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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Dj Nosferatu - When Angels Cry as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
209 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitali Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov tries to bum rush Thesz with a series of wild strikes but Thesz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thesz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kersikov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Thesz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov is looking to improve his position.
Kersikov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thesz.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kersikov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thesz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz content to control rather than advance.
Thesz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thesz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thesz 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.
Thesz is trying to control the action in half guard but Kersikov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kersikov is defending against the submission attempts here by Thesz.
Kersikov trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz wants to take a breather but Kersikov is having none of it.
Thesz wants to pass the guard but Kersikov is defending well.
Thesz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kersikov!
Thesz landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Thesz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thesz looking to control but Kersikov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz throws some wild stikes that Kersikov manages to avoid easily.
Thesz punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thesz tries to control but Kersikov wriggling away.
Thesz looking to finish with strikes here!
Thesz looking to ground and pound but Kersikov is blocking nicely.
Kersikov avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thesz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to control but Kersikov is having none of it.
Kersikov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kersikov is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kersikov wants to control but Thesz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aloysius Martin Thesz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Thesz throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Thesz scores with a jab to the head.
Kersikov throws a body punch but Thesz moves out of range.
Thesz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thesz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thesz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov looks to throw a body kick
and Thesz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kersikov seems keen to control Thesz's posture.
Thesz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Thesz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thesz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kersikov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thesz controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aloysius Martin Thesz just wasn't active enough.
Thesz shoots in looking for a takedown but Kersikov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thesz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thesz slips a jab and a cross from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kersikov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fighters circling - Thesz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Thesz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kersikov defends it nicely.
Thesz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aloysius Martin Thesz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kersikov stuns Thesz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vitali Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thesz looks for a takedown but Kersikov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aloysius Martin Thesz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Thesz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
A leg kick checked by Thesz.
Thesz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vitali Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thesz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thesz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thesz throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Thesz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Thesz misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thesz is defended easily by Kersikov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aloysius Martin Thesz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thesz is looking to land body kicks.
Thesz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kersikov tries to avoid it but Thesz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kersikov to the ground. Kersikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kersikov throws a leg kick
and Thesz counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thesz preventing the sweep.
Thesz advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Thesz.
Kersikov tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Thesz presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Thesz punching from mount but Kersikov doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Thesz throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov is trying desperately to improve position.
Kersikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Thesz wants to sweep here but Kersikov controlling him for the moment.
Thesz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thesz keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
Kersikov trying to control but Thesz is working from the bottom.
Thesz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kersikov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kersikov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vitali Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to keep a closed guard but Kersikov is proving a slippery customer.
Aloysius Martin Thesz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thesz looking for a sweep. Not yet Thesz, not yet.
Thesz lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kersikov!
Thesz throws a wild left hand from mount and Kersikov manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Kersikov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov gets back to full guard.
Kersikov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thesz.
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thesz stopping the sweep attempt from Kersikov.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kersikov is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz trying to control the position here.
Kersikov trying to control but Thesz is working from the bottom.
Kersikov passes Thesz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kersikov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thesz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thesz wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
Kersikov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aloysius Martin Thesz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thesz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloysius Martin Thesz!
After winning the bout, Aloysius Martin Thesz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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