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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Kersikov (ranked 4794 p4p, 3416 weight class) and Castor Leda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kersikov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bloodhound Gang - I Hope You Die. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bogdan Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Castor Leda!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Castor Leda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kersikov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kersikov is keen to just control but Leda is a slippery customer.
Kersikov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Leda's head.
Kersikov working the head and body with strikes.
Leda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kersikov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kersikov uses his free foot to push down on Leda's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Leda.
Kersikov is landing with some decent strikes but Leda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kersikov punching from mount but Leda doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Leda tries to hold on but Kersikov pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control but Leda is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leda is desperately trying to improve his position but Kersikov has a good base and remains in mount.
Kersikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leda is looking to escape.
Kersikov working for a submission but Leda is keeping him at bay.
Kersikov with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kersikov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Leda?
Leda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kersikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kersikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kersikov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Kersikov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kersikov landing punches.
Leda can't escape the position.
Kersikov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leda hang on?
Kersikov landing punches.
It looks like Castor Leda has been cut.
Kersikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kersikov lands with some strikes.
Leda is rocked!
Kersikov 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leda is working to get back to half guard.
Kersikov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kersikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kersikov landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov with good strikes from the mount here!
Kersikov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leda is still in real trouble! Can Kersikov finish him?
Kersikov lands a big shot to the head and Leda winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bogdan Kersikov!
A very excited looking Bogdan Kersikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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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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