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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micah Ilyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skeng Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 cm
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223 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Micah Ilyak! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skeng Man! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! No luck for Man with that takedown attempt. Man closes the distance and pushes Ilyak back into the cage. Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ilyak is defending well against a takedown attempt. Micah Ilyak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeng Man. Man is looking to take this one to the mat. Ilyak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards. Ilyak gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Ilyak stops a takedown attempt from Man.
Man jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ilyak walks away with a smile on his face. Man gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Oooooh!!! Ilyak has knocked Man down with a huge combo! Ilyak steps away and waves a wobbly Man back to his feet! This one might not go much longer! This has been an exciting period of action! Ilyak clinches. Man lands a takedown into guard.
Ilyak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Man drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ilyak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Man has Ilyak in his guard.
Ilyak gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man circles away from the clinch attempt so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Ilyak is retaining full guard. Ilyak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man. Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ilyak swivels though and keeps the full guard. Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Man throwing strikes but missing. Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man throwing strikes but missing. Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Man thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Man drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ilyak looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ilyak looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ilyak! Man is trying to improve his position. Ilyak wants to stand but Man is controlling his arm. Man is looking to reverse the position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ilyak decides to stand up, so the ref orders Man to his feet. We've been told by Ilyak's head coaches at Sanitarium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Man misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ilyak avoids it really well and circles away. Ilyak closes the distance but Man moves to the side so Man counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Man scoring with some ground and pound. Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Ilyak is retaining full guard. Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Man as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ilyak screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Man! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Skeng Man! Skeng Man really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Urban Fighter logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
47% |
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