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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Domingo Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Domingo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
Yakimyuk throws a wild body kick that Perez sees coming a mile off.
Yakimyuk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yakimyuk lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Perez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perez throws a low kick, looking for Yakimyuk's leg but Yakimyuk calmly moves out of range.
Yakimyuk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
Yakimyuk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perez moves away.
Perez throws a push kick but Yakimyuk slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Perez is defended easily by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk lands with a good body shot.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Perez lands with a hook. Yakimyuk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yakimyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Yakimyuk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yakimyuk getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yakimyuk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Yakimyuk.
Perez throws an overhand right that lands on Yakimyuk's shoulder, as Yakimyuk tries to avoid the shot.
Yakimyuk connects with a solid leg kick.
Yakimyuk moves out of range as Perez throws a body kick.
Perez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perez blocks the body kick.
Perez lunges at Yakimyuk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yakimyuk's hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Yakimyuk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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!
Yakimyuk forces Perez back against the cage and clinches.
Yakimyuk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Perez's efforts to push away.
Perez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yakimyuk smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk scores with a decent looking hook.
Yakimyuk moves into the clinch successfully.
Perez breaks from the clinch.
Yakimyuk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yakimyuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Perez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakimyuk lands an overhand right.
Perez with a hook.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Yakimyuk keeps moving.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yakimyuk is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yakimyuk holds on and takes a little breather.
Perez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Perez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee asks Perez politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Perez prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yakimyuk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Perez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Yakimyuk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yakimyuk is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez trying to control the position but Yakimyuk is working away.
Perez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yakimyuk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Yakimyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perez misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Yakimyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakimyuk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yakimyuk throws a lazy body kick
and Perez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Perez looking to pass the guard.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Yakimyuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez throwing strikes from guard but Yakimyuk blocks nicely.
Yakimyuk keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Yakimyuk is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Perez throws a strike but Yakimyuk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yakimyuk wants to stand but Perez is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yakimyuk gets to his feet. Perez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Perez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Yakimyuk is out of range.
Yakimyuk throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perez throws a wild body kick that Yakimyuk sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a jab to the nose.
Perez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yakimyuk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yakimyuk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the leg kick from Perez.
Perez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yakimyuk. Yakimyuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Perez slips under a jab.
Perez slips under a jab from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Yakimyuk connects with a leg kick. Perez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A shot to the liver by Perez. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Yakimyuk.
Roman Yakimyuk is winning the standup battle so far.
Yakimyuk throws a wild body kick that Perez sees coming a mile off.
Yakimyuk lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yakimyuk avoids the body shot from Perez.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakimyuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perez.
Yakimyuk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perez.
Perez cracks the inside of Yakimyuk's front leg.
Perez stuns Yakimyuk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yakimyuk misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Perez.
Yakimyuk throws a low kick but Perez moves out of range easily.
Perez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yakimyuk lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez wants to slow Yakimyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yakimyuk at a distance.
Yakimyuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yakimyuk lands with a good body shot.
Perez lands with an uppercut that bounces Yakimyuk off the cage and back into range.
Perez lands with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Yakimyuk.
Perez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Perez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Yakimyuk misses the target.
Yakimyuk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakimyuk misses with a few strikes there.
Yakimyuk scores with a body shot.
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the body kick from Perez.
Perez scores with a head kick.
It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimyuk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Yakimyuk slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Yakimyuk blocks the low kick.
Yakimyuk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yakimyuk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yakimyuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Perez avoids the body shot from Yakimyuk.
Perez throws a leg kick which misses Yakimyuk's front leg but catches the back leg as Yakimyuk tries to avoid it.
A big left from Yakimyuk misses.
Perez throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perez. Yakimyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot.
Perez thumps Yakimyuk with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yakimyuk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Perez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez cracks Yakimyuk with a good jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimyuk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Perez misses with a right hand
and Yakimyuk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab to the body.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Perez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Perez controlling the pace.
Perez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yakimyuk has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to work for an arm triangle but Yakimyuk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Perez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Perez working over Yakimyuk with some ground and pound. Yakimyuk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Perez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yakimyuk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Perez.
Yakimyuk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk wants to get back to his feet.
Perez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Perez looking to control but Yakimyuk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yakimyuk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez darts in looking for a takedown but Yakimyuk gets double underhooks and turns Perez into the cage.
Yakimyuk scores with a hook to the body.
Perez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Perez scores with a shoulder strike.
Yakimyuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Perezs head.
Perez misses with a punch to the body.
Yakimyuk misses with some punches.
Perez tries to pull guard but Yakimyuk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yakimyuk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perez pulls guard successfully.
Yakimyuk is stalling in the full guard.
Perez working for a triangle but Yakimyuk defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yakimyuk manages to get himself to full guard.
Yakimyuk wants to stand up but Perez is controlling him.
Perez trying to control but Yakimyuk is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez prevents Yakimyuk from getting back to his feet.
Perez with a nice head shot there.
Yakimyuk wants to stand but Perez is controlling the position.
Domingo Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perez trying to control but Yakimyuk is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Domingo Perez.
Perez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yakimyuk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yakimyuk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perez.
Yakimyuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yakimyuk takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yakimyuk misses the body punch
and Perez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Perez.
Yakimyuk wants to stand but Perez is controlling the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yakimyuk wants to stand up but Perez is controlling him.
Perez wants to control from the top but Yakimyuk keeps moving.
Perez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Domingo Perez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Yakimyuk doesn't manage to clinch there - Perez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Perez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Yakimyuk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakimyuk throws out the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Perez.
Yakimyuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Perez - that will leave a mark!
Jab from Perez.
Yakimyuk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yakimyuk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yakimyuk feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Perez lands the left hand.
Perez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Perez is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez thows a body kick. Yakimyuk tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yakimyuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perez throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Perez misses the target.
Yakimyuk connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yakimyuk.
Perez fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yakimyuk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Perez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yakimyuk.
A slapping leg kick lands for Perez.
Nice uppercut there from Yakimyuk.
Perez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yakimyuk tries to land a front kick but Perez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yakimyuk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Perez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roman Yakimyuk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman Yakimyuk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Perez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Perez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yakimyuk moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perez. That's going to slow Yakimyuk down.
Yakimyuk tries to land a body kick
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yakimyuk won't be happy with that.
Perez throwing strikes but Yakimyuk manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Perez tries to bench press Yakimyuk off him but Yakimyuk keeps the position.
Yakimyuk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Perez lands a right hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yakimyuk pushes Perez away with a front kick.
Yakimyuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yakimyuk scores with a nice body kick.
Perez throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yakimyuk misses with a few strikes there.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Yakimyuk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yakimyuk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perez works the jab nicely.
Yakimyuk misses with an uppercut.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakimyuk throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Yakimyuk misses
and Perez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yakimyuk won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yakimyuk keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Yakimyuk's face as Perez controls the position.
Perez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perez is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Yakimyuk's shoulder. That is not cool.
Yakimyuk strikes from the bottom but Perez takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Domingo Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yakimyuk throwing hammer fists to the chest of Perez. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
Domingo Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Perez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 46:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domingo Perez!
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