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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Kersikov (ranked 1287 p4p, 935 weight class) and Jacob White (ranked 183 p4p, 131 weight class). Kersikov comes to the cage accompanied by Re-Style - I'm Alive. Jacob White told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob White!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kersikov throws a one two combo.
A low kick lands for Kersikov.
White connects with a crisp jab.
Kersikov tried to score with a low kick but White checks it.
Kersikov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The crowd cheers as Kersikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kersikov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov cracks White with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White slips under a jab.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Kersikov.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a left hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
White attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
White tries a head kick but it misses.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Kersikov 's knee.
White throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
Kersikov clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
White scores with a jab.
A big right from White misses.
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!
White throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
White misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kersikov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the head.
Kersikov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White slips a jab and a cross from Kersikov.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White lands with a hook. Kersikov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks White with an uppercut!
Kersikov throws a series of punches but White avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on White's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kersikov swings widly with a right hand
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from White.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from White misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kersikov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Kersikov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Kersikov's head.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White misses with the combination.
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
White throws a big counter head kick but Kersikov avoids it with no problem.
Kersikov lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
White tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Kersikov should have avoided that one.
White thows a left - swing and a miss!
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
White ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov cracks White with an open hand slap.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White misses with a body shot.
White throws a looping overhand right but Kersikov ducks down to avoid it.
Kersikov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
White takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kersikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kersikov missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Kersikov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kersikov throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kersikov's head.
Kersikov misses the jab.
It seemed like White was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergej Kersikov will probably get the nod.
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.
Kersikov connects with a single shot there.
Nice body kick there by White.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
White throws a combination that misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick.
White scores with a jab. Kersikov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
White lunges at Kersikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kersikov's hand.
White misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White blocks a leg kick.
Kersikov slips under a jab from White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
White now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kersikov defending well as White loads up on a big left hand.
Sergej Kersikov is winning the standup battle so far.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kersikov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a jab to the body
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kersikov lands with an overhand left.
White defending well as Kersikov loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Kersikov.
White tries to move into range but Kersikov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
White throws a lazy head kick
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kersikov.
White misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White misses with a jab to the body
and Kersikov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kersikov throws a front kick aimed at White's knee but White avoids it well.
White's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice straight punches there by Kersikov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kersikov.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
White thows a leg kick but Kersikov checks it
and Kersikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
Kersikov with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
White digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but White might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kersikov has got the better of the exchanges.
Kersikov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Kersikov does no damage.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
Kersikov thumps White with a low kick.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
White throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
White misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
White throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Kersikov misses the target.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White misses with a body shot.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
White moves forwards but Kersikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kersikov takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
White tries to bum rush Kersikov with a series of wild strikes but Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kersikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White throws a head kick that misses
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
White misses the body punch
enabling Kersikov to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergej Kersikov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kersikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kersikov misses with a hook.
Kersikov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kersikov with the inside leg kick.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kersikov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White moves out of range of the leg kick from Kersikov.
White looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from White.
Kersikov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kersikov throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov wants to land a leg kick but White is out of range.
White misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as White blocks the low kick.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Kersikov throws out a loose jab but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Kersikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Kersikov with a jab.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kersikov counters with an inside leg kick.
White stuns Kersikov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White. That did some damage!
White throws a series of punches but Kersikov moves out of range.
White looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov tries a low kick but White avoids it.
White throws a hook to the side of Kersikov's head but Kersikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
White misses with a left hand
and Kersikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
White throws a push kick but Kersikov slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov scores with a decent looking hook.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Kersikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kersikov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kersikov.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov slips a straight right by White.
Kersikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Jacob White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov misses with a looping left.
A big right from Kersikov misses.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kersikov on the side of the head.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but White moved out of range nicely.
Nice body kick from White.
Kersikov throws a right hand that misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kersikov lands an overhand right.
Kersikov catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
White tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kersikov counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov throws a hook but White blocks it.
White 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.
Kersikov throws a chopping leg kick but White manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov catches White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergej Kersikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kersikov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergej Kersikov!
A victorious Sergej Kersikov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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