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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Gambit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yabu Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gambit comes to the cage accompanied by Dj Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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189 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jason Gambit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yabu Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gambit on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kersikov.
Gambit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov slips a straight right by Gambit.
Gambit throws a body punch but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov tries to bum rush Gambit with a series of wild strikes but Gambit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kersikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Gambit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kersikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gambit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kersikov throws a lazy right hand but Gambit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gambit throws a right and a left that Kersikov avoids nicely.
Crunch! Kersikov slams his shin into Gambit's torso.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambit. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gambit throws a leg kick
and Kersikov makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gambit really felt that one!
Kersikov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Gambit moved out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kersikov looks to land a right hand but Gambit moved out of range.
Kersikov thumps Gambit with a low kick.
Kersikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Yabu Kersikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kersikov.
Gambit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kersikov. Gambit shrugs it off though.
Gambit ducks under a wild hook from Kersikov.
Gambit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kersikov on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gambit tries to clinch up but Kersikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kersikov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gambit is out of range.
Kersikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambit throws a leg kick but Kersikov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gambit.
Gambit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kersikov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Kersikov moves away from the strike by Gambit.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gambit's head backwards.
Gambit lands a nice shot that snaps Kersikov's head back.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Gambit moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
Gambit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kersikov throws a head kick that misses.
Gambit tries to close the distance and clinch but Kersikov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gambit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gambit slips a jab from Kersikov.
Kersikov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambit shoots in looking for a takedown. Kersikov tries to sprawl out of it but Gambit keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kersikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gambit 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.
Kersikov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kersikov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kersikov throws a push kick but Gambit slaps the foot to one side.
Kersikov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Kersikov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kersikov slips under a jab from Gambit.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Gambit slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambit. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gambit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gambit misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov takes a swing at Gambit's ribcage but misses.
Gambit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kersikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Kersikov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gambit thows a body shot but no joy.
Gambit misses with a right hand
and Kersikov counters with a one-two to the body.
Gambit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kersikov.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gambit throws a sloppy head kick and Kersikov moves out of range easily.
Kersikov motions for Gambit to come forward. Kersikov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kersikov misses with a hook
and Gambit counters with a nice body shot.
Gambit moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yabu Kersikov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kersikov jabs at Gambit's body.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Gambit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gambit blocks the body kick.
Kersikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kersikov thows a body kick. Gambit tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov lands with a right hand.
Gambit with a nice cross.
Kersikov with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov misses with a leg kick.
Kersikov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambit. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kersikov throws a hook to the side of Gambit's head but Gambit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kersikov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov thows a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Gambit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gambit throws a big shot that misses.
Kersikov scores with a push kick.
Gambit digs a good hook to Kersikov's body.
Gambit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kersikov ducks under a wild hook from Gambit.
Gambit misses with a low kick as Kersikov jumps back.
Gambit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kersikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gambit slips under a jab from Kersikov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Gambit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yabu Kersikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kersikov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gambit fails with the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gambit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Gambit.
Gambit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kersikov.
Gambit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gambit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kersikovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Gambit.
Kersikov lands a jab to Gambit's midsection.
Gambit ducks right into an uppercut from Kersikov.
Kersikov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gambit closes the distance and clinches up with Kersikov, looking for a takedown. Gambit pushes Kersikov against the cage but Kersikov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Gambit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kersikov digs a good hook to Gambit's body.
Kersikov is looking to slow Gambit down with leg kicks.
Gambit misses with an uppercut
and Kersikov counters with a three punch combo that has Gambit backing up. Gambit nods at Kersikov to acknowledge the strikes.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Gambit's belly button to the back.
Kersikov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kersikov moves out of range as Gambit strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kersikov. Gambit does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Kersikov lands.
Gambit is rocked!
Kersikov avoids the body shot from Gambit.
Kersikov misses with a wild combination.
Kersikov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oh Gambit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gambit tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yabu Kersikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Kersikov as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kersikov cracks Gambit with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gambit falls to his knees and Kersikov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yabu Kersikov!
After winning the bout, Yabu 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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