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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 305 p4p, 353 weight class) and Sergej Kersikov (ranked 45 p4p, 54 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Re-Style - I'm Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergej Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kersikov is looking to score with low kicks.
Dreth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dreth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kersikov defends it nicely.
Dreth gets the takedown into side control.
Kersikov is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An elbow from Dreth crashes against the mat.
Dreth remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to get back to his feet but Dreth drags him back down.
Kersikov seems a little lost for a moment, as Dreth dominates the positioning.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep.
Dreth 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.
Kersikov can't do much from the bottom here.
Kersikov wants to get back to his feet but Dreth drags him back down.
We've been hearing that Dreth has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dreth misses with the ground and pound.
Kersikov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Dreth landing strikes.
Kersikov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dreth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kersikov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dreth trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov tries to buck Dreth off but Dreth is having none of it.
Kersikov wants to control but Dreth postures up.
Kersikov avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dreth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dreth working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Dreth crashes against the mat.
Dreth trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
Kersikov is trying to control Dreth's posture but Dreth avoids it.
Kersikov is trying to improve his position.
Dreth is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kersikov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov parries the strikes from Dreth easily there. Dreth is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kersikov to escape.
Kersikov is trying to control Dreth's posture but Dreth avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kersikov is trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ground and pound from Dreth seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dreth trying to control the action but Kersikov is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dreth jabs at Kersikov's body.
Dreth throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
A nice side step and Kersikov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dreth throws a poor cross that misses
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valen Dreth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dreth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dreth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dreth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Dreth 's knee.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Dreth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov dodges the punch combination from Dreth.
Dreth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dreth.
A cross from Dreth lands.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dreth.
Dreth scores with a takedown into Kersikov's guard.
Kersikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Kersikov is looking to stand back up but Dreth counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking for a sweep. Dreth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dreth winds up and cracks Kersikov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov controlling the position well.
Kersikov trying to control but Dreth postures up.
Kersikov is doing well to control the position and prevent Dreth from advancing to side control.
Dreth is pressing down on Kersikov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kersikov is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov trying to control but Dreth postures up.
Dreth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dreth missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dreth in particular looking to stall.
Kersikov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kersikov is still trying to improve position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dreth throws out a leg kick but Kersikov moves out of range and Dreth only half commits.
Kersikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Dreth. Beautiful body shot.
Valen Dreth is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dreth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Dreth.
Dreth on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dreth throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Sergej Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
Dreth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kersikov can do to turn this around?
Dreth lands with a cross.
A good leg kick by Dreth.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dreth lands a jab to the nose.
Sergej Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Dreth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dreth.
Dreth misses with a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Dreth.
Dreth misses with a hook
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dreth cracks Kersikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dreth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kersikov can pounce on him.
Dreth lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dreth misses with a left hand
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Dreth throws the left hand but Kersikov avoids the punch easily.
Dreth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Kersikov.
Dreth fails to land with a series of punches.
Dreth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dreth to score with a decent uppercut.
Dreth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov checks the leg kick.
Dreth throws a series of strikes that have Kersikov backpedaling.
Kersikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dreth throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Dreth misses.
A punch combination from Dreth misses.
Dreth throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth scores with a leg kick.
Dreth misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
Dreth wants to slow Kersikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Dreth is wise to it.
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dreth connects with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Dreth.
Dreth throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dreth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dreth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dreth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kersikov tries a low kick but Dreth avoids it.
Dreth slips under a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a hook but Dreth blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Dreth.
Dreth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kersikov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kersikov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dreth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dreth landing some decent shots from guard.
Dreth with a nice head shot there.
Dreth wants to control from the top but Kersikov keeps moving.
Kersikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throws an elbow that misses. Kersikov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dreth's guard. Nice move by Kersikov!
Kersikov is stalling in the full guard.
Dreth working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kersikov has passed into half guard!
Kersikov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valen Dreth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dreth 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valen Dreth!
Valen Dreth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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