to sprawl but Yanenko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sea Flea tries to get to full guard but Yanenko has control of the leg.
Yanenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yanenko is working for a kimura but Sea Flea is defending it quite comfortably.
Yanenko seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sea Flea actively working from the bottom here.
Sea Flea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yanenko is working away from the top position though.
Yanenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Sea Flea is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sea Flea trying to hold on to Yanenko's head to control him but Yanenko postures up.
Yanenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yanenko tries to pass to full mount but Sea Flea defends it.
Yanenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sea Flea keeps working.
Yanenko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yanenko goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sea Flea turns into him and now he's in Yanenko's guard.
Yanenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sea Flea postures up.
Yanenko has his foot on Sea Flea's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sea Flea works his way back into a safe position though.
Yanenko working for a triangle but Sea Flea defends it easily.
Yanenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Sea Flea advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sea Flea wants to take a breather but Yanenko is having none of it.
Yanenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sea Flea's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sea Flea's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sea Flea manages to reverse the position and now he's in Yanenko's guard. Nice work there by Sea Flea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko trying to control the position.
Sea Flea trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sea Flea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yanenko working for submissions but it's allowed Sea Flea to get to half guard.
Yanenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yanenko trying to control but Sea Flea postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sea Flea tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yanenko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sea Flea is thwarting Yanenko's attempts to control the position.
Sea Flea is trying to control. Yanenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sea Flea is really struggling to control Yanenko but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Yanenko is looking for a sweep. Sea Flea is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sea Flea is looking for a kimura here.
Yanenko is staying active underneath Sea Flea, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yanenko won't allow Sea Flea to pass to mount.
Yanenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sea Flea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Emil Yanenko.
I think Yanenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Emil Yanenko!
A relieved looking Emil Yanenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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