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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Marks (ranked 942 p4p, 819 weight class) and Vladymyr Kersikov (ranked 133 p4p, 113 weight class). Kersikov has chosen TheFatRat & Riell - Hiding in the Blue as his entrance music. Vladymyr Kersikov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladymyr Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks blocks a jab.
Marks slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kersikov lands the left hand.
Marks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Marks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kersikov.
It looked like Marks wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marks momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kersikov tests Marks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Marks throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kersikov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kersikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from Marks.
Kersikov is looking for the big counter here.
Marks misses with a left hand
and Kersikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marks lands a nice shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a solid leg kick but Marks takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kersikov.
Kersikov checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Marks misses the target.
Kersikov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Marks blocks it well.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marks works over Kersikov's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks scores with a kick to the body.
Marks thows a body kick. Kersikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Marks throws a lazy right hand but Kersikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Marks avoids it with no problem.
Marks misses with an uppercut. Kersikov saw that one coming.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marks!
Marks throws a hook but Kersikov blocks it.
Marks misses with a head kick.
Kersikov thinks about the counter body kick.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Marks.
It looks like Vladymyr Kersikov has been cut.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Marks moved away.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Marks sees it coming and moves out of range.
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!
Kersikov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marks works the jab nicely.
Kersikov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks Marks with an uppercut!
A big left from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Marks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kersikov.
Sloppy strikes from Kersikov. Those never looked like landing.
Marks throws a counter high kick but Kersikov was just alert enough to avoid it.
Marks takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Marks misses.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks lands with an overhand left.
Kersikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kersikov has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Kersikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov misses the jab.
A slow jab from Kersikov misses its intended target.
Kersikov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMarks.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick that misses.
Marks checks a leg kick.
A head kick by Marks misses
and Kersikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marks throws a jab but it's blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a right hand
and Marks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marks takes one to the side of the head.
Kersikov lands a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Marks loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Marks throws a nice head kick!
Kersikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marks lands a head kick. Kersikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Marks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marks with a body shot.
Kersikov scores with a jab. Marks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A left lands for Marks.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kersikov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marks.
Kersikov avoids the head kick by Marks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Marks tries to land a front kick but Kersikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Marks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vladymyr Kersikov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marks doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kersikov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kersikov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Jeremy Marks has been cut.
Kersikov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A clash of legs there as Kersikov blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov's corner calls for a 1-2. Kersikov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kersikov.
Kersikov looks for the body kick but Marks saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kersikov.
Kersikov dips to his left and cracks Marks with an uppercut!
Marks lands a leg kick that knocks Kersikov off balance momentarily.
Kersikov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marks throws a shot from downtown. Kersikov moves away and avoids it.
Marks walks into a straight right hand from Kersikov.
A head kick misses from Marks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kersikov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Marks, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Marks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marks backing away here, and Kersikov unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick from Kersikov.
Marks throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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!
Kersikov misses with a looping right.
Marks slips a jab from Kersikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marks walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kersikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kersikov looks to land a body kick but Marks moved away.
Kersikov throws a jab when Marks was well out of range.
Marks's corner calls for a 1-2. Marks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kersikov is trying to counter with his kicks.
Marks misses with a hook
and Marks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marks misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Kersikov throws a nice looking combination but Marks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marks tried to counter with a leg kick but Kersikov avoided it.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Kersikov looks to move away, Marks throws a big counter combo but Kersikov just gets out of the way.
Marks throws a body shot but no joy.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick.
Marks misses with a looping left.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Marks.
Marks misses with a looping right.
Marks misses with a hook
and Kersikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marks really felt that one!
A thudding body kick lands there by Marks!
A low kick from Marks is predictable there
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marks throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov staying out of range there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marks is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kersikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Marks throws a low kick but Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Marks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kersikov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Kersikov is predictable there
and Marks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kersikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov moves out of range of the body kick from Marks.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Marks.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Marks.
Kersikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Marks looks for the body kick but Kersikov saw that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kersikov!
A low kick lands for Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Marks. Those never looked like landing.
Kersikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Marks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kersikov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Marks blocks a low kick nicely.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses
and Marks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vladymyr Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kersikov throws out a counter right but Marks avoids it with no problem.
Marks misses with a kick to the body.
Marks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marks with a jab.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marks. That one must have hurt.
A cross from Marks lands.
Marks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Marks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marks looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov thinks about the counter body kick.
Marks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with a kick to the body.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Marks throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Marks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kersikov! But no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kersikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Marks misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kersikov misses.
It looked like Marks was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kersikov.
Jab by Marks.
Marks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Marks throwing a counter right hand but Kersikov manages to avoid it.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marks throws an overhand right that lands on Kersikov's shoulder, as Kersikov tries to avoid the shot.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marks on the side of the head.
Marks missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Marks looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
No joy there for Marks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kersikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Marks.
Jeremy Marks is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov looks to land a left hand but Marks moved out of range nicely.
Kersikov stuns Marks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Marks misses with the body kick
and Kersikov counters with a series of strikes. Marks will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marks jabs at Kersikov's body.
Marks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kersikov scores with a nice right hand.
Marks is rocked!
Marks misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Kersikov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Marks lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Marks's shoulder, as Marks tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Marks was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kersikov feints and then cracks Marks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marks down.
An inside leg kick from Kersikov misses.
Kersikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marks manages to avoid it.
Kersikov scores with a nice body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a head kick but Kersikov moves out of range.
Marks lands a nice looking body kick.
Marks throws a jab when Kersikov was well out of range.
Marks misses with a hook to the body
and Kersikov counters with a thumping low kick.
Marks moves out of range of the body kick.
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marks on the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kersikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov swings for the body but Marks moves out of range.
Marks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marks scores with a hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Good leg kick by Marks.
Kersikov lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kersikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kersikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kersikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good shot there by Marks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marks. That's going to slow Kersikov down.
Marks misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladymyr Kersikov.
Well Kersikov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladymyr Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Vladymyr Kersikov 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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hype
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