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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brane Rebernik (ranked 25569 p4p, 4706 weight class) and Igor Skoromniy (ranked 0 p4p, 544 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brane Rebernik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Skoromniy!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebernik punishes Skoromniy's body with a nice straight punch.
Rebernik misses with a straight right.
Skoromniy staying out of range there.
Rebernik throws a hook but Skoromniy avoids it easily.
Rebernik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rebernik misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skoromniy counters with a series of strikes. Rebernik will be more careful next time no doubt.
Skoromniy throws a series of punches but Rebernik avoids them all with ease.
Rebernik scores with a jab to the body.
Rebernik gets tackled into the cage by Skoromniy. Skoromniy maintains the clinch.
Rebernik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rebernik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rebernik throws a head punch that misses.
Skoromniy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skoromniy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rebernik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skoromniy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rebernik is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Skoromniy is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebernik trying to control the position but instead, Skoromniy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rebernik into the cage.
Skoromniy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rebernik breaks the clinch.
Rebernik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rebernik uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skoromniy has time to react.
Rebernik's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skoromniy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rebernik scrambles back to his feet.
Rebernik just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Skoromniy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rebernik ducks right into an uppercut from Skoromniy.
Skoromniy slips a jab from Rebernik.
Skoromniy connects with a single shot there.
Rebernik dips to his left and cracks Skoromniy with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skoromniy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rebernik fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skoromniy ducks under a wild hook from Rebernik.
Rebernik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Skoromniy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rebernik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skoromniy scrambles back to his feet.
Rebernik throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Rebernik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rebernik takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skoromniy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rebernik scores with a nice strike.
Skoromniy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rebernik back to the cage. Skoromniy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Skoromniy lands a nice looking body shot.
Rebernik tries to clinch there but Skoromniy circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skoromniy just misses with a punch to the body.
Rebernik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rebernik avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skoromniy blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Rebernik.
Rebernik misses the jab.
Skoromniy connects with a body shot that sends Rebernik's belly button to the back.
Rebernik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rebernik wants to clinch up but Skoromniy keeps it at a distance.
Skoromniy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rebernik wants to break free but Skoromniy has control.
Rebernik is trying to break the clinch but Skoromniy has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skoromniy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skoromniy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Skoromniy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rebernik is trying to break the clinch but Skoromniy has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Skoromniy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebernik working hard to break the clinch.
Skoromniy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Skoromniy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skoromniy.
Come on Skoromniy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rebernik is looking to break free of the clinch but Skoromniy has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Skoromniy.
Rebernik misses with a body punch.
Rebernik prevents Skoromniy from breaking the clinch.
Skoromniy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rebernik backwards.
Skoromniy gets through Rebernik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skoromniy scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Skoromniy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skoromniy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rebernik counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rebernik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rebernik misses with a hook
and Skoromniy counters with a straight right hand.
Rebernik staying out of range there.
Rebernik connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rebernik throws a hook to the side of Skoromniy's head but Skoromniy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skoromniy is looking for the big counter here.
Rebernik connects with the punch.
Skoromniy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skoromniy jabs Rebernik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Skoromniy tests Rebernik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rebernik tries to move into range but Skoromniy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebernik tries to clinch there but Skoromniy circles away.
Rebernik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skoromniy doesn't seem bothered though.
Skoromniy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rebernik throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skoromniy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rebernik's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rebernik is looking to break free of the clinch but Skoromniy has double underhooks.
Rebernik stalling in the clinch but Skoromniy improves position.
Rebernik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rebernik throws a punch but it's blocked by Skoromniy.
Rebernik wants to stall.
Rebernik is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Skoromniy - that landed with a thud.
Skoromniy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rebernik backwards.
Rebernik can't find room to land a body shot as Skoromniy controls the action.
Rebernik wants to get back to striking at distance but Skoromniy won't allow it.
Skoromniy lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skoromniy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rebernik wants to get back to striking at distance but Skoromniy won't allow it.
Skoromniy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rebernik backwards.
Rebernik takes a shot to the head.
Rebernik is trying to stall.
Skoromniy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rebernik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skoromniy.
Rebernik scores with a sloppy right hand. Skoromniy should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skoromniy throws a body shot but no joy.
Skoromniy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rebernik is trying to break free.
Rebernik tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skoromniy's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Skoromniy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skoromniy.
Nice body punch from Skoromniy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebernik working hard to break the clinch.
Skoromniy has Rebernik pressed against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rebernik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Skoromniy.
Skoromniy scores with a shot to the side of Rebernik's head.
Skoromniy stalling.
Rebernik prevents Skoromniy from breaking the clinch.
Skoromniy gets through Rebernik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skoromniy has Rebernik pushed against the cage.
Rebernik has a couple of punches blocked by Skoromniy.
Skoromniy gets through Rebernik's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skoromniy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rebernik is rocked!
Skoromniy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oh Rebernik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rebernik is looking to control Skoromniy's arms but Skoromniy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rebernik has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skoromniy stalling the fight.
Rebernik seems to have got his legs back now.
Rebernik struggles to land a body shot inside as Skoromniy controls his hands.
Rebernik looking to slow down the pace here.
Rebernik working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rebernik looking to stall.
Rebernik wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rebernik tries to circle away but Skoromniy has him pinned against the cage.
Rebernik looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rebernik tries to break free but Skoromniy pushes him back against the cage.
Skoromniy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rebernik is trying to break the clinch but Skoromniy is controlling him.
Igor Skoromniy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Skoromniy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Skoromniy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Come on Skoromniy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skoromniy prevents a body shot from Rebernik.
Skoromniy pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Skoromniy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skoromniy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rebernik throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rebernik takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Rebernik.
Skoromniy unleashes a big counter combination but Rebernik bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Skoromniy moves away from the strike by Rebernik.
Skoromniy has managed to clinch.
Skoromniy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebernik tries to break the clinch but Skoromniy is controlling the position.
Skoromniy stalling against the cage.
Rebernik is trying to break the clinch but Skoromniy is controlling him.
Skoromniy lands a hook that snaps the head of Rebernik backwards.
Rebernik is looking to break free of the clinch but Skoromniy has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skoromniy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skoromniy pushes Rebernik against the cage. Skoromniy is working some dirty boxing. Skoromniy pushes off with a quick right hook! Rebernik goes down! Rebernik tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Skoromniy moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Skoromniy!
In his post fight interview, Igor Skoromniy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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