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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Street Swag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Street Swag was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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167 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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30
170 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Street Swag!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swag throws a sloppy head kick and Yakimyuk moves out of range easily.
Yakimyuk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Swag throws a right and a left that Yakimyuk avoids nicely.
Swag cracks Yakimyuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yakimyuk tries to land a front kick but Swag steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Swag throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakimyuk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Swag pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice straight punches there by Yakimyuk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yakimyuk.
Swag tries to clinch but Yakimyuk is having none of it.
Yakimyuk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yakimyuk connects with a body shot that sends Swag's belly button to the back.
Swag lands with a kick to the temple. Yakimyuk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Yakimyuk wants to slow Swag down by chopping away at his legs.
Yakimyuk ducks under a wild hook from Swag.
Swag on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swag stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yakimyuk lands a body shot.
Swag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakimyuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakimyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yakimyuk keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag tries to clinch but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Swag tries to clinch up but Yakimyuk circles away and keeps his distance.
Yakimyuk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Swag misses with a few strikes there.
Yakimyuk connects with a jab.
Swag throws a head kick that misses.
Yakimyuk is looking to land body kicks.
Yakimyuk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yakimyuk tries a low kick but Swag avoids it.
Yakimyuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swag connects with a crisp jab.
Yakimyuk throws a push kick but Swag slaps the foot to one side.
Yakimyuk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swag is fending him off so far but Yakimyuk persists. Nope, Swag circles away and we're back to standing.
Swag tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yakimyuk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakimyuk misses with a straight left.
Yakimyuk throws a leg kick but Swag sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yakimyuk thuds a left hand into Swag's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swag tries to clinch up.
Yakimyuk needs to keep his hands up - Swag had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakimyuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Swag.
Yakimyuk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Swag napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Swag wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Yakimyuk cracks Swag with a big right hand but Swag just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Swag is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yakimyuk wants to control but Swag is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swag prevents Yakimyuk from improving position.
Yakimyuk throws a strike aimed at the side of Swag's head but Swag avoids it well.
Yakimyuk is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Swag will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Swag wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yakimyuk is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Swag will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice shot by Yakimyuk.
Swag throws a lazy uppercut
and Yakimyuk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yakimyuk throwing strikes but missing.
Yakimyuk 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.
Swag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swag is looking to stand up but Yakimyuk isn't so interested in that idea.
Yakimyuk trying to control but Swag is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
That's time! Yakimyuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yakimyuk lands a really nice looking cross but Swag seems unphased.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Swag.
Yakimyuk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swag can do to turn this around?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakimyuk, right into the meat.
Yakimyuk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Swag does it's job there.
Swag scores with a jab to the body.
We've been informed that Swag has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Yakimyuk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yakimyuk throwing shots but Swag is blocking nicely.
Yakimyuk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yakimyuk winds up and cracks Swag with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swag blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Swag avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yakimyuk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakimyuk is pressing down on Swag's thigh, looking to free his foot. Swag is holding on for now.
Yakimyuk missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yakimyuk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yakimyuk controlling the action here.
Swag is trying to stand back up but Yakimyuk is controlling him
Yakimyuk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Swag keeps working.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yakimyuk working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yakimyuk trying to control from half guard but Swag is working away.
Yakimyuk controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yakimyuk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Swag moves into the clinch.
Yakimyuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yakimyuk tries a body shot but Swag blocks it.
Swag blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Swag throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yakimyuks head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yakimyuk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swag lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Swag blocks an uppercut.
Swag controlling the action here for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Yakimyuk fails to land.
Yakimyuk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yakimyuk throws a head punch that misses.
Swag working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yakimyuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Yakimyuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yakimyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Swag.
Yakimyuk lands with a left to the head.
Swag is rocked!
Swag blocking some punches.
Swag throws a punch but it's blocked by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with some punches.
Swag has Yakimyuk pressed against the cage.
Yakimyuk throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk tries to throw a body punch but Swag avoids it by throwing Yakimyuk back against the cage.
Swag lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Yakimyuk fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Swag can't find room to land a body shot as Yakimyuk controls the action.
Swag doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yakimyuk presses Swag against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yakimyuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Swag is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakimyuk finish him?
Yakimyuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Swag.
Yakimyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Swag misses with the head strike.
Swag seems to have recovered his senses.
Swag will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yakimyuk up against the cage.
Roman Yakimyuk has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Yakimyuk.
Swag tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yakimyuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
That's time! Yakimyuk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Yakimyuk scores with a nice strike.
Yakimyuk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Yakimyuk misses.
Yakimyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swag moves away.
Swag wants to clinch up but Yakimyuk keeps it at a distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Swag checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yakimyuk keeps the fight on the outside.
Swag misses with an uppercut. Yakimyuk saw that one coming.
Swag throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yakimyuk scores with a hook to the body. Swag takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yakimyuk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yakimyuk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Swag was covering up waiting for the punch and Yakimyuk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Swag utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swag wants to get back to his feet but Yakimyuk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swag keeping moving, preventing Yakimyuk from controlling successfully.
Yakimyuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Swag keeping moving, preventing Yakimyuk from controlling successfully.
Yakimyuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Swag's head.
Swag wants to stand up but Yakimyuk is controlling him.
Yakimyuk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Swag avoids the body shot from Yakimyuk.
Street Swag is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swag fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yakimyuk throws a jab when Swag was well out of range.
Swag swings for the body but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Roman Yakimyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakimyuk misses with a kick to the body.
Swag getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yakimyuk looks for a takedown but Swag sprawls well.
Swag takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Swag lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yakimyuk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Swag throws a poor cross that misses
so Yakimyuk counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Yakimyuk throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swag works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Swag can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yakimyuk controls the pace.
Yakimyuk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swag working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk wants to control from the top but Swag keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Street Swag has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Swag manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Yakimyuk lands with a left to the head.
Yakimyuk gets through Swag's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swags head.
Yakimyuk throws a head punch that misses.
Swag misses with some punches.
Yakimyuk lands with a light punch inside.
Yakimyuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yakimyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Yakimyuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yakimyuk throws a big uppercut that drops Swag! More strikes from Yakimyuk and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Swag lies dazed against the cage as Yakimyuk celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Yakimyuk!
Roman Yakimyuk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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