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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergiy Sklyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oompa Loompa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklyar comes to the cage accompanied by Scarface - No Tears. Loompa has chosen Faded as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergiy Sklyar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sergiy Sklyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oompa Loompa!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklyar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sklyar happy to just control the position for now.
Sklyar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sklyar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Loompa is avoiding damage well.
Loompa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Sklyar.
Loompa is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklyar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Loompa is avoiding damage well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Loompa wants to control but Sklyar postures up.
Sklyar taking a breather here.
Sklyar working the ground and pound but Loompa is defending the strikes.
Sklyar works to advance to full mount. Loompa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Loompa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sklyar dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa is desperately trying to improve his position but Sklyar has a good base and remains in mount.
Sklyar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Loompa looks a forlorn figure.
Sklyar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sklyar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Loompa is looking to escape.
Loompa tries to reverse the position but Sklyar maintains control.
Sklyar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loompa is looking to improve his position but Sklyar isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Sklyar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loompa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sklyar lands with some strikes.
Sklyar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sklyar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sklyar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Loompa is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sklyar landing strikes from the mount.
Loompa is still in real trouble! Can Sklyar finish him?
Sklyar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Loompa hang on?
Loompa tries to hold on but Sklyar postures up.
Sklyar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Sklyar lands a heavy elbow.
Sklyar tries to control but Loompa wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa tries to lock up and control but Sklyar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Loompa seems to have recovered his senses.
Loompa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Loompa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Loompa is refusing to be controlled, as Sklyar sits in half guard.
Sklyar is looking to advance position but Loompa won't allow it.
Sklyar is trying to control the action in half guard but Loompa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sklyar wants to free his trapped foot but Loompa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Loompa wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sklyar lands a jab to Loompa's midsection.
Sklyar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loompa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Loompa lands with a good body shot.
Sklyar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Loompa's head.
Sklyar takes a swing at Loompa's ribcage but misses.
Sklyar thumps Loompa with a low kick.
Sklyar misses with a straight right.
Sklyar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loompa.
Loompa throws a front kick aimed at Sklyar's knee but Sklyar avoids it well.
Sklyar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loompa sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Loompa with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loompa connects with the punch.
Loompa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oompa Loompa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loompa lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar is looking to clinch.
Sklyar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Loompa counters with an outside leg kick.
Sklyar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sklyar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sklyar blocks a leg kick.
Loompa takes a swing at Sklyar's ribcage but misses.
Loompa misses with a straight right.
Loompa scores with a nice head shot.
Loompa misses with a body shot.
Loompa tries to score with a low kick but Sklyar moves his leg out of the way.
Loompa thuds his right hand into Sklyar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Loompa shoots in but Sklyar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Loompa as Sklyar shoots in.
Sklyar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oompa Loompa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sklyar tries to work over Loompa's front leg with a kick but Loompa checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Loompa. No joy for Sklyar on that attempt.
A punch combination from Sklyar misses.
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!
Sklyar shoots in and drives through. Loompa sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergiy Sklyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loompa.
Sklyar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loompa can do to turn this around?
Sklyar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Sklyar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sklyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loompa.
Sklyar throws a leg kick but Loompa checks it.
Loompa throws a body kick that misses.
Loompa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loompa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loompa jabs Sklyar right on the nose. Sklyar blinks but takes it well.
Sklyar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loompa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sklyar scrambles back to his feet.
Sklyar checks a low kick from Loompa.
Sklyar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Loompa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sklyar under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar swings for the body but Loompa moves out of range.
Loompa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loompa dips to his left and cracks Sklyar with an uppercut!
Loompa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sklyar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Loompa sprawls and moves away.
Loompa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loompa wants to land a leg kick but Sklyar is out of range.
Sklyar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sklyar is looking to clinch.
Sklyar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Loompa throws a lazy body kick
so Sklyar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sklyar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loompa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loompa keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loompa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sklyar lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Sklyar trying to control but Loompa is working from the bottom.
Sklyar looking to sit in guard and control but Loompa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sklyar pulls Loompa in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa 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.
Sklyar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loompa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sklyar. Sklyar gets slowly back to his feet.
Loompa throws a hook but Sklyar blocks it.
Sklyar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sklyar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loompa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Loompa as Sklyar shoots in.
Sklyar just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Sklyar.
Sklyar checks a leg kick.
Sklyar is looking to wear down Loompa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Loompa
and Sklyar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sklyar is fighting to break Loompa's control of his arms but Loompa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Loompa keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loompa has his foot on Sklyar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sklyar works his way back into a safe position though.
Loompa keeping moving, preventing Sklyar from controlling successfully.
Loompa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sklyar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loompa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Loompa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sklyar's guard.
Loompa throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loompa throws an elbow that misses. Sklyar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Loompa's guard. Nice move by Sklyar!
Loompa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar cracks Loompa with a solid left hand.
Loompa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sklyar trying to control but Loompa is working from the bottom.
Sklyar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loompa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
Sklyar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sklyar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar wants to control from the top but Loompa keeps moving.
Sklyar throws a big elbow that misses.
Sklyar scoring with some ground and pound.
Sklyar passes Loompa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sklyar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Sklyar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sklyar working the ground and pound effectively.
Sklyar tries to control but Loompa wriggling away.
Loompa felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sklyar misses with a head shot. Loompa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Loompa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sklyar chips away with some ground and pound.
Sklyar with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sklyar preventing the sweep.
Sklyar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiy Sklyar clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sklyar tries to clinch but Loompa moves out of range.
Loompa moves forwards but Sklyar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Loompa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sklyar misses with a low kick.
Loompa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sklyar tries to score with a low kick but Loompa moves his leg out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Loompa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loompa.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loompa as he avoids it easily.
Loompa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loompa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loompa checks a low kick from Sklyar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklyar shoots for a takedown but Loompa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Loompa misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sklyar checks a leg kick.
Loompa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sklyar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loompa flicks out a counter leg kick but Sklyar steps away.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loompa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergiy Sklyar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loompa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sklyar feinted with a counter takedown.
Sklyar looks to land a left hand but Loompa moved out of range nicely.
Sklyar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loompa.
Sklyar throws a hook to the side of Loompa's head but Loompa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sklyar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Loompa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sklyar somewhat.
Loompa lands a body shot.
Loompa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loompa drops his hands momentarily and Sklyar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loompa thumps Sklyar with a low kick.
Sklyar checks a leg kick nicely.
Loompa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Loompa throws a leg kick
and Sklyar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sklyar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklyar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Loompa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Loompa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sklyar's guard.
Sklyar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Loompa.
Sklyar working a defensive guard but Loompa passes into half guard.
Sklyar tries to get to full guard but Loompa has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to control but Loompa postures up.
Loompa wants to take a breather but Sklyar is having none of it.
Loompa throwing shots but Sklyar is blocking nicely.
Sklyar wants to improve his position but Loompa is controlling well.
Loompa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Loompa throwing shots but Sklyar is blocking nicely.
Sklyar gets back to full guard.
Loompa wants to control from the top but Sklyar keeps moving.
Sklyar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loompa lands with an uppercut that bounces Sklyar off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oompa Loompa dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sklyar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sklyar fails with the takedown.
Sklyar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loompa jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sklyar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sklyar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Loompa trying to control here.
Loompa tries to get to full guard but Sklyar has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklyar is trying to control. Loompa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sklyar is really struggling to control Loompa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Loompa is looking to improve his position.
Sergiy Sklyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sklyar misses with a head shot. Loompa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Loompa looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Loompa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sklyar defends it easily.
Sklyar works over Loompa with some ground and pound from guard.
Sklyar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Loompa looking for a sweep. Not yet Loompa, not yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sklyar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Loompa is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklyar trying to mount his opponent but Loompa defends it.
Loompa tries to get to full guard but Sklyar has control of the leg.
Sklyar wants to advance to full mount but Loompa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Loompa wants to sweep but no luck.
Sklyar is pushing down on Loompa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Loompa is fighting to maintain full guard but Sklyar has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sklyar lands a nice short elbow.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loompa wants to control but Sklyar is keeping busy.
Sklyar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Loompa wants to get back to full guard.
Loompa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sklyar is working away from the top position though.
Loompa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sklyar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Loompa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loompa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sklyar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiy Sklyar showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sklyar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 48:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiy Sklyar!
After winning the bout, Sergiy Sklyar thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Oompa Loompa had this to say: 'Where's my dirty little girl and a bag of coke.. '.
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