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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sklemin (ranked 355 p4p, 50 weight class) and Jorge Morueco (ranked 771 p4p, 106 weight class). Morueco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Pretender. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Sklemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Morueco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sklemin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morueco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sklemin darts in trying to clinch
letting Morueco counter with a right hand.
Sklemin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morueco instigates a clinch.
Sklemin prevents a body shot from Morueco.
Sklemin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morueco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morueco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morueco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morueco jumps into guard, dragging Sklemin to the mat.
Morueco has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sklemin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sklemin controlling from the top position.
Sklemin gets to his feet - Morueco follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco shoots in for a double leg but Sklemin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sklemin lands a nice hook to Morueco's body. Morueco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sergey Sklemin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morueco gets tackled into the cage by Sklemin. Sklemin maintains the clinch.
Sklemin manages to break the clinch.
Sklemin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morueco moves into range and clinches up with Sklemin.
Sklemin misses with a body punch.
A short right from Morueco on the inside.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Morueco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morueco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sklemin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sklemin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Morueco has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Morueco lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Morueco.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Sklemin has him pressed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sklemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morueco fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sergey Sklemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Morueco.
Sklemin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Sklemin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Morueco drags the fight down to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morueco throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sklemin uses it to pass to side control.
Morueco tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sklemin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Morueco will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Morueco sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sklemin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sklemin is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Morueco is looking to get back to full guard here but Sklemin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Morueco tries to buck Sklemin off but Sklemin is having none of it.
Sklemin tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morueco's legs.
Morueco is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sklemin off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Morueco's arms.
Morueco is persistently looking for the submission but Sklemin is defending it well.
Morueco working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sklemin wants to control his opponent's hands but Morueco gets his hands free.
Sklemin showing good submission defense here.
Morueco gets his hands free as Sklemin looks to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morueco is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sklemin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Morueco looking to break Sklemin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Sklemin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morueco will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Sklemin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Sklemin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Morueco looking for the choke from the back.
Sklemin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Sklemin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morueco working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Sklemin showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Morueco dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Morueco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sklemin.
Sklemin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Morueco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sklemin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morueco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sklemin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morueco.
Morueco looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Morueco digs a good hook to Sklemin's body.
Sklemin has managed to clinch.
Sklemin breaks the clinch.
Sklemin misses with an uppercut.
Sklemin looks to throw the jab but Morueco is out of range.
A big left from Morueco misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sklemin looks to throw the jab but Morueco is out of range.
Sklemin misses the jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sklemin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sklemin gets tackled into the cage by Morueco. Morueco maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Sklemin.
A knee to the head by Sklemin.
Morueco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sklemin misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morueco just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sklemin's brow.
Morueco lands a nice knee to the body.
Morueco lands a nice uppercut.
Sklemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sklemin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Morueco dips to his left and cracks Sklemin with an uppercut!
Sklemin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sklemin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sklemin lands with a good body shot.
Sergey Sklemin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sklemin tries to clinch up.
Sklemin tries to clinch there but Morueco circles away.
Morueco swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sklemin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morueco counters by clinching up.
Sklemin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morueco tries to work over Sklemin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sklemin is pushing Morueco up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Sklemin has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Morueco tries to throw a body punch but Sklemin avoids it by throwing Morueco back against the cage.
Sklemin tries to throw a body punch but Morueco avoids it by throwing Sklemin back against the cage.
Sklemin pushes off an throws an elbow but Morueco leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morueco blocks an elbow strike from Sklemin.
Morueco tries to pull guard but Sklemin holds him up against the cage and eventually Morueco drops back down to his feet.
Sklemin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sklemin lands an elbow just above Morueco 's eye.
It looks like Jorge Morueco has been cut.
Sklemin can't find room to land a body shot as Morueco controls the action.
Morueco blocks the elbow strike.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sklemin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morueco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sklemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Morueco.
Sklemin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin blocks a head kick by Morueco.
Sklemin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morueco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morueco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sklemin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sklemin darts in and clinches Morueco up against the cage.
Sklemin pushes Morueco back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sergey Sklemin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sklemin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morueco blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Sklemin on the inside.
Sklemin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morueco trying to land knees to the body.
Sklemin manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morueco.
The crowd cheers as Sklemin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Morueco doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin misses with a looping left.
Sklemin sets himself, and Morueco steps forward looking for the clinch! Sklemin avoids it this time.
Sklemin lands a nice shot that snaps Morueco's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sklemin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Morueco slips a jab from Sklemin.
Sklemin backing away here, and Morueco unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sklemin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sklemin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Sklemin as he connects with a hook.
Sklemin throws a lazy uppercut
and Morueco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sklemin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Morueco misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklemin moves out of range of the strikes.
Sklemin wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.
Sklemin tries to clinch up.
Sklemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Sklemin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Morueco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sklemin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morueco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sergey Sklemin is winning the standup battle so far.
Sklemin defending well as Morueco loads up on a big left hand.
Sklemin scores with a jab. Morueco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sklemin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morueco moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sklemin throws a looping overhand right but Morueco ducks down to avoid it.
Morueco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morueco moves away from the strike by Sklemin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morueco. Sklemin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sklemin wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morueco swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sklemin tries to clinch but Morueco moves out of range.
Sklemin wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morueco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sklemin was well out of range. Poor timing from Morueco.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sklemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sklemin misses with some punches.
Sklemin lands a shot to the body.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Sklemin lands with a short shot to the head.
Morueco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sklemin blocks it with crossed arms.
Sklemin lands a nice elbow.
Morueco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sklemin backwards.
Sklemin blocks the elbow strike.
Sklemin struggles to land a body shot inside as Morueco controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morueco.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Sklemin has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Morueco.
Morueco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morueco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morueco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morueco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sklemin sizes up Morueco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morueco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sklemin.
Morueco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sklemin misses with a two punch combination.
Morueco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sklemin throws a body punch but Morueco moves out of range.
Sklemin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sklemin clinches up against the cage.
Morueco lands an uppercut.
Sklemin manages to break the clinch.
Sklemin cracks a nice hook into Morueco's ribs.
The fighters circling - Sklemin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Morueco.
Morueco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morueco wants to counter the offense by Sklemin and move into the clinch position.
Sklemin is looking to clinch but Morueco is avoiding it.
Sklemin moves into the clinch successfully.
Morueco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sklemin.
Morueco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sklemin's elbow.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sklemin breaks from the clinch.
Morueco fails with a takedown attempt.
Sklemin misses with a hook. Morueco ducked under it nicely.
Sklemin throws a nice looking combination but Morueco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Sklemin.
Sklemin misses the jab.
Sklemin wants to clinch up but Morueco keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sklemin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sklemin punishes Morueco's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sklemin has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morueco.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Morueco is trying to pull guard but Sklemin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sergey Sklemin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Morueco.
Morueco misses with a body punch.
Morueco misses with a punch to the body.
Sklemin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morueco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sklemin is defending well for now.
Morueco has Sklemin pressed against the cage, preventing Sklemin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sklemin lands a hook that snaps the head of Morueco backwards.
Sklemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sklemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sklemin.
Morueco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sklemin's defenses.
Sklemin lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergey Sklemin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sklemin 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergey Sklemin!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergey Sklemin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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