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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Volodymyr Kersikov (ranked 672 p4p, 633 weight class) and Zigor Azarola (ranked 52 p4p, 46 weight class). Kersikov's entrance music is DEF LEPPARD - Pour Some Sugar On Me. A fine choice. Azarola is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot. Volodymyr Kersikov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Volodymyr Kersikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov misses with a hook. Azarola ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov throws a hook but Azarola avoids it easily.
Azarola ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Azarola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azarola tries to clinch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Azarola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Azarola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azarola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azarola lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Azarola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Azarola keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kersikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azarola scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azarola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Azarola swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azarola uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Kersikov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zigor Azarola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Azarola.
Some bone on bone action there as Kersikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kersikov moves out of range as Azarola strikes.
Azarola looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Azarola loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Azarola misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azarola connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Azarola.
Azarola lunges at Kersikov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kersikov's hand.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azarola counters with a thumping low kick.
Azarola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kersikov throws a hook but Azarola blocks it.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Azarola is out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov misses with a left hand
and Azarola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azarola staying out of range there.
Azarola misses with a body shot.
Azarola misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Azarola ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
letting Azarola counter with a right hand.
Azarola moves out of range as Kersikov strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola has Kersikov up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Azarola.
Kersikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Azarola.
Kersikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kersikov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Azarola avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Kersikov prevents a body shot from Azarola.
Kersikov is stalling here.
Azarola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kersikov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Azarola throws a punch but it's blocked by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azarola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Azarola lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azarola.
Kersikov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kersikov controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Azarola.
Kersikov tries to throw a body punch but Azarola avoids it by throwing Kersikov back against the cage.
Azarola swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Azarola.
Azarola lands a hook that snaps the head of Kersikov backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zigor Azarola dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Azarola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov scores with a nice head shot.
Kersikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Azarola counters with a good low kick that Kersikov was not able to check.
Azarola has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Azarola. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azarola.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Azarola avoids the punch easily.
Azarola misses with an uppercut.
Azarola tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kersikov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Azarola's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kersikov trying to control but Azarola is working from the bottom.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Azarola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kersikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kersikov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Azarola has momentary wrist control but Kersikov slips an elbow through the middle.
Kersikov postures up.
Kersikov trying to control but Azarola is working from the bottom.
Kersikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kersikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola keeping full guard, as Kersikov tries to pass.
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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kersikov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kersikov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Azarola holds on and takes a little breather.
Kersikov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kersikov won't allow Azarola to sweep him here.
Azarola trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kersikov misses with a lunging right hand
and Azarola counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Azarola explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Azarola takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Azarola fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kersikov on the side of the head.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azarola. Azarola obviously looking to wear him down.
Azarola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kersikov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Azarola throws a leg kick
and Kersikov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Azarola!
Azarola throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kersikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azarola throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kersikov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Azarola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kersikov attempts a counter takedown but Azarola avoids it well and moves away.
Kersikov fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azarola. Azarola obviously looking to wear him down.
Azarola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zigor Azarola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azarola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azarola swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azarola looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
Kersikov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Azarola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azarola rushes Kersikov and presses him up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Zigor Azarola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Azarola scores with a push kick.
Volodymyr Kersikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A good leg kick by Azarola.
Azarola misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Azarola throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kersikov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Azarola trying to control here.
Kersikov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azarola's head.
Azarola is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kersikov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kersikov's back!
Kersikov trying to control but not successfully.
Kersikov is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov turns into Azarola and is now in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azarola pulls Kersikov in to control the position.
Kersikov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Azarola keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov won't allow Azarola to sweep him here.
Azarola working a defensive guard here.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Azarola keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kersikov trying to control the position from guard on top but Azarola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Azarola pulls Kersikov in close to prevent any damage.
Azarola looking for a sweep. Not yet Azarola, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Volodymyr Kersikov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kersikov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Azarola's guard.
Azarola wants to improve his position but Kersikov is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Azarola is looking to improve his position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kersikov throws the left hand but Azarola avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Azarola.
Azarola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kersikov.
A telegraphed right hand from Kersikov misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Azarola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azarola misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Azarola keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azarola moves away.
Azarola moves forwards but Kersikov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azarola.
Azarola bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kersikov's head backwards.
Azarola connects with a leg kick.
Kersikov gets the takedown into side control.
Azarola throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Azarola lands the left hand.
Kersikov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azarola thumps Kersikov with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azarola.
Jab, jab by Azarola - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zigor Azarola.
I've got Azarola winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zigor Azarola!
Zigor Azarola seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Volodymyr Kersikov stepped up to the mic, saying 'Volodymyr Kersikov took an IQ test today and scored 144.'.
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